UPCEA is YOUR Community
UPCEA members are part of a powerful group of over 10,000 colleagues, thought leaders and friends who truly "get" what it means to work in online, professional, and continuing education. UPCEA has the knowledge and resources colleges and universities need to serve adult, online and non-traditional learners.
UPCEA Focus Areas
Online Leadership & Administration
Professional and Continuing Education
Marketing & Enrollment Management
UPCEA members are leaders in professional, continuing, and online (PCO) and include deans, administrators, marketing professionals, program directors, instructional designers, directors, and more from universities and colleges large and small, including the largest public and private institutions to smaller regional master's, baccalaureate and special focus schools. Rosters are unlimited and can include anyone at your organization.
UPCEA Corporate Memberships offer solutions for online, professional, and continuing education.
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UPCEA Membership Benefits
Expertise
Second Opinion: free, 30-minute phone consultation with our lead consultants
Online Leadership Roundtable representation: one seat on the Council for Chief Online Learning Officers
Research and Consulting: Members-only benchmarking research reports, and custom consulting on program portfolio, online operations, and more
Connections
Networking Opportunities: Connect with peers facing the same challenges at UPCEA’s national and regional conferences, and seminars
24/7 Online Community (CORe): Advice, answers and ideas - Real-time access to 10,000+educators, leaders, and colleagues for collaboration and feedback
Career Center: Post a job or find a new job!
Learning
Member pricing on all conferences, events and professional development
Exclusive member content: benchmarking studies, conference session slides & recordings, best practices
Free webinars focused on timely topics vital to the PCO industry
UPCEA Membership Types
Institutional
Institutional membership applies to degree-granting institutions in good standing with an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Dues are based on the institution’s Carnegie Classification and enrollment. Institutional Membership includes unlimited professional memberships for individuals who may use the membership benefits.
Membership is available to System Offices for regionally-accredited, degree-granting college and universities.
For more information about Institutional Membership, please contact Brandan Kaiser at 202-844-4242 or [email protected].
Corporate
Corporate Membership
Corporate membership is available to business entities that provide goods and services to the higher education sector, including marketing, online program management, technology solutions, test prep, adult-learner solutions, etc.
For more information about Corporate Membership, please contact Brandan Kaiser at 202-844-4242 or [email protected].
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UPCEA Members share their stories
"Having access to UPCEA’s extensive resources was crucial to helping us successfully navigate a “new normal."
Mili Maldonado, Manager Continuing Ed
Florida International University
"The esprit de corps exhibited by UPCEA staff and members is second to none."
J. Kim McNutt, Dean-College of Extended & International Education
California State University
"One of the first things I did after accepting the position at Georgia State University was to become an UPCEA institutional member."
Kim Siegenthaler - Associate Provost for Online Strategies
Georgia State University
"UPCEA is the one place where I know I have a network of colleagues who are...willing to share their expertise and experience."
Christina Trombley, Ph.D., Executive Director of Drake Online and Continuing Education
Drake University
"The UPCEA membership, without question, has been the best return on investment for our institution."
Pamela Wimbush, Associate Dean
Sacramento State University
"UPCEA provides us opportunities to collaborate in a way that no other organization offers."
Stacy Chiaramonte, Executive Director, Online and Professional Education
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
“Our team is discovering what a great resource the UPCEA network is, and everyone is becoming a fan! We look forward to our collaboration in the years ahead."
Charles Iacovou, Dean of the School of Professional Studies
Wake Forest University
"All community colleges and universities would benefit from the expertise in online learning that UPCEA staff and members possess."
Barbara Kopp Miller, Ph.D., Dean
University of Toledo
"I have not been part of another organization that can so quickly and easily
connect you with seasoned professionals and growth opportunities."
Kristin Hrynczuk, Instructional Technology Specialist
Western Michigan University
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