5.6 Employee Classification and Obligations

Adopted: June 2, 2026 

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATIONS

Full-Time Employee

Any individual who occupies a College designated full-time position working 40 hours per week. All full-time positions are classified as either full-time curriculum or full-time non-curriculum and exempt or non-exempt. Full-time curriculum employees receive contracts for nine-month periods within a fiscal year and may be contracted on a month-to-month basis per instructional needs. 

Part-Time Employee

Any individual who is employed for less than 30 hours per week. All part-time employee positions are classified as either part-time curriculum or part-time non-curriculum. 

Full-Time, Temporary Employee

Any individual who is employed in a full-time position (i.e., 40 hours or more per week), but the job is temporary (i.e., generally less than six months except in extraordinary situations). All full-time, temporary employees are classified as exempt or non-exempt. For purposes of the Affordable Care Act only, any full-time, temporary employee who is anticipated at the date of hire to work in excess of three (3) months during the academic year is considered a full-time employee for purposes of an offer of health insurance. 

Part-Time, Temporary Employee

Any individual who is employed in a part-time position (i.e., less than 30 hours per week), but the job is temporary (i.e., generally less than six months except in extraordinary situations). 

WORKLOADS

The President is hereby authorized to develop administrative procedures to establish workloads consistent with this Policy. 

 

Procedures

5.6.1 Full-Time Faculty Working Hours and Teaching Load 5.6.2 Teaching Specialist Workload and Working Hours 5.6.3 Adjunct Faculty Teaching Load and Working Hours 5.6.4 Full-Time Staff Working Hours 5.6.5 Part-Time Workforce Continuing Education Guidelines 5.6.6 Volunteers 5.6.7 Secondary Employment and Outside Compensation 5.6.8 Staff Flexible Work Arrangement

Archived Policy

Policy 5.6 Employee Classifications and Workloads