Questions regarding educational benefits can be directed to the Office of Human Resources.
Educational Benefits
Questions?
Ithaca College's educational benefit program consists of three types of benefits. These benefits are applicable to tuition only and do not apply to room, board or any fees.
- The cash award benefit is for employees with legally dependent children who are under the age of 25 and pursuing their first undergraduate degree at an accredited institution other than Ithaca College. The cash award benefit is in the amount of $500 per semester for a maximum of $4,000 per child. The benefit must be requested on a semester-by-semester basis by the parent. A copy of the billing statement for the semester must accompany the request form for the semester in which the employee is requesting the benefit for. The $500 payment is sent directly to the college or university in which the child is attending. Review of the applications begin in late-July and continues through early-September. Once the application is processed an email is sent to the employee.
- Please note you will need to upload the tuition billing statement for the semester you are submitting the request for.
- Deadlines
- Fall Semester - August 31
- Spring Semester - January 15
Employee Tuition Remission | Please see here for more information on Employee Tuition Remission
- The College offers employees the opportunity to take courses that enhance work performance, promote self-improvement, or provide qualifications for career advancement. Tuition remission benefits for undergraduate and graduate courses are available for employees who are benefit eligible and successfully completed the probationary period by the first day of classes.
- The maximum number of credit hours granted per semester may not exceed 8 per semester. An employee should not be absent from his/her job for more than 3 hours per week. Classes must be scheduled with first consideration for the work demands of the department, and all classes must be approved in advance by the supervisor.
- Deadlines
- Fall Semester- July 15
- Winter Semester - December 15
- Spring Semester - December 15
- Summer Semester - May 15
- Eligible dependents of faculty and staff who have completed one year of benefit-eligible service prior to the semester beginning may be eligible for dependent tuition remission benefits. This benefit covers the dependent’s first undergraduate four-year degree. Tuition remission covers the balance due of the tuition charged for courses taken less any scholarships and/or grants creditable toward the tuition costs. The employee and/or dependent is responsible for all other fees.
- Please note the student (dependent) will need to complete the application. Student Financial Services will send a link to the student for completion. Once the student (dependent) submits the application, the form will be routed through an approval process. The form then will go to the parent, onto Human Resources, and then to Student Financial Services.
- Deadlines
- Fall Semester - August 31
- Winter Semester - December 15
- Spring Semester - December 15
- Summer Semester - May 15
Eligibility
To qualify for any form of educational benefits, an employee must be employed in a benefits-eligible position and meet the following service requirements:
- If you are a faculty member, you will be defined as benefits-eligible if you teach at least seven (7) credit hours each in the Fall and Spring semesters or a total of at least fourteen (14) credit hours during any academic year (August - May).
- If you are not in a faculty position, you will be defined as benefits-eligible if you work 1,000 hours or more per fiscal year (July-June).
In addition, Ithaca College is a member of the Tuition Exchange. The Tuition Exchange is a reciprocal scholarship opportunity at the over 700 Tuition Exchange schools and is available to dependents of employees who meet Ithaca College’s educational benefits eligibility criteria as defined above.
The value of a Tuition Exchange scholarship ranges from the Tuition Exchange set rate up to the full cost of tuition at the Tuition Exchange member school. Scholarships are not guaranteed (i.e. not all students that apply for a tuition exchange scholarship will be awarded one) and may be offset by federal grants, state grants, institutional scholarships/grants, or outside scholarships the student is awarded at the Tuition Exchange member school. Each Tuition Exchange school has the flexibility in determining the specific parameters for their tuition exchange program.
To find out more about the Tuition Exchange scholarship and to review a list of Tuition Exchange schools, visit the Tuition Exchange website at www.tuitionexchange.org.
Non-Degree Courses
Interested in taking non-degree courses? View the Nondegree Students (Extramural), Employees, Community, and Alumnx page to learn more.