Before Your First Day - All Employees
Your first days at the College of Charleston will be filled with learning about your new position, your department, and the College! We've included some key information below to help you prepare.
Things to review and consider:
Complete Your New-Hire Onboarding Documents and bring to Human Resources (with proper documentation for I-9) prior to beginning work.
Review the State's Benefits offerings through the SC Public Employee Benefit Authority (PEBA) new employee site, and the detailed listing of both State and College-offered benefits programs below:
- Insurance:
- Leave (Annual, Sick, Other)
- Paid Parental Leave (PPL)
- Retirement (South Carolina Retirement System - SCRS, Optional Retirement Plan - ORP, Supplemental Retirement Accounts, Police Officer Retirement System - PORS)
- Long Term Disability
- Money Plus
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program (via Deer Oaks)
- Free CARTA Bus Service for all College employees - Maps and Schedule
- Employee Tuition Assistance Program
- Dependents Scholarship - Apply through the Cougar Scholarship Award System by completing the general application. Students will be considered if they indicate that they are the dependent of a faculty or staff member.
- Additional Special Discounts
Review your options for transportation and parking at Parking Services and the College's Parking Map.
Visit the Resources Page (for all employees), New Faculty Page and Academic Affairs (for faculty), and Staff Pages (using the links on the left).
Things that you might enjoy:
New to the area, or just looking for some more information on Charleston? Visit Explore Charleston to learn more about all that this city has to offer!
Learn more about the College of Charleston by visiting our Campus Life overview, and take a virtual tour of our beautiful campus!
Follow the Cougars! Visit and bookmark CofCSports.com to keep up with all of great teams and the College's Athletics program.