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OBAMACARE: List of colleges that slashed and capped student, faculty work hours

Since the launch of Obamacare, at least 122 colleges and universities across the nation have cut student and faculty work hours to skirt the federal law’s mandate requiring employers to provide healthcare for people who work 30 hours or more per week.

Those who have seen their paychecks shrink as a result of the Affordable Care Act include students who work on campus at restaurants, bookstores or gyms, teaching assistants, Residence Advisers, officer workers, student journalists, and a variety of other workers, such as part-time maintenance crews and groundskeepers. Educators’ work hours have also been cut due to the mandate, including part-time instructors and adjunct professors.

A long and growing list of 450 companies, school districts, colleges and institutions that have slashed and capped work hours to comply with the employer mandate – which goes into effect next year – has been compiled by Jed Graham of Investor’s Business Daily, whose tally chronicles employers both public and private.

With permission from Graham, The College Fix extracted the colleges and universities currently cited on his list to create a unique tally that shows the impact of Obamacare on campuses nationwide.

The College Fix will continue to add to this list each time we learn of a new campus affected by the federal law, an expected turn of events when the employer mandate kicks in. Please alert The College Fix of campuses forced to cut hours because of Obamacare.

Please also see our corresponding article detailing the ramifications of these cuts by University of Michigan student Derek Draplin, a College Fix reporter who interviewed Graham and others about the law’s negative impacts. Graham noted the list is a conservative – not comprehensive – tally.

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HIT BY OBAMACARE:

1. Middle Tennessee State University – Capped work hours for students, adjunct faculty, graduate assistants and resident assistants

2. North Carolina State UniversityCapped student work hours and adjunct hours

3. Kansas UniversityCapped student work hours at 29 per week

4. Southern Polytechnic State University (Georgia) – Capped student work hours at 20 and capped adjunct hours

5. McNeese State University (Louisiana) – Capped student work hours at 29 per week

6. University of Colorado – Colorado Springs –  Capped student work hours at 25 per week

7. Wright State University (Ohio) – Capped student work hours at 28 per week

8. Georgia Institute of TechnologyCapped student and temp employee work hours at 25 per week and capped adjunct hours

9. Cinncinatti State Technical & Community CollegeCapped hours for part-timers and hours for adjuncts

10. Technical College System of GeorgiaCapped teaching loads for adjunct faculty

11. South Dakota State UniversityCapped student work hours at 29 per week

12. Arkansas Tech UniversityCapped student work hours at 28 per week

13. Kennesaw State University (Georgia) – Capped teaching loads for part-time faculty

14. Butler Community College (Kansas) – Capped hours for students and part time workers at 28 per week and cut adjunct hours

15. Lakeland College (Wisconsin) – Capped summer work hours for students at 29 per week

16. Colorado Mountain CollegeCapped hours of adjunct faculty at 29 per week

17. Grand Rapids Community College (Michigan) – Capped teaching loads for adjunct faculty

18. Mississippi State UniversityCapped hours for student workers at 28 per week

19. La Sierra University (California) – Capped student work hours at 25 per week

20. El Paso Community College (Texas) – Capped teaching loads for part-time faculty

21. University of Northern IowaPlanned cap to student work hours at 20 per week

22. Lone Star College SystemCapped teaching-load for part-time faculty

23. Western Michigan UniversityCapped student work hours at 25 per week

24. St. Edward’s University (Texas) – Capped teaching loads for adjunct faculty

25. Christendom University (Virginia) – Capped hours for students at 29 per week

26. Flathead Valley Community College (Montana) – Capped adjunct faculty teaching hours

27. Penn State UniversityCapped campus work hours, capped adjunct teaching loads

28. University of Central MissouriCapped hours for part-time workers and adjuncts at 29 per week

29. Murray State University (Kentucky) – Capped adjunct teaching loads

30. University of San FranciscoCapped student work hours at 20 per week

31. Carroll Community College (Maryland) – Capped course loads for adjunct faculty

32. Community College of Baltimore County (Maryland) – Capped course loads for adjunct faculty

33. Clemson University (South Carolina) – Capped student workers at 28 hours per week

34. Oakton Community College (Illinois) – Capped adjunct faculty hours at 27 per week

35. Biola University (California) – Planned cap to student work hours at 25 per week

36. Sam Houston State University (Texas) – Capped student work hours at 29 per week

37. Eastern Florida State CollegeCapped hours of part-time employees at 28 per week

38. Mid-Plains Community College (Nebraska) – Capped hours of adjunct faculty, other workers at 28 per week

39. Arizona State UniversityCapped hours of associate faculty members

40. Finger Lakes Community College (New York) – Capped course loads for adjunct faculty

41. Southern Illinois UniversityCapped graduate teaching assistants at 20 hours per week

42. Georgia Military CollegeCapped hours of adjunct faculty to 29 per week

43. Ball State University (Indiana) – Capped work hours for graduate assistants

44. Forsyth Technical Community College (North Carolina) – Capped hours for adjunct faculty at 29 per week

45. Wilkes Community College (North Carolina) – Capped adjunct faculty work hours at 29 per week

46. Philadelphia UniversityCapped hours for adjunct faculty at 29 per week

47. Three Rivers CollegeCapped teaching loads for adjunct faculty

48. Bergen Community College (New Jersey) – Capped adjunct faculty hours

49. Ozarks Technical Community College (Missouri) – Capped part-time faculty work hours at 24 per week

50. University of AlabamaCapped student work hours at 20 per week

51. Hillsborough Community College (Florida) – Capped part-time faculty work hours

52. St. Petersburgh College (Florida) – Capped adjunct faculty work hours at 27 per week

53. Central Michigan UniversityCapped student work hours at 25 per week

54. University of North AlabamaCapped student work hours at 29 per week

55. Pulaski Technical CollegeCapped work hours for adjunct faculty

56. San Diego Community College DistrictCapped student work hours at 25 per week

57. Drury University (Missouri) – Capped adjunct faculty work hours

58. Cumberland University (Tennessee) – Capped adjunct faculty work hours at 27 per week

59. Auburn University (Alabama) – Capped student work hours at 20 per week

60. Palm Beach State College (Florida) – Capped hours for 100 part-time faculty at 27.5 per week

61. Santa Fe College (Florida) – Capped part-time faculty hours at 27.5 per week

62. Tallahassee Community College (Florida) – Capped part-time work hours at 24 per week

63. Parkland College (Illinois) – Capped hours for part-time, non-teaching workers at 27.5 per week

64. Indiana UniversityCapped hours for part-timers at 29 per week

65. Ivy Tech Community College (Indiana) – Capped work hours for adjunct faculty at 29 per week

66. Howard Community College (Maryland) – Capped work hours for adjunct faculty

67. Spartanburg Community College (South Carolina) – Capped adjunct faculty work hours at 29 per week

68. Southern Utah UniversityCapped student work hours at 20 per week and capped adjunct teaching loads

69. Arkansas State UniversityCapped student, adjunct faculty, and part-time work hours at 28 per week

70. Texas Christian UniversityCapped student, adjunct faculty, and part-time work hours at 29 per week

71. Des Moines Area CommunityCollege Capped sadjunct faculty summer hours

72. Maricopa Community Colleges (Arizona) – Capped adjunct faculty and part-time work hours at 29 per week

73. University of ArizonaCapped work hours for temporary employees

74. College of DuPage (Illinois) – Capped adjunct faculty course loads

75. McHenry County College (Illinois) – Capped adjunct faculty work hours at 24 per week

76. Sinclair Community College (Ohio) – Capped part-time work hours at 28 per week and cut adjunct faculty hours

77. Dallas County Community College DistrictCapped adjunct faculty work hours

78. New Mexico State UniversityCapped graduate-student work hours at 25 per week

79. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College (West Virginia) – Capped adjunct faculty work hours at 29 per week

80. Ohio State UniversityCapped student work hours at 28 per week

81. Ohio UniversityCapped student and graduate assistant work hours at 28 hours of work per week during summer

82. Union County College (New Jersey) – Capped adjunct faculty teaching loads

83. Daytona State College (Florida) – Capped work hours for adjunct faculty

84. Moraine Valley Community College (Illinois) – Capped course loads for adjunct faculty

85. Kalamazoo Valley Community College (Michigan) – Capped part-time faculty work hours

86. St. Clair Community College (Michigan) – Capped adjunct professors and part-time work hours at 29 per week

87. Moberly Area Community College (Missouri) – Capped adjunct faculty course loads

88. Community College System of New HampshireCapped adjunct faculty work hours at 27 per week

89. Cuyahoga Community College (Ohio) – Capped part-time work hours at 20 per week

90. University of Akron (Ohio) – Capped course loads for part-time faculty

91. Brigham Young University (Utah) – Capped work hours for students and part-time workers at 29 per week

92. Elmhurst College (Illinois) – Capped adjunct teaching load at one course per semester

93. Columbus State Community College (Ohio) – Capped adjunct faculty work hours at 29 per week

94. Joliet Junior College (Illinois) – Capped adjunct faculty course loads

95. Hudson Valley Community College (New York) – Capped part-time faculty work hours

96. Baldwin-Wallace University (Ohio) – Capped course load of adjunct faculty

97. Kent State University (Ohio) – Capped course load of adjunct faculty

98. Lakeland Community College (Ohio) – Capped course load of adjunct faculty

99. Bowling Green State University (Ohio) – Capped part-time work hours at 24 per week and student work hours at 28

100. Shawnee State University (Ohio) – Capped teaching hours for adjunct faculty

101. Virginia TechCapped work hours for part-timer and adjunct faculty at 29 per week

102. Miami Dade College (Florida) – Capped part-time work hours at 25 per week

103. Christopher Newport University (Virginia) – Capped part-time and adjunct faculty work hours at 29 per week

104. College of William & Mary (Virginia) – Capped part-time and adjunct faculty work hours at 29 per week

105. Norfolk State University (Virginia) – Capped part-time and adjunct faculty work hours at 29 per week

106. Virginia Commonwealth University – Capped part-time and adjunct faculty work hours at 29 per week

107. Virginia Community College SystemCapped part-time and adjunct faculty work hours at 29 per week

108. George Mason University (Virginia) – Capped student and adjunct faculty work hours at 29 per week

109. James Madison University (Virginia) – Capped student and adjunct faculty work hours at 29 per week

110. Longwood University (Virginia) – Capped student and adjunct faculty work hours at 29 per week

111. Old Dominion University (Virginia) – Capped student and adjunct faculty work hours at 29 per week

112. Radford University (Virginia) – Capped work hours for adjunct faculty

113. University of Mary Washington (Virginia) – Capped student and adjunct faculty work hours at 29 per week

114. Utah Valley UniversityCapped part-time workers at 28 hours per week and capped adjunct teaching loads

115. Illinois Valley Community CollegeCapped part-time work hours at 29 per week

116. Rock Valley College (Illinois) – Capped part-time work hours at 25 per week

117. Chesapeake College (Maryland) – Capped adjunct faculty work hours at 28 per week

118. Kean University (New Jersey) – Capped adjunct faculty work hours

119. Stark State College (Ohio) – Capped adjunct faculty work hours at 29 per week

120. Youngstown State University (Ohio) – Capped work hours of part-time and adjunct faculty

121. Community College of Allegheny College (Pennsylvania) – Capped work hours for adjunct faculty and other part-time workers

122. University of Colorado, BoulderCapped student work hours at 25 per week

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College Fix reporter Derek Draplin, a student at the University of Michigan, helped compile this report.

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