Employee Benefits
Health Insurance Educational Benefits Fringe Benefits Holiday Schedule
Navarro College provides a generous benefits package with a variety of medical and dental plans from which to choose. Other important benefits include retirement, tuition reduction, a wellness program, paid holidays and breaks, and an Employee Assistance Program.
HEALTH INSURANCE
Navarro College participates in the State of Texas insurance program. Under the State of Texas program, Navarro College employees are eligible for health insurance benefits on the first of the month following sixty (60) days of full time employment. Navarro College pays 100% of the health insurance premium for the employee and 50% for eligible dependents (spouse and children under the age of 26).
Other optional coverages are available immediately upon employment, including dental, vision, optional term life insurance, voluntary accidental death and dismemberment insurance, dependent term life insurance, short and long term disability, and TexFlex dependent care and health care reimbursement accounts.
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EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
FRINGE BENEFITS
Navarro College participates in the State of Texas insurance program. Under the State of Texas insurance program, Navarro College employees are eligible for health insurance benefits on the first of the month following sixty (60) days of full time employment. Navarro College pays 100% of the health insurance premium for the employee and 50% for eligible dependents (spouse and children under the age of 26).
Other optional coverages are available immediately upon employment, including dental, vision, optional term life insurance, voluntary accidental death and dismemberment insurance, dependent term life insurance, short and long term disability, and TexFlex dependent care and health care reimbursement accounts.
Navarro College also participates in the Texas Teacher Retirement System (TRS)* with 8.25% employee contribution and 8.25% employer contribution, and Optional Retirement Program (ORP) with 6.6% employee contribution and 6.6% employer contribution. These options are available upon full-time employment. Full-time employees also have the option of joining the Navarro College Retirement Plan after one year of service with 5% employee contribution and 8% employer contribution.
Full-time employees may apply for tuition reimbursement through Navarro College’s Educational Assistance Program.
Navarro College also has a generous leave plan where employees accrue 6.67 hours of vacation time and 8 hours of sick leave per month. Vacation accrual increases with tenure. The college also recognizes most major holidays, including Thanksgiving (3 days), Christmas break (varies, but normally 10 days), and Spring Break (5 days). During these times, all departments are closed.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Navarro College recognizes the following holidays and breaks on the dates shown below. During these times, departments are closed.
Academic Year 2023-2024 |
Labor DayMonday, September 4, 2023 |
ThanksgivingWednesday, November 22, 2023 – Friday, November 24, 2023 |
ChristmasWednesday, December 20, 2023 – Friday, December 29, 2023 |
New Year’s EveSunday, December 31, 2023 |
New Year’s DayMonday, January 1, 2024 - Tuesday, January 2, 2024 |
Martin Luther King DayMonday, January 15, 2024 |
Spring BreakMonday, March 11, 2024 – Friday, March 15, 2024 |
Good FridayFriday, March 29, 2024 |
Memorial DayMonday, May 27, 2024 |
JuneteenthWednesday, June 19, 2024 |
Independence DayThursday, July 4, 2024 - Friday, July 5, 2024 |