ACC administrators say the salary increase is higher than what other community colleges in Texas are offering. Groups representing faculty and staff had been pushing for an 8.5% raise.
The Austin Community College's Board of Trustees on Monday approved a 4.5% raise for employees. Groups representing faculty and staff had been pushing for 8.5%.
Executive Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration Neil Vickers told trustees ACC is giving higher raises than other community colleges throughout Texas. The college’s minimum wage is also higher than what local employers, such as the “Salaries should not only help employees survive, but thrive," he said."If they thrive, our students succeed."DeRouen added that staff are taking on additional responsibilities and “going way above and beyond” without new resources. ACC is also preparing for an influx of students in the fall because of itsabout the need for higher pay, told trustees that faculty and staff can better support students if their own basic needs are met. He said 4.
“We know that we’re not just competing against other metro community colleges in Texas; we’re competing against other higher ed institutions in Texas,” she said. “We know that we need to be a little bit more flexible to continue to attract and retain the talent that we need for our students.” While the board did not end up approving higher raises, they did say they wanted to look at new ways to calculate what compensation should be going forward.
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