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View the lists below to read more about the benefits offered to full-time faculty and staff at Curry College. Please note that these descriptions are brief overviews and are not to be used to officially determine eligibility criteria for benefits entitlements.  Appropriate Summary Plan Descriptions for each benefit plan are available in the Office of Human Resources.

Welcome to Curry's benefits overview guide.

Curry College recognizes the significant contribution that our employees make to the College, and we have worked hard to ensure that our benefit offerings remain generous.  The following is an outline of Benefit Plans offered to all benefit eligible, full-time Faculty and Senior Lecturers, at Curry College. The plan documents are the ultimate determinant of benefits.

Group Life Insurance:

Curry College provides coverage in the amount of two times annual base salary rounded to the next $1,000 to a maximum of $300,000 at no cost. The College also provides AD&D at no cost. Employees also have the option of purchasing additional life insurance for themselves, their spouses and dependents.

Long Term Disability:

Provides disability income (70% of your monthly basic earnings to a maximum of $7,500 of scheduled monthly benefits) after 90 days of continuous disability. The College provides LTD insurance at no cost.

Health Insurance:

Medical insurance is covered by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. The choice of medical plans within the Harvard Pilgrim network are:

  1. HMO Best Buy Plan
  2. PPO Best Buy Plan

The College provides individual and family health insurance coverage plans with a cost shared by the employee and the College.

Dental Insurance:

Curry offers two dental plans to employees through Delta Dental of Massachusetts:

  1. Delta Dental Low Plan
  2. Delta Dental High Plan

Both plans cover preventive services at 100%, basic services at 100% after the annual deductible and most major services at 50%.  The College provides individual and family dental insurance coverage plans with a cost shared by the employee and the College.

Automobile Insurance: - Safety Net:

Curry College employees and their spouses can have their automobile policies written with any Safety Agent to receive a 5% group discount.

Defined Contribution 403B Retirement Plan:

Voluntary contributions can be made by employees on a tax-deferred basis electing the investment options offered under the Voya Investment Services upon date of hire.  The College will match the eligible employee's contribution on up to the first 6% of his/her base salary upon completion of 1 year of service, or immediately with verification that 1 year of service and prior 403b eligibility has been met at another institution immediately prior to beginning at Curry.  An eligible employee's deferral of 1.0% to 6.0% will be matched with a 200% match from the College (yielding a maximum match of 12%).  Employee contributions of more than 6% are allowed, but the College match will only apply to the first 6% of an employee’s contribution.

Medical Expense Reimbursement Account:

A Medical Expense Reimbursement account (also known as a Flexible Spending Account) allows employees to contribute up to the maximum allowable amount set by the IRs from their salary, pre-taxed, into an account from which you can pay for eligible out of pocket medical, dental and vision expenses.

Dependent Care Assistance Plan:

This account allows employees to reduce taxable salary to pay for dependent care expenses. The annual salary can be reduced by a maximum of $5,000 for qualifying expenses.

Educational Benefits:

Full-time faculty and Senior Lecturers may enroll in all undergraduate and graduate non-cohort based College courses on a tuition free, space available basis.  Spouses, domestic partners, dependent children and independent children up to the age of 27 of Full-time faculty and Senior Lecturers who have three years of service may enroll in all Curry College undergraduate and non-cohort based graduate courses on a tuition-free, space available basis. The College also participates in the Tuition Exchange program for undergraduate education of dependent children. Eligibility is limited for the TE Program and is based on the Faculty member's seniority. This is not a guaranteed benefit. In addition the College participates in the CIC/Tuition Exchange Program for undergraduate and graduate education for Full-time faculty and Senior Lecturers and their families in accordance with the CIC eligibility guidelines, and other terms and conditions. There is a 3 year service requirement for both plans.

Welcome to Curry's benefits overview guide.

Curry College recognizes the significant contribution that our employees make to the College, and we have worked hard to ensure that our benefit offerings remain generous.  The following is an outline of benefit plans offered to all full-time administrators and staff employees at Curry College. Please check with the Human Resources Department for information concerning any of the benefits noted. The plan documents are the ultimate determinant of benefits.

Group Life Insurance

Curry College provides coverage in the amount of two times annual base salary rounded to the next $1,000 to a maximum of $300,000 at no cost. The College also provides AD&D coverage at no cost. Employees also have the option of purchasing additional life insurance for themselves, their spouses and dependents.

Long Term Disability

Provides disability income (70% of your monthly basic earnings to a maximum of $7,500 of scheduled monthly benefits) after 90 days of continuous disability. The College provides at no cost.

Health Insurance

Medical insurance is covered by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. The choice of medical plans within the Harvard Pilgrim network are:

  1. HMO Best Buy Plan
  2. PPO Best Buy Plan

The cost of all individual and family health insurance plans is shared by the employee and the College.

Dental Insurance

Curry offers two dental plans to employees through Delta Dental of Massachusetts:

  1. Delta Dental Low Plan
  2. Delta Dental High Plan

Both plans cover preventive services at 100%, basic services at 100% after the annual deductible and most major services at 50%.  The College provides individual and family dental insurance coverage plans with a cost shared by the employee and the College.

Automobile Insurance - Safety Net

Curry College employees and their spouses can have their automobile policies written with any Safety Agent to receive a 5% group discount.

Defined Contribution 403B Retirement Plan

Voluntary contributions can be made by employees on a tax-deferred basis electing the investment options offered under the Voya Investment Services upon date of hire.  The College will match the eligible employee's contribution on up to the first 3.5% of his/her base salary upon completion of 1 year of service, or immediately with verification that 1 year of service and prior 403b eligibility has been met at another institution immediately prior to beginning at Curry.  An eligible employee's deferral of 1.0% to 3.5% will be matched with a 200% match from the College (yielding a maximum match of 7%).  Employee contributions of more than 3.5% are allowed, but the College match will only apply to the first 3.5% of an employee’s contribution.

Medical Expense Reimbursement Account

A Medical Expense Reimbursement account (also known as a Flexible Spending Account) allows employees to contribute up to the maximum allowable amount set by the IRs from their salary, pre-taxed, into an account from which you can pay for eligible out of pocket medical, dental and vision expenses.

Dependent Care Spending Account

This account allows employees to reduce taxable salary to pay for dependent care expenses. The annual salary can be reduced by a maximum of $5,000 per year for qualifying expenses.

Educational Benefits

After one year of employment, full time employees may enroll in all Curry College undergraduate and graduate courses on a tuition-free, space available basis. After three years of employment, spouses and dependent children up to age 27 are eligible for the same. The College also participates in the TE/CIC programs for undergraduate education of dependent children. Eligibility requires a minimum of three years of employment for the Tuition Exchange/CIC Programs. Final award based on availability and seniority. Neither of these programs are a guaranteed benefit.