Compensation Reserve Report February 28, 2018

Submitted by the State Board of Community Colleges:

2018 General Assembly

House of Representatives Appropriations Committee

and

Senate Committee on Appropriations/Base Budget

As Required by Section 35.8.(a) of Session Law 2017-57

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NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM 

REPORT ON THE USE OF FUNDS FROM THE 2017‐18 COMPENSATION RESERVE 

Session Law 2017‐57, appropriated $22 million recurring compensation increase reserve for State‐funded local community college employees.  Session Law 2017‐57 also appropriated $10 million recurring salary adjustment funds for State‐funded local community college employees.  The compensation reserve appropriations included the associated cost of the employers' retirement and social security contributions. Recurring funds were included in the colleges’ formula allotments. 

Section 35.8.(a) of S.L. 2017‐57 stated, “Funds appropriated…may be used for any one or more of the following purposes: (i) merit pay, (ii) across‐the‐board increases, (iii) recruitment bonuses, (iv) retention increases, (v) any other compensation increase pursuant to those policies.”  The provision required the State Board of Community Colleges make a report on the use of funds to the General Assembly no later than March 1, 2018. This report is submitted to fulfill this requirement. 

The following charts show the use of funds from both reserves based on type of increase and employee type.  Overall, 55% of the compensation increase funds supported increases to instructional employees and 45% to non‐instructional.  For salary adjustment funds, 46% of the funds were awarded to instructional and 54% to non‐instructional personnel.  Attachment A provides this breakout by community college.

Instructional 46%Non‐

Instructional 54%

Salary Adjustments by Employee Type

Instructional 55%

Non‐Instructional

45%

Compensation Increases by Employee Type

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The majority of the compensation reserve funds were used to support across‐the‐board increases at all 58 colleges for both compensation increases (85%) and salary adjustments (58%). Attachments B (compensation increases) and C (salary adjustments) provide this breakout by community college.  The remainder of the reserve funds were used to support other forms of compensation increases/adjustments, including retention/market adjustments, merit increases, recruitment bonuses, and other adjustments authorized by college personnel policies. Forty‐two (42) colleges used a portion of their compensation increase funds for these types of targeted adjustments.  Similarly, 41 colleges used a portion of the salary adjustment funds for targeted adjustments.   

 

Combined, 27 colleges provided retention/market rate increases as part of their compensation plan, which comprise 9% of the total compensation increase and salary adjustment funds.  While the specific positions affected by this increase did vary by college, there were common themes consistent with adjustments colleges reported in 2016‐17 reserve funds. Among the retention/market adjustments provided to instructional faculty, some colleges increased salaries for instructors broadly, while other colleges gave targeted increases to particular instructional personnel. Health sciences faculty, information technology instructors, math instructors, and those with departmental chair duties were most frequently targeted. Among non‐instructional staff, student services (such as financial aid advisors), business office, and information technology were common themes. Many colleges also provided increases to maintain compliance with college salary plans approved by local boards of trustees and hard‐to‐fill positions that in recent months had not attracted interested and/or qualified candidates, such as nursing department chairs and IT system administrators.    

Across‐the‐Board, 

$18,959,286 85%

Merit, $780,0114%

Retention/Market Rate,  $1,266,357 

6%

Other, $1,175,053 

5%

Use of Compensation Increase Funds

Across‐the Board,$5,760,587, 

58%Retention/Market Rate, $1,601,477 

16%

Merit, $1,199,081 

12%

Other, $1,438,855 

14%

Use of Salary Adjustment Funds

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NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM

 2017‐18 Compensation Reserve Funds by Employee Type

Instructional

Non‐

Instructional Instructional

Non‐

Instructional Total

Alamance CC 258,820 150,445 98,511 86,004 593,780

Asheville‐Buncombe TCC 212,737 439,693 135,097 159,046 946,573

Beaufort County CC 74,868 88,286 67,979 5,577 236,710

Bladen CC 82,541 68,424 48,619 19,442 219,025

Blue Ridge CC 97,820 131,493 103,384 0 332,697

Brunswick CC 101,345 84,769 61,620 22,287 270,021

Caldwell CC & TI 163,181 216,310 70,147 100,943 550,582

Cape Fear CC 474,279 348,168 298,339 72,455 1,193,241

Carteret CC 96,969 91,600 44,444 40,570 273,583

Catawba Valley CC 250,076 181,090 112,746 81,643 625,555

Central Carolina CC 281,170 241,988 38,886 196,977 759,021

Central Piedmont CC 763,003 842,134 343,994 379,670 2,328,801

Cleveland CC 178,854 113,614 80,635 51,222 424,325

Coastal Carolina CC 438,885 0 56,856 141,011 636,752

College of The Albemarle 122,850 112,907 47,942 58,347 342,046

Craven CC 197,055 109,545 85,754 52,474 444,828

Davidson County CC 134,201 237,350 68,562 98,949 539,062

Durham TCC 246,745 207,584 65,962 138,870 659,161

Edgecombe CC 129,047 115,606 58,180 52,120 354,953

Fayetteville TCC 759,157 386,606 322,332 194,226 1,662,321

Forsyth TCC 645,825 103,827 144,551 193,424 1,087,627

Gaston College 285,437 212,291 129,761 94,636 722,125

Guilford TCC 587,597 458,576 266,322 205,339 1,517,834

Halifax CC 149,602 0 67,446 0 217,048

Haywood CC 106,407 74,874 51,017 30,712 263,010

Isothermal CC 83,748 121,923 31,751 60,974 298,396

James Sprunt CC 67,482 70,237 28,160 33,930 199,809

Johnston CC 279,465 113,121 67,431 109,564 569,581

Lenoir CC 233,150 168,127 56,006 124,907 582,190

Martin CC 27,648 81,546 49,230 0 158,424

Mayland CC 56,986 104,690 0 72,890 234,566

McDowell TCC 63,648 75,595 41,515 21,262 202,020

Mitchell CC 111,448 163,573 57,555 66,436 399,012

Montgomery CC 46,722 63,627 21,656 28,094 160,099

Nash CC 196,910 101,237 90,433 43,984 432,564

Pamlico CC 33,691 52,035 17,569 21,079 124,374

Piedmont CC 89,212 93,875 0 82,544 265,631

Pitt CC 460,226 301,161 177,828 165,437 1,104,652

Randolph CC 145,800 138,692 36,576 91,685 412,753

Richmond CC 163,285 125,665 8,790 121,481 419,222

Roanoke‐Chowan CC 61,410 42,153 31,761 14,929 150,253

Robeson CC 132,902 139,239 95,185 27,508 394,834

Rockingham CC 117,830 58,861 44,421 35,238 256,350

Rowan‐Cabarrus CC 384,828 199,686 11,537 251,986 848,037

Sampson CC 126,058 60,545 0 84,129 270,732

Sandhills CC 188,689 172,705 125,368 37,565 524,327

South Piedmont CC 117,456 153,024 47,442 74,502 392,424

Southeastern CC 74,867 137,041 36,577 58,959 307,443

Southwestern CC 144,686 127,006 58,055 64,436 394,183

Stanly CC 162,399 123,484 42,041 86,846 414,770

Surry CC 126,028 186,975 47,081 94,034 454,118

Tri‐County CC 48,019 82,138 21,647 37,033 188,837

Vance‐Granville CC 184,337 128,322 62,201 78,758 453,618

Wake TCC 1,045,431 904,769 200,694 678,537 2,829,431

Wayne CC 144,627 199,391 104,526 50,573 499,117

Western Piedmont CC 125,220 96,705 72,687 27,366 321,978

Wilkes CC 116,304 185,445 44,285 91,756 437,790

Wilson CC 71,287 120,665 48,650 37,890 278,492

Total $12,270,271 $9,910,438 $4,647,744 $5,352,256 $32,180,707

Compensation Increases Salary Adjustments

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NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM

Use of 2017‐18 Compensation Reserve Funds‐ Compensation Increases

Across‐the‐Board 

Increases

Merit Pay 

Increases

Retention/Market 

Rate IncreasesTotal

Alamance CC 229,606 0 103,624 76,035 1,3 409,265

Asheville‐Buncombe TCC 442,913 0 0 209,517 3 652,430

Beaufort County CC 163,154 0 0 0 163,154

Bladen CC 112,385 29,561 5,753 3,265 1 150,964

Blue Ridge CC 0 0 229,313 0 229,313

Brunswick CC 144,317 15,689 23,008 3,100 1 186,114

Caldwell CC & TI 379,492 0 0 0 379,492

Cape Fear CC 623,833 94,517 87,345 16,752 1,3 822,447

Carteret CC 182,669 0 5,000 900 1 188,569

Catawba Valley CC 431,166 0 0 0 431,166

Central Carolina CC 401,946 0 0 121,212 1,3 523,158

Central Piedmont CC 1,605,137 0 0 0 1,605,137

Cleveland CC 109,137 0 0 183,331 3 292,468

Coastal Carolina CC 438,885 0 0 0 438,885

College of The Albemarle 235,757 0 0 0 235,757

Craven CC 186,052 0 97,836 22,712 1,4 306,600

Davidson County CC 327,880 0 10,437 33,234 3 371,551

Durham TCC 454,329 0 0 0 454,329

Edgecombe CC 223,448 10,547 7,171 3,487 1 244,653

Fayetteville TCC 750,284 0 336,958 58,521 1,2 1,145,763

Forsyth TCC 749,652 0 0 0 749,652

Gaston College 488,876 0 0 8,852 1 497,728

Guilford TCC 972,353 0 51,449 22,371 1,3 1,046,173

Halifax CC 96,053 0 53,549 0 149,602

Haywood CC 149,696 0 25,387 6,199 4 181,281

Isothermal CC 156,456 42,710 0 6,505 1 205,671

James Sprunt CC 137,719 0 0 0 137,719

Johnston CC 386,944 5,642 0 0 392,586

Lenoir CC 394,789 0 0 6,488 1 401,277

Martin CC 81,206 0 0 27,988 2 109,194

Mayland CC 103,064 0 45,766 12,846 3 161,676

McDowell TCC 139,243 0 0 0 139,243

Mitchell CC 210,766 27,106 18,522 18,627 3 275,021

Montgomery CC 88,272 20,656 0 1,421 1 110,349

Nash CC 281,982 16,165 0 0 298,147

Pamlico CC 70,022 0 0 15,704 3 85,726

Piedmont CC 166,544 0 0 16,543 3 183,087

Pitt CC 761,387 0 0 0 761,387

Randolph CC 284,492 0 0 0 284,492

Richmond CC 219,445 24,484 45,022 0 288,951

Roanoke‐Chowan CC 91,745 0 0 11,818 1,2 103,563

Robeson CC 254,068 0 0 18,073 3 272,141

Rockingham CC 154,942 0 0 21,749 3 176,691

Rowan‐Cabarrus CC 457,686 126,828 0 0 584,514

Sampson CC 151,791 0 0 34,812 3 186,603

Sandhills CC 280,781 39,930 0 40,683 1,2 361,394

South Piedmont CC 237,822 1,250 0 31,408 1,3 270,480

Southeastern CC 177,824 12,267 0 21,816 1 211,907

Southwestern CC 271,692 0 0 0 271,692

Stanly CC 219,445 0 0 66,438 2,4 285,883

Surry CC 252,056 0 60,947 0 313,003

Tri‐County CC 130,157 0 0 0 130,157

Vance‐Granville CC 0 312,659 0 0 312,659

Wake TCC 1,950,200 0 0 0 1,950,200

Wayne CC 344,018 0 0 0 344,018

Western Piedmont CC 196,785 0 17,279 7,861 1 221,925

Wilkes CC 259,759 0 41,990 0 301,749

Wilson CC 147,165 0 0 44,785 2 191,950

Total $18,959,286 $780,011 $1,266,357 $1,175,053 $22,180,707

Other 

Compensation 

 1: Educational attainment 2: Experience‐based 3:Equity adjustment 4: Recruitment Bonuses

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NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM

Use of 2017‐18 Compensation Reserve Funds ‐ Salary Adjustments

Across‐the‐Board 

Increases

Merit Pay 

Increases

Retention/Market 

Rate Increases Total

Alamance CC 171,789 0 12,726 0 184,515

Asheville‐Buncombe TCC 267,580 0 0 26,563 3 294,143

Beaufort County CC 60,733 0 0 12,824 1 73,557

Bladen CC 0 0 68,060 0 68,060

Blue Ridge CC 0 0 98,088 5,296 3 103,384

Brunswick CC 0 10,543 73,364 0 83,907

Caldwell CC & TI 171,091 0 0 0 171,091

Cape Fear CC 222,769 0 67,996 80,028 3 370,793

Carteret CC 85,014 0 0 0 85,014

Catawba Valley CC 194,389 0 0 0 194,389

Central Carolina CC 0 0 0 235,863 3 235,863

Central Piedmont CC 723,663 0 0 0 723,663

Cleveland CC 49,204 0 0 82,653 3 131,857

Coastal Carolina CC 197,867 0 0 0 197,867

College of The Albemarle 8,426 0 0 97,863 2,3 106,289

Craven CC 81,643 0 56,585 0 138,228

Davidson County CC 167,511 0 0 0 167,511

Durham TCC 4,648 91,673 51,810 56,701 1,3 204,832

Edgecombe CC 100,740 4,755 3,233 1,572 1 110,300

Fayetteville TCC 516,558 0 0 0 516,558

Forsyth TCC 337,976 0 0 0 337,976

Gaston College 224,397 0 0 0 224,397

Guilford TCC 471,660 0 0 0 471,660

Halifax CC 0 0 67,446 0 67,446

Haywood CC 66,479 0 0 15,250 1 81,729

Isothermal CC 81,639 11,087 0 0 92,726

James Sprunt CC 59,826 0 0 2,264 1 62,090

Johnston CC 0 0 176,995 0 176,995

Lenoir CC 180,913 0 0 0 180,913

Martin CC 0 0 49,230 0 49,230

Mayland CC 0 0 24,883 48,007 3 72,890

McDowell TCC 0 57,422 0 5,356 1 62,778

Mitchell CC 123,991 0 0 0 123,991

Montgomery CC 0 49,750 0 0 49,750

Nash CC 0 6,918 83,988 43,511 1,2,3 134,417

Pamlico CC 0 3,512 0 35,136 3 38,648

Piedmont CC 0 0 0 82,544 3 82,544

Pitt CC 195,112 128,947 12,945 6,261 4 343,265

Randolph CC 28,710 55,538 13,436 30,577 1,3 128,261

Richmond CC 0 108,839 0 21,431 4 130,270

Roanoke‐Chowan CC 46,691 0 0 0 46,691

Robeson CC 0 0 0 122,692 3 122,692

Rockingham CC 79,660 0 0 0 79,660

Rowan‐Cabarrus CC 0 161,668 0 101,855 1,3 263,523

Sampson CC 84,129 0 0 0 84,129

Sandhills CC 0 73,847 0 89,086 1,3 162,933

South Piedmont CC 113,235 0 0 8,709 3 121,944

Southeastern CC 95,536 0 0 0 95,536

Southwestern CC 10,528 111,963 0 0 122,491

Stanly CC 80,022 0 0 48,865 1,2 128,887

Surry CC 88,449 0 52,665 0 141,114

Tri‐County CC 58,680 0 0 0 58,680

Vance‐Granville CC 0 31,414 74,799 34,746 4 140,959

Wake TCC 120,164 118,093 582,833 58,142 1 879,232

Wayne CC 0 155,099 0 0 155,099

Western Piedmont CC 0 0 30,395 69,659 3 100,054

Wilkes CC 118,028 18,013 0 0 136,041

Wilson CC 71,137 0 0 15,401 2 86,538

Total $5,760,587 $1,199,081 $1,601,477 $1,438,855 $10,000,000

Other 

Compensation 

 1:Educational attainment 2: Experience‐based 3: Equity 4:Recruitment Bonus

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