PC’s Work-Study Program
Students are eligible to work part-time on campus in a variety of settings. Working on campus can provide valuable career experience in addition to helping to offset education expenses.
Federal Work-Study: Students who are employed and paid under the Federal Work-Study Program must demonstrate financial need by having completed the FAFSA. Anticipated earnings are not applied to student accounts. Rather, students are paid by check monthly, and are paid a wage per hour based on the position responsibilities.
A Federal Work-Study award does not mean that you are guaranteed a certain amount of earnings, but that you may earn up to a specific total for the academic year. A Federal Work-Study award does not mean that you are "guaranteed" a job for the entire academic year. Other factors are used to determine the period of time a student is eligible to work, i.e. Budget restraints, federal allocation, number of students with need, student's unmet need, etc. Students who work off campus could be asked to stop working earlier than the end of the semester because of some of these circumstances.
Students who have been awarded Federal Work-Study on their financial aid award will be notified during the summer of additional information required to secure a job. Federal Work-Study is considered part-time employment; therefore, the wages earned are taxed. More information on the Federal Work-Study program can be found here.
Institutional Employment "Presbyterian College Work": Students are also able to work part-time under the PC Work Program. The PC Work Program is administered in much the same ways the Federal Work-Study Program with the exception that the students do not have to demonstrate financial need through the FAFSA. All students are paid by check monthly, and are paid a wage based on the position responsibilities. PC Work-Study is considered part-time employment; therefore, the wages earned are taxed.
All work-study related questions should be directed to the Financial Aid Office Work Study Coordinator at 864.833.8290 or email: workstudy@presby.edu.
For Students
Steps to participate in the College or Federal Work-Study Program
Required for all first-time PC Work-Study students
Return these forms to the Financial Aid Office for consideration in the PC Work-Study Program. You may fax documents to 864.833.8749:
• Student Employment Application
• I-9 Form
• W-4 Form
View Work-Study Job Descriptions. Choose your first, second and third choices for your employment application. This does “not guarantee” placement in a particular job/department, but it will help determine your area of interest.
• More about PC’s Work-Study Program.
• More information on the Federal Work-Study Program.
For Supervisors
Important Points to remember:
• Minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. All on campus positions pay this rate unless specified otherwise on the Employment Authorization Form.
• Off-campus positions pay $8.50 per hour. Students must be a “Federal” work student recipient on their Financial Aid award in order to qualify to work in any off campus positions. Check with the Financial Aid Office before consideration for off campus positions.
• Students must not begin working until they have completed all paperwork for student employment through the Financial Aid Office. We participate in EVerify which requires that we verify an individual through everification process within 3 working days of being hired for pay.
Supervisor Steps for Hiring Student Workers
Make sure all students you intend to hire are cleared through the Financial Aid Office before beginning to work. A completed employment authorization form and pre-printed timesheet for the current academic year will determine that the student is ready to begin work.
All first-time work-study students must complete the following:
• 2012/2013 Student Employment Application
• I-9 Form
• W-4 Form
All PC work-study students and supervisors are required to complete the Student Employment Authorization form. A new form for each academic year must be completed before a student is allowed to work for pay. An authorization form is required for each position a student is employed.