Benefit Plans

NC State offers a wide variety of benefits, including health, dental, vision, critical illness, flexible spending accounts and legal plans.

At NC State, we work to promote the health and well-being of our campus community. Browse our comprehensive suite of benefit plans designed to serve the needs of our employees and their families.

Health Insurance

Learn more about the health insurance options offered to NC State employees.

Faculty and Staff

Postdocs and House Officers

Temporary Employees and ACA

UNC and NCFlex Benefits

NCFlex is a state-sponsored benefits program that offers supplemental benefits to eligible employees. Life insurance is offered through the UNC System Office. These benefits give enrolled employees peace of mind and opportunities to save. Browse the UNC and NCFlex options offered to NC State employees below.

Dental Plan

The NCFlex dental plan offers multiple plan levels designed to meet your needs through MetLife Dental.

Dental plan information

Vision Plan

The NCFlex vision plan offers three plan levels of benefits, administered by EyeMed Vision Care.

Vision plan information

Accident Plan

The NCFlex accident plan is designed to provide benefit payments for specific injuries and events resulting from a covered accident.

Accident plan information

Life Insurance

Life insurance is offered through the UNC System Office.

Life insurance information

Critical Illness Plan

Critical illness insurance, administered by Voya Financial, pays a benefit if a covered employee is diagnosed with a critical illness.

Critical illness plan information

Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance

The UNC System accidental death and dismemberment plan pays a benefit if a participant suffers a loss as the result of a covered accident.

AD&D insurance information

Cancer Plan

The NCFlex cancer plan is designed to provide benefit payments to the covered member for services related to the treatment of cancer and 29 other specified diseases.

Cancer plan information

Health Care Flexible Spending Account

The health care flexible spending account helps an employee save money by paying for eligible out-of-pocket medical, dental, vision or other qualifying expenses with pre-tax dollars.

Health care flexible spending account information