Students: On-Campus Jobs

Want a flexible work schedule that fits with your class schedule?

On-campus employment has great benefits:

• Save time and money by not having to drive off-campus to work
• Be exempt from the FICA (Social Security/Medicare) tax—a savings of approximately 54 cents per hour on your starting pay rate of $7.00 per hour
• Gain valuable work experience that looks good on a resume while helping pay for your education and minimize debt

• Step 1: Check Job Finder for the job contact's name, and phone number or email (Our Student Guide tells you how!)
• Step 2: Fill out an application, Student Employment Authorization form (SEA) in the Prescott Campus or Verde Campus Offices, and a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
• Step 3: Set up an interview with the job’s contact and take a copy of your application and the SEA with you
• Step 4: If you are hired, have your employer fill out Step Two of your SEA and return immediately to our office
• Step 5: Allow 20 minutes to fill out all required legal documents to get you officially on our payroll!

Priority for Federal Work-Study Eligible Students

Students who have unmet need according to standardized calculations on the Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), may be eligible for federal work-study (FWS) earnings.

What this means is that employers on campus prefer to hire you because your FWS award pays for 75% of your wages and the employer only pays 25%. In other words, if you have $1000 in FWS award, your employer only pays $250 and the federal government pays the rest.

Of course, doing good work for your employer keeps you employed!

Working On Campus During Spring & Fall Semesters

Students must be enrolled in at least six credit hours at Yavapai College (12 credit hours for international students).  You may work a maximum of 25 hours per week in your on-campus job(s).

Working On Campus During Summer Session

Students who do not qualify for employment based on Spring and/or Fall Semester enrollment (see the YC Student Employment Handbook for details), must be taking at least two credit hours in summer classes at Yavapai College.

You  may work a maximum of 40 hours per week as soon as you are registered, and until the day before the Fall Semester begins.

International Student Eligibility for On-Campus Jobs

Call (928) 776-2100 for information and help, or come by the Prescott Student Employment Office to discuss your eligibility.

Here are some guidelines:

1. As an International Student in F-1 status with a valid I-20, you can work on campus provided you are taking at least 12 credit hours.
2. You can work a maximum of 20 hours a week while school is in session and full time during vacation periods, including summer, as long as you are returning to Yavapai College the following semester. You must stop working as soon as you complete your studies at Yavapai College
3. If hired, you must complete an Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate (W-4)(according to special instructions), an Employee's Arizona Withholding Percentage Election, and an Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9). You will need identification for I-9 form, for example, a passport with I-94 and valid I-20. There are other options as well.
4. If hired, you do not have to pay Social Security Tax (FICA)
5. Your earnings are subject to federal and state income tax.
6. If you are hired, you will need a Social Security Card. See the Student Employment Office for assistance.

Disclaimer: Yavapai College bases decisions on employment solely upon the individual's qualifications for the position being filled. The College recruits, hires, and promotes for all job classifications giving fair consideration to all, with no preference or discrimination given to race, gender, color, religion, age, national origin, disability, Vietnam Era or special disabled veteran status, or sexual orientation in compliance with the requirements of Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1974, Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and Yavapai College policy.