Leaders in Professional, Continuing and Online Education Choose UPCEA
The association for the latest in serving adult higher education units at the leading universities and colleges across the field.
UPCEA has the knowledge and resources colleges and universities need to serve today's learners.
UPCEA is the only organization in North America focusing on the professional, continuing and online (PCO) education enterprise. For more than 100 years, UPCEA has served most of the leading public and private colleges and universities in North America. Based in Washington, D.C., UPCEA also builds greater awareness of the vital link between contemporary learners and public policy issues.
Learn more about UPCEA's focus areas:
Why Leaders Choose UPCEA
The association serves its members and advances leadership in PCO education with innovative conferences and specialty seminars, research and benchmarking information, professional networking opportunities and timely publications.
- Best Practices
- New & Emerging Models
- Peer Connections & Networking
- Actionable Research & Benchmarking
- Expertise & Resources
- Career-Building & Professional Development
- Member Pricing

UPCEA Highlights & Announcements
2023 UPCEA Annual Conference
Book – Using ROI for Strategic Planning of Online Education
PCO Pro Certificate – New bundled pricing
CORe – UPCEA’s Member Community
Conferences & Events
Connect with and learn from high-level leaders and colleagues at the UPCEA Annual Conference, regional conferences, seminars, webinars and other events.

MARCH 22 - 24, 2023
2023 UPCEA Annual Conference
Washington DC
Washington Hilton

JULY 25 - 27, 2023
2023 Distance Teaching & Learning (DT&L) and Summit for Online Leadership and Strategy + Roundtable (SOLA+R)
Presented by UPCEA and University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

NOVEMBER 1-3, 2023
2023 Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education
A joint presentation by UPCEA and AACRAO
Washington DC
Capital Hilton

NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 1, 2023
2023 UPCEA MEMS | Marketing | Enrollment Management | Student Success
Portland, OR
Actionable Research & Benchmarking
Today’s leaders in professional, continuing and online education turn to UPCEA’s Research and Consulting for their actionable benchmarking and consulting needs. This provides industry-wide research for UPCEA members, and offers contract market research, benchmarking studies, and custom data exploration at member rates far below industry average.


UPCEA Certificate Programs & Courses
Get the essential skills and knowledge you and your team need from the leading experts in the field. UPCEA's Online Professional Development Certificates and Courses offer high-value and relevant content for practitioners at all levels, as well as engagement with peers from across the field to strengthen your breadth of knowledge and skills.
News & Blogs
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Contact Us!
To learn more about how UPCEA can help you and your organization navigate the vastly changing landscape of online, professional and continuing education please complete this form or email us at [email protected]
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