The phased faculty contract (pfc) is designed to be offered each year beginning when age 65/10 years of DCCCD service is reached, or when the "Rule of 80" is satisfied. The "Rule of 80" is the combination of age and the years of service (including at least 10 years or more of service with the DCCCD).

The pfc is offered as a three-year, nonrenewable contract not to exceed 49 percent of the faculty member's contractual pay for equivalent responsibilities. It is expected that the majority of the phased faculty contracts will include a significant teaching component, but duties might include a combination of credit and noncredit instruction, counseling, program development and other duties as agreed between the faculty member and the division dean or other assigned supervisor.

The phased faculty contract (pfc) is a program offered to:

a) promote the transitional well-being of long-term faculty moving toward retirement,
b) allow the colleges to project and fill critical faculty positions in a more responsible manner,
c) and produce district cost savings.

Based on state legislative action in 2003, all other DCCCD-sponsored early retirement programs have been cancelled.