Employee Tuition Waiver Program

Who is Eligible for the Tuition Waiver Program?

All Classified and Unclassified employees may be eligible to receive tuition waiver benefits as per their union contract.* All employees must complete six months of full-time, regular employment before they are eligible.

• • Classified Employees
    • CWA
    • IFPTE
    • PBA
    • NJLESA
    • NJSOA
  • Unclassified Employees
    • Non-Unit
    • Grant
    • AFT (including faculty)

Program Requirements

• Employees applying for a tuition waiver for undergraduate classes must apply for admission through the College’s Office of Admissions and must matriculate before completing 30 credits.
• Employees who are seeking a degree in a graduate program must apply for admission through the College’s Office of Graduate Studies and must matriculate before completing 10 graduate credits.
• Employees who are matriculating in a degree or certification program, and who must complete a course that is not available at The College of New Jersey, or for which the maximum class size has been reached, may be granted a waiver to attend another New Jersey state college where the course of study is offered.
• Classes during normal business hours must be approved, in advance, by the employee’s immediate supervisor and shall be limited to one course per semester. Typically, time missed from work to attend a class must be made up within the same week.  However, where classes are determined by the immediate supervisor and the Office of Human Resources to be directly related to the employee’s present duties, time missed for class attendance will not have to be made up.

Application Process

• To apply for first-time tuition waiver benefits, submit the application to the benefits department at least two weeks before the start of class: Tuition Waiver Application Form.
• A tuition waiver application for subsequent classes must be submitted to the benefits department before the class registration deadline.

Loss of Tuition Waiver

• A tuition waiver shall become void and the employee will be responsible for paying all related tuition and fees under the following circumstances. The employee:
  • Receives a less-than-satisfactory grade
  • Terminates employment before completing the course
  • Does not complete the course for any reason

Withdrawing from a Class

• Employees who withdraw from a class after the add/drop date will be responsible for payment of the course in accordance with the terms of payment as set by Records and Registration department requirements.
• Employees responsible for any tuition and/or fees must send a copy of their paid receipt to the Office of Human Resources, benefits department, after settling their account. The account must be settled to be eligible for future tuition waivers.

Tax Information

• Graduate course tuition waivers are not subject to payroll taxes, to a maximum of $5,250 per calendar year.
• *Adjuncts and Supplemental Employees are not eligible for this benefit.