Full-Time Benefits
Explore the various benefits offered to Collin College Full-Time Employees.
Health Benefits
Medical/Prescription/HSA: visit the vendor sites for more in depth information.
• HealthSelect of Texas: ERS- HealthSelect of Texas | ERS
• Consumer Directed HealthSelect: Consumer Directed HealthSelect | ERS
• BC/BS- Home | HealthSelect of Texas | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
• Health Savings Account: Optum Bank- Financial Products & Health Savings Accounts from Optum Bank
• Prescription Drug Program: HealthSelect Prescription Drug Program | ERS
• Express Scripts: Employees Retirement System (ERS) - Health Select PDP | Express Scripts
Visit the vendor sites for more in depth information.
• State of Texas Dental Choice Plan: State of Texas Dental Choice Plan - Delta Dental | ERS
· Delta Dental: PPO plan for ERS | Delta Dental
• DeltaCare USA Dental HMO: DeltaCare USA DHMO | ERS
· Delta Dental: DHMO plan for ERS | Delta Dental
Visit the vendor sites for more in depth information.
• State of Texas Vision: Vision Benefits | ERS
· EyeMed- Vision Benefits | En
Visit the vendor sites for more in depth information.
• Optional Term Life Insurance: Optional Term Life Insurance | ERS
• Dependent Term Life: Dependent Term Life | ERS
• Voluntary Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D): Voluntary ADD | ERS
• Securian: Plan overview | Life Benefits
Visit the vendor sites for more in depth information.
• Texas Income Protection Plan (TIPP): Texas Income Protection Plan (TIPP) | ERS (note: now it is only a 14-day waiting period)
• Texas Income Protection Plan
Visit the vendor sites for more in depth information.
TexFlex: TexFlex Flexible Spending Accounts | ERS
Inspira Financial: TexFlex
Retirement Benefits
• Corebridge - Plan Participant | Corebridge Financial
• TRS - Homepage
• ORP – Optional Retirement Program - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board*
• ORP vendors - Collin College Authorized Optional Retirement Program (ORP) Provider List | Collin
College
*Upon completion of 10 years of service and otherwise having been eligible to retire under TRS Rules (Rule of 80), an ORP participant can submit for retiree insurance.
ORP Participants need to be eligible for an annuity with their ORP account(s) in
order to maintain eligible for retiree insurance. Moving your funds out of ORP can
impact retiree insurance eligibility.
If you are newly eligible to enroll in the ORP plan, you will need to complete the TRS-28 provided to you. This form needs to be received by HR/Benefits by the end of your 90-day window. Late forms will not be accepted. Once you have a vendor selected, and an account opened, you will need to submit the Salary Reduction Agreement indicating your vendor of choice.
The Collin Invests plan, in partnership with Corebridge financial, allows employees to contribute up to 80% of their base salary. Visit the Corebridge Financial website to enroll today!
Employer Contributions: Collin Invests Enhanced Retirement Savings Plan will offer employer matching contributions to all full-time, benefits-eligible employees. Collin will match your contributions dollar-for-dollar up to 4% of your base salary. You must contribute to the 403(b) plan through Corebridge in order to receive the match. No employer match is paid for any month in which you have not contributed.
Full-time employees will need to use plan code 40521003 when enrolling. You are able to choose your investment option from those available. To meet with an advisor, reach out to Bentley Craft or Luke Logan.
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Phone |
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Bentley Craft |
972.567.8115 |
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Luke Logan |
469.271.0179 |
In addition to the 403b, you can enroll in the 457 offered through the State of Texas. Texa$aver offers 457 plan retirement benefits. To enroll in this program, please visit their website.
• Benefits of Texa$aver Program | ERS
• User login | Texa$aver Program
Time Off
Time off is a great perk! As a new employee, you may have up to 20 holidays, 12 vacation days, 12 sick days, and 3 personal all in your first year! That's 45 days! These days off are above and beyond an employee's earned time off.
Vacation time is earned at a rate based on your full-time years of service.
Non-exempt employees may earn compensatory time off when working over 40 hours in the work week. Overtime must be approved by your supervisor.
As a new employee, you will earn personal time on a prorated basis. Every 1st of September, full-time employees are awarded 3 personal days.
For the first year, your hours are based on the following:
| Month of Hire | Hours Per Month |
| September - December | 24 |
| January - April | 16 |
| May - August | 8 |
Sick time is earned at 8 hours per month.
In addition to sick, personal, and vacation time, the College makes available the following:
• Bereavement - 3 days, up to 2 additional days if spouse, parent, or child. These
hours are not taken from your earned time.
• Extended Family Sick Leave - Employees can use up to 24 hours per fiscal year for
the health care of an adult child or parent. This time is applied against your own
sick balance.
• Critical Illness - Employees can use up to 24 hours when an immediate family member
is critically ill. These 24 hours are not taken from your earned time.
Other Benefits
Employee Assistance Program, through Deer Oaks Employee Assistance Program (EAP), offers full-time employees, and your household members, access to short-term counseling. Service types include work/life balance issues, stress, grief, marriage counseling, family counseling.
Collin College employees receive discounts or special services on a variety of items. Visit the vendor sites to learn more.
Discount Purchase Program | ERS
Beneplace: Discount Purchase Program
Collin College does not guarantee or endorse any supplemental insurance providers, their services, products or prices. Collin College does not guarantee or endorse any discount benefits/services that may be offered by a vendor to college employees or students. Collin College assumes no obligation for these arrangements/purchase and shall not be a party to or mediate any disputes between employees/students and such benefits/discount providers.
Benefits Resources
- HR Homepage
- HIPAA Notice
- Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) Notice
Ready to Enroll?
Once you are ready to make your selections, you will need to log into your Workday account. You will have an enrollment task in your Workday inbox.
Contact the Benefits Team
If you need help or have any questions, the Benefits Team is ready to assist you with any questions you may have. View the Team Profiles