Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.36
Liaison Ian Johnson
Submission Date June 8, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Colorado College
PA-9: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.94 / 3.00 Pam Butler
Compensation Manager
People & Workplace Culture
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Number of employees:
852

Number of staff and faculty covered by sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies; and/or collective bargaining agreements:
834

Does the institution have employees of contractors working on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations?:
Yes

Number of employees of contractors working on campus:
120

Number of employees of contractors covered by sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies and/or collective bargaining agreements:
120

A brief description of the sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies; and/or collective bargaining agreements covering staff, faculty and/or employees of contractors:

The Colorado College Compensation Committee considers the self-sufficiency standard for El Paso County as published by The Colorado Center on Law and Policy, as it makes recommendations to the college administration regarding annual salary increases. Full and part time (benefit eligible) faculty and staff salary structures start at a minimum of $11.28 per hour, which is well above the self-sufficiency standard for El Paso County ($9.24 for a single adult as last published in 2011).
Sodexo, the college's facilities management contractor, and Bon Appetit, its food service provider, also follows Colorado College policy regarding the living wage based on the El Paso County 2011 Self-Sufficiency Standard. Sodexo's entry wage follows the college at
$11.06 per hour for day shift, $11.16 for evenings, and $11.26 for night shift.
The beginning hourly rate for Bon Appetit workers is also $11.06 and may increase based on experience and position availability.


Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (assessing employee compensation)?:
Yes

Number of staff and faculty that receive sustainable compensation:
834

Number of employees of contractors that receive sustainable compensation:
120

A brief description of the standard(s) against which compensation was assessed:

Colorado College asses its compensation standards against the 2011 El Paso County Self-Sufficiency Standard.


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, full-time employees:

The lowest paid regular, full-time employees receive a minimum $11.28 per hour plus full benefits, including sick and vacation accrual and eligibility for the college's retirement program (9.5% employer contribution).


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, part-time employees:

Colorado College's lowest paid regular, part-time employees receive a minimum of $11.28 per hour plus full benefits, including sick and vacation accrual an eligibility for the college's retirement plan (9.3% employer contribution).


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid temporary (non-regular) staff:

The college students who work as lifeguards at the college pool receive a minimum of $8.23 per hour and do not receive benefits.


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid temporary (non-regular, adjunct or contingent) faculty:

The lowest paid temporary faculty receive $1,260 per week.


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid student employees (graduate and/or undergraduate, as applicable):

The lowest paid student employees at the college receive a minimum of $8.98 per hour and do not receive benefits.


The local legal minimum hourly wage for regular employees:
8.23 US/Canadian $

Does the institution have an on-site child care facility, partner with a local facility, and/or provide subsidies or financial support to help meet the child care needs of faculty and staff?:
Yes

Does the institution offer a socially responsible investment option for retirement plans?:
Yes

The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable compensation policies and practices is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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