Cascadia offers a comprehensive benefits package to our full-time and part-time permanent employees and other benefits-eligible positions.
 

Administrative Exempt, Classified, and Full Time Faculty Positions

Comprehensive benefits packages include:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Optional Flexible Medical Spending Account (FSA)
• Optional Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP)
• Optional SRA Tax Annuities
• Optional Deferred Compensation Plan
• Optional Home/Auto Insurance with Liberty Mutual
• Optional Credit Union participation
• Optional GET (Guaranteed Education Tuition) Program
• Optional Long Term Care Insurance
• Tuition Waiver

The Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB)  manages health, dental, life, and long term disability insurance. The Washington State Department of Personnel runs the Employee Assistance Program. 
 

Health Insurance

• Two choices of standard managed-care plans
• One choice of value managed-care plan
• One choice of preferred provider organization

Employee premiums for health insurance range from $26 to $318 per month depending on the plan and dependents covered.
 

Dental Insurance

• One choice of managed-care dental plan
• One choice of preferred provider dental plan

Life Insurance

• $25,000 basic coverage and $5,000 accidental death and dismemberment coverage at no cost to the employee
• Optional coverage for spouse, children, supplemental, optional, and additional accidental death and dismemberment coverage - all at additional cost to the employee
   

Long Term Disability Insurance 

• Basic Coverage: 90 day waiting period, $240 per month maximum
• Optional Coverage: 30-60 day waiting period, 60% of gross pay - tax free (retirement plan still continues)

Retirement Plans

• Public Employees Retirement System (PERS I, II, III) administered through the State Department of Retirement Systems  – classified and civil service positions eligible to participate
• Teacher’s Retirement System (TRS I, II, III) administered through the State Department of Retirement Systems  - available for those who have been enrolled and vested in the past
• State Board Retirement Plan administered through TIAA-CREF  - full time faculty and administrative/exempt positions eligible to participate

Part Time Faculty Positions

A part time faculty member becomes eligible for benefits at the beginning of the second consecutive quarter of half time or more employment at one or more Washington state institutions of higher education. Spring and fall quarters are considered consecutive quarters for benefits eligibility. Half time is determined based on each institution’s definition of full time.

A part time faculty member must qualify each quarter they teach to maintain eligibility. Once eligible, part time faculty will be notified of their benefit and retirement options.