Goshen College Early Retirement Policy
Goshen College Early Retirement Policy
Goshen College Early Retirement Policy
An early retirement policy is provided which allows those persons who have given a significant
portion of their working career to Goshen College to take early retirement while preserving their
retirement fund contribution to age 65. Any teaching faculty or administrator who has worked full
time at least 20 years and is age 60 or older is eligible to participate. Upon an employee's early
retirement, the College will pay to the employee's retirement fund a lump sum amount equal to a
percentage of the retiree's last academic year's salary in accordance with the following schedule:
Fraction
Age at which an academic year salary
employee retires paid at early retirement
60 45%
61 36%
62 27%
63 18%
64 9%
65+ 0%
Note: This is not seen as an inducement for early retirement but a way for persons to shift to other
opportunities after age 60 and not lose Goshen College benefits.
Health Insurance for the employee taking early retirement will be paid by the college until he/she
reaches the 65th birthday. Family premiums will be paid by the employee.
The Board of Directors will review this policy not less frequently than once every three years.