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Seattle Colleges employees are eligible to accrue various types of paid leave.

Vacation and Personal Leave

Classified and Exempt employees accrue annual vacation leave at rates determined by their employee status.  

Classified and Exempt employees are further provided with two (2) personal leave days each fiscal year, as determined by their status. Personal leave days are not cumulative and lapse at the end of each fiscal year. A newly-hired employee may not take the personal leaves during the first four months of employment.

Sick Leave

Faculty, Classified, and Exempt employees accrue monthly sick leave at rates determined by their employee status or applicable negotiated agreement. Temporary Hourly employee accrue at the rate set forth in WA State Initiative 1433.

Paid Holidays

Per Seattle Colleges District Policy 403, the following annual holidays are observed: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Native American Heritage Day (the day after Thanksgiving), Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

When any holiday falls on a Saturday, it shall be observed on the preceding Friday; when any holiday falls on a Sunday, it shall be observed on the following Monday.

Holiday observance and dates are subject to change based on employment status, negotiated agreements, or policy changes. 

In addition to college-wide holidays, Classified and Exempt employees may select one (1) personal holiday each calendar year. Personal holidays are not cumulative and lapse at the end of each calendar year. A newly-hired employee may not take the personal holiday during the first four months of employment.

Bereavement Leave