The Seattle Colleges District will provide a retirement program for all eligible employees.


Classified Staff
Eligible Employees - All classified staff employed at 50 percent or more time on a continuous basis for a minimum of six months.
Program - Department of Retirement Systems (DRS)
Membership - All eligible classified employees automatically become members of the designated program, i.e. DRS.


Faculty and Administrative Staff
Eligible Employees - Permanent faculty and administrative staff employed at 50 percent or more time of the normal work period for their class of employee (regardless of funding source).


Part- time Faculty employed 50 percent or more for two consecutive quarters (regardless of funding source).


Program - Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) - Unless the employee is an existing or previous member of DRS, in which case they may have an option of electing to stay with the previous program.


Membership - Eligible employees are required to participate in a retirement program.


Procedures implementing this Policy are maintained in the Payroll Office.


For information concerning definitions of the various retirement programs, see procedures 671.70.9.(a.b.c.)

Adoption Date : 1978/07/24
Revision Date : 2025/06/30