Most Normandale Community College employees are eligible for an excellent State of Minnesota and MnSCU benefits package.  Benefits for state employees include health insurance, retirement, long term care, and many other desirable options.  Generally, your benefits will total about 30 percent of your salary.  For example, if your annual salary is $39,000, your total compensation, including benefits, is about $50,700.  If your annual salary is 50,000, your total compensation, including benefits, is about $65,000.

The following benefits are provided to eligible employees.  Most are administered by the Department of Employee Relations according to the terms of your assigned bargaining agreement or employee plan.  Insurance and pre-tax benefits are available only to insurance-eligible employees.  Contact Human Resources for more information.

Health and Dental Insurance  The state pays for a large portion of health and dental insurance for you and your eligible dependents.  You may continue these coverages at your own expense as an eligible retiree.

Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance  You may purchase this optional coverage for yourself and your spouse.

Life Insurance  The state pays for your basic life insurance.  You may purchase additional life insurance for yourself and your dependents.

Short-Term Disability Insurance  This coverage provides you with income for up to 180 days if you become totally disabled due to an illness, injury or pregnancy.  You may purchase this coverage for yourself.

Long-term Disability Insurance  Long-term disability insurance provides you with income when an injury or sickness results in your continuous disability beyond 180 days. Benefits will begin on the 181st day of a total disability due to an injury, sickness or pregnancy and are payable until your normal retirement age, as stated in the 1983 Social Security amendment, which is determined by your date of birth.

Long-Term Care Insurance  Coverage for non-skilled long-term care that is proveded in a nursing home, assisted living facility or in your home. 

Normandale/MnSCU Tuition Waiver Program   Available to MnSCU/Normandale employees and certain dependents, once qualifying criteria is met.

State Employee Health Promotion Program  This program helps your employer create a healthy, humane work environment through worksite-based programs, activities and resources that can help you improve and maintain your health.

Normandale Fitness Center  Available to NCC staff.

Pre-tax Benefits  The following benefits allow you to pay for certain expenses with wages before it is taxed. 

Dependent Care Expense Account.  This benefit allows you to pay for certain dependent care expenses (such as child care) with pre-tax dollars.

Health & Dental Premium Expense Account.  The amount you pay for your health and dental insurance is automatically withdrawn from your pay before it is taxed.

Medical/Dental Expense Account.  This benefit allows you to pay for certain anticipated unreimbursed medical and dental expenses with pre-tax dollars.

Vacation Leave  Full-time employees receive between 13 and 29 days of vacation each year, depending upon length of service.  Part-time employee receive vacation leave based on hours worked.

Paid Holidays  You receive 10 scheduled holidays and most employees receive one floating holiday each year (Administrators have a separate policy).

Sick Leave  Most full-time employees receive at least 13 days per year.  Part-time employees receive sick leave based on hours worked.  Sick leave may be used for bereavement leave.

Employer Paid Leaves of Absence may be allowed for: voting, job related court appearances, job assigned education or training, jury duty, military duty, and emergencies (such as snow emergencies).

Unpaid Leaves of Absence may be allowed for education, illness, injury or disability, parenthood (up to one year), military duty, personal reasons, precinct caucuses or conventions, union leave and taking an unclassified state job.