Work Opportunities and Eligibility

On campus/off campus job opportunities are available to students in many areas including the technology department, College social media, Admissions, and Academic departments. Students who are employed under the Federal Work-Study program or the MICA International Work-Study program must be fully enrolled, maintain a 2.5 GPA, and standard academic progress.

Federal Work-Study is a Federal Student Aid program with the purpose of providing part-time employment opportunities for undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need in order to assist them in their pursuit of a college education. Eligibility is determined based on your Student Aid Index (SAI)  and the availability of federal funds. Completed FAFSAs must be received by June 1st to be awarded Federal Work-Study for the upcoming academic year.

Students who are not awarded Federal Work-Study may also seek campus student employment outside the work-study program. Eligibility is determined based on the availability of departmental funds and posted directly to the MICA student employment web page.

Student employees are paid $15 per hour and can not work more than 20 hours per week across all jobs on campus.  The average work-study award is $3,000 / 7 hours per week (100 hours a semester). Newly enrolled students to the program will be notified by Human Resources  the beginning of August with instructions on how to complete the onboarding process. If a student does not complete the onboarding process by October 1st, they will be placed on the work-study waitlist.

Please contact  the Financial Aid Office (finaid@mica.edu) for more information.