Funding Opportunities for Professional Development

Tuition-Free Courses
College employees are permitted to take job-related courses for credit, non-credit, or audit for any course or workshop offered by the College (adopted by Board, October 18,1994) tuition–free. Employees may take up to four (4) credits and two (2) non-credit workshops per semester. Applications to take courses may be obtained in the Human Resources Office. Employees must register for non job-related courses on a seats available basis.

Employees will pay lab fees (e.g. Biology) and any special fees or charges related to the course of workshops. Student Activity Fees will be waived. Authorization to take additional credit hours may be granted at the discretion of the President or his/her designee.

Part-time adjunct faculty who teach credit-bearing courses and who have contracted with the College to provide instructional services for a specific enrollment period, shall be permitted to enroll, during the same period of enrollment, in a maximum of four (4) credit hours or a maximum of two (2) non-credit workshops on a seats available basis. (Seats available basis will be determined the first day of class. “Tuition free” registration cannot take place before that day.) Tuition and student activity fees will waived for these courses. All other related fees and material costs will be paid for by the part-time faculty member. (Amended resolution adopted by the Board in November, 1999.)

SUNY Tuition Assistance for Academic Year 2007-2008
Clinton Community College has been granted $3,383 for the SUNY Tuition and Fee Assistance Program in 2007-2008. Campus allocations are determined according to a formula based on FTE enrollments. This statewide initiative program is an excellent and important source of professional development funding and provides tuition reimbursement for full-time faculty and professional staff who pursue formal coursework.

Clinton Community College personnel who are full time in the employment classifications listed above may apply for these funds using the employee tuition waiver application forms available in the Human Resources Office. We will fund tuition requests at an 80% reimbursement level, up to a maximum of six (6) credit hours per year. The requests are approved and funded on a “first-come first-serve” basis.

The waivers are good for enrollment in both undergraduate and graduate level coursework at SUNY colleges and universities for fall 2007, spring 2008 and summer 2008. Beginning January 1, 2002, IRS rulings allow exclusion of up to $5,250 per year of educational assistance benefits received from a qualified program provided by an employer for both graduate and undergraduate courses whether the course is job-related or not. Benefits exceeding the $5,250 threshold are generally taxable.

Professional Development Scholarships
Each year the Foundation Board, through its budgeting process, identifies a sum of money to be awarded to faculty or staff to be used for professional development activities. Details are available in the Development Office.

Clinton Community College Foundation
Application for Professional Development Funds

Name: _____________________________________

Department: _____________________________________

Title/Position: _____________________________________

Years at CCC: _______ Full-time or Part-time: ________

Instructions: Please be as specific as possible when describing why you should be chosen to receive this funding. Your explanation and rationale will be the primary focus of the review board.

1.Briefly describe the professional development activity that you are applying for. Describe how this will benefit the college, students, or yourself:

2.Have you previously attended, performed, or requested this professional development activity/project? YES NO

3.If NO, have you previously requested funding and were denied? Explain:

4.Briefly describe any professional development activities you have participated in this past year and describe any professional development activities you anticipate attending this academic year:

5.Please attach a detailed budget outline. If known, please include an agenda, registration fees, hotel, meals, transportation, and miscellaneous fees. If the money is to be used for a research project, please describe.

If granted funding by the Clinton Community College Foundation, Inc. I agree to:

üProvide a brief written summary of the professional development activity

üServe for one year on at least one of the following Foundation Committees:

-CCC Golf Tournament

-Foundation Fundraising Campaigns

üProvide receipts for expenditures

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Signature Date