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More than 200 colleges slash work hours to avoid Obamacare employer mandate

Since the launch of Obamacare, more than 200 colleges and universities across the nation have cut student and faculty work hours to skirt the federal law’s mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance for people who work 30 hours or more per week.

At last count: 207 campuses.

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.

The College Fix – which first posted a list of campuses negatively impacted by Obamacare last month – will continue to add to this tally 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.

Note this is a conservative estimate – not comprehensive list – of campuses that have cut employees’ work opportunities as a result of the Affordable Care Act.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

122. Adirondack Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

123. University at Albany (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

124. Alfred State College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

125. NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred University (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

126. Binghamton University (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

127. State University College at Brockport (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

128. SUNY Broome Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

129. Buffalo State College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

130. University at Buffalo (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

131. College of Technology at Canton (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

132. Cayuga Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

133. Clinton Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

134. College of Agriculture & Technology Cobleskill (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

135. Columbia-Greene Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

136. NYS College of Agriculture & Life Sciences at Cornell University (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

137. NYS College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

138. NYS College of Human Ecology at Cornell (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

139. NYS School of Industrial & Labor Relations at Cornell (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

140. Corning Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

141. State University College at Cortland (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

142. College of Technology at Delhi (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

143. SUNY Medical Center (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

144. Dutchess Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

145. Empire State College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

146. College of Environmental Science and Forestry (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

147. Erie Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

148. Farmingdale State College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

149. Fashion Institute of Technology (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

150. State University College at Fredonia (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

151. Fulton-Montgomery Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

152. Genesee Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

153. State University College at Geneseo (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

154. Herkimer County Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

155. Jamestown Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

156. Jefferson Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

157. Maritime College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week

158. Mohawk Valley Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

159. Monroe Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

160. Morrisville State College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

161. Nassau Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

162. State University College at New Paltz (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

163. Niagara County Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

164. North Country Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

165. State University College at Old Westbury (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

166. State University College at Oneonta (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

167. Onondaga Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

168. College of Optometry (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

169. Orange County Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

170. State University College at Oswego (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

171. State University College at Plattsburgh (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

172. State University College at Potsdam (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

173. State University College at Purchase (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

174. Rockland Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

175. Schenectady Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

176. Stony Brook University (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

177. Suffolk County Community College (new York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

178. Sullivan County Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

179. SUNY Polytechnic Institute (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

180. Tompkins Cortland Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

181. Ulster County Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

182. Upstate Medical University (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

183. Westchester Community College (New York) – Capped student assistant work hours at 29 per week.

184. The College of Central Florida – Capped adjunct faculty teaching hours at 6 credit hours per semester.

185. Blue Ridge Community College (Virginia) –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

186. Central Virginia Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

187. Dabney S. Lancaster Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

188.Danville Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

189. Eastern Shore Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

190. Germanna Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

191. J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

192. John Tyler Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

193. Lord Fairfax Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

194. Mountain Empire Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

195. New River Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

196. Northern Virginia Community College  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

197. Patrick Henry Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

198. Paul D. Camp Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

199. Piedmont Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

200. Rappahannock Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

201. Southside Virginia Community College  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

202. Southwest Virginia Community College  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

203. Thomas Nelson Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

204. Tidewater Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

205. Virginia Highlands Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

206. Virginia Western Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

207. Wytheville Community College (Virginia)  –  Capped adjunct faculty and part-time employees work hours at 29 per week

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