Benefits Bates College offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, health and dental, 9% retirement contribution with potential for an additional 3% match, 10 days of vacation, 13 paid holidays, free parking, access to library and athletic facilities, & more, and a supportive collegial environment in a drug- and smoke-free workplace. Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world.