New employees are encouraged to take advantage of the many benefits offered to them as a Boston College employee. New employees have 31 days from their date of hire to enroll in benefits.
If you have questions, contact the Benefits Office at benefits@bc.edu or 617-552-3329.
Medical
Boston College offers two comprehensive medical insurance options from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC): the Harvard Pilgrim HMO plan and the Harvard Pilgrim PPO plan.
- Which Medical Plan is right for you
- HPHC PPO Summary of Benefits and Coverage
- HPHC HMO Summary of Benefits and Coverage
- OptumRx Summary of Prescription Benefits
- IMPORTANT: Notice to Medical Plan Participants
- Notice to New Hires Enrolling in Health Plans
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Dental
Boston College offers a choice of two Delta Dental plans: DeltaPremier and DeltaCare.
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Vision
Boston College provides a Vision Plan administered by EyeMed, a leading national vision care company.
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Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Through the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plan, administered by Health Equity, employees may save taxes on the money they spend for uncovered medical/dental and dependent care expenses.
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Life & Disability Insurance
Boston College provides Group Life Insurance coverage to full-time regular employees and to part-time regular employees who work at least 20 hours per week. Employees may purchase Supplemental and/or Dependents life insruance.
The University maintains a group Long-term Disability Insurance Plan, which provides each participant a portion of his/her income in the event of a long-term disability. The cost of the insurance is paid by Boston College.
- Basic Life Insurance Highlights
- Supplemental and Dependents Life Insurance Highlights
- Life Insurance Rates
- Long Term Disability (LTD)
- Farmers Auto and Homeowners Insurance
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Retirement & Finance
The Boston College Retirement Program is composed of two components: the 401(k) Retirement Plan and the Voluntary 403(b) Program. Once enrolled in the 401(k), an employee is required to contribute to the plan 2% of his/her base salary. The University contributes a matching 8% of salary for a staff member with less than nine years of eligible service at Boston College, and 10% of salary for an employee with nine or more years of service at Boston College.
- MetLife Legal Flyer
- Tuition Remission Benefit
- Retirement Program Information
- Retirement Equivalency Payments