Full-time benefits-eligible employees, their spouses, and their children (who are legal dependents for income tax purposes) may enroll in any college class (academic or continuing education) tuition-free. Amarillo College retired employees and their spouses are also eligible.
Part-time personnel are eligible for the same benefit, up to a maximum of six (6) semester hours, during the semester in which they are employed. To qualify, part-time employees must have received a paycheck in the month prior to the start of classes. This requirement also applies to their eligible dependents.
Note: The preparatory-music program, private-music lessons, and some continuing education classes are excluded from this benefit.
Benefits-eligible employees, who work a standard 40-hour week and wish to enroll in Amarillo College courses, must have prior written approval from their immediate supervisor before they can enroll tuition-free in more than six-semester hours, or its equivalent, in any one semester. The College, through its supervisors, reserves the right to determine the number of courses any employee can reasonably expect to carry and maintain their assigned work schedule at the College.
Any employee who resigns or whose employment is terminated prior to the beginning of the class for which the employee, spouse, and/or children are enrolled will be required to reimburse the College for the tuition scholarship or withdraw from class immediately.
The Amarillo College Business Office administers the AC Employee and Dependent Tuition Scholarship Program.