Stephens College has raised its full-time employee minimum wage to $10 per hour.
The change became effective with the start of the school's fiscal year on July 1. Employees mainly affected by the shift are in service or maintenance roles, including those who clean, take care of the grounds, handle recycling and trash pickup.
Stephens College President Diane Lynch called those jobs "critically important" to the institution.
The women's college, which is in Columbia, has about 200 full-time employees. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that school officials wouldn't say how many of those employees received a raise because of the minimum wage increase.
The state's minimum wage is $7.65.
