Part-time faculty eligibility and SB 551
Part-time faculty benefits eligibility is based on instructional full-time equivalency (FTE). Each year during summer term, the College looks back at the previous academic year to determine eligibility. The total instructional FTE for the academic year (four terms) must be at least 1.5 FTE, cumulatively. Schedules and loads may vary from one term to another, but part-time faculty members who meet eligibility requirements will be eligible for benefits the following academic year, provided they are scheduled to teach. The benefit year runs from October 1 – September 30.
If you are eligible for part-time faculty benefits, you will receive Open Enrollment information in early August. You must enroll or opt out (do not waive) online enrollment in MyOEBB by September 15. If you are unsure of your FTE, please check with your department.
If you do not qualify for health insurance benefits under the PCC faculty and academic professional collective bargaining agreement, part-time faculty may qualify for a medical insurance subsidy under SB 551.
In the 2021 legislative session, Oregon Senate Bill 551 was passed to expand healthcare to part-time faculty. Eligible part-time faculty can purchase individual (self-only) medical, vision, and dental benefits with a 90% subsidy. If you qualify for SB 551 and cover yourself only, submit the part-time faculty attestation of eligibility for benefits coverage and SB 551 enrollment form to sb551ptfaculty@pcc.edu. You must reapply for the SB 551 subsidy each year.
- Be actively working for PCC in the term for which you are applying; and
- Are not eligible for OEBB or PEBB coverage as a member or dependent; and
- Met eligibility for PERS membership during the previous calendar year (2025) using PERS definition for annual eligibility; and
- Designate PCC as your home institution on the part-time faculty attestation of eligibility for benefits coverage form by September 15, 2026, and submit to sb551ptfaculty@pcc.edu.
See the part-time faculty cost sheet and SB 551 cost sheet for more detail.
Payment instructions
If you enroll in benefits as a part-time faculty member, the employee portion of your premiums will be deducted from your bi-weekly paychecks before taxes.