Our unique membership benefits include:
- Regional Salons are virtual and FREE to members
- Real time advice, answers and ideas: UPCEA members have 24/7 access to a community of over 14,000 educators, leaders, colleagues and peers with our unique member discussion platform, CORe (Collaborative Online Relationships)
- Networking opportunities at UPCEA’s national and regional conferences and seminars
- Free webinars including recordings
- Access to important research: user friendly, searchable, up-to-date, and unmatched quality
- UPCEA directory access: allowing you to reach out to peer institutions for counsel
- Exclusive member content: online library includes benchmarking studies, conference session slides & recordings, best practices, templates, lesson plans, more
- Online leadership roundtable representation: one per membership
- Member pricing on all UPCEA conferences, events and professional development
UPCEA's membership includes most major public and private institutions, and is over 14,000 individual members strong.
View all the other membership services highlighted in our Owner's Manual.
How to renew your membership
Need assistance with your renewal payment? We can help with a few options:
- Plan your year with the UPCEA Advantage Membership! Customize your membership by bundling your dues, conference and course registrations in just one invoice.
- Pay your dues in two installments over the next year with our dues payment plan.
Upon receipt of your dues invoice, UPCEA offers four convenient options to renew membership:
- Via Credit card: Renew online with a credit card. Once the Institutional Representative is logged in as their organization, select Make Payment under the My Account area in the top right of your organizational profile. Or, contact member services at 202-844-4242 or e-mail [email protected] to pay over the phone by credit card.
- Mail payment via check to UPCEA,
P.O. Box 426048, Washington, DC 20042-6048 - Renew via ACH payment: Please contact: [email protected].
For your convenience, here is UPCEA's W-9 Form.
If You Do Not Have Organizational Account Access: If you are not sure who is the IR at your institution, or to check your institution’s renewal status or submit payment, please contact us at 202-844-4242 or [email protected].
Designate an Alternative Representative or billing contact to receive next year's renewal invoice directly, with permission to update the institution's roster of staff receiving member benefits.
Lapsed Members Rejoin
Has it been more than a year since your institution was a UPCEA member? To reinstate your UPCEA membership, complete the membership application.
What Current UPCEA Members Are Saying
"The UPCEA membership benefits that have been invaluable to me are the professional development resources, the benchmarking resources and the UPCEA Hallmarks of Excellence."
Dr. Tonya Amankwatia, Assistant Vice Provost of Distance Education & Extended Learning
North Carolina A&T State University
"For our employees, UPCEA is the key to career professional development and networking in Online and Continuing Education."
Rovy Branon, Vice Provost
Continuum College, University of Washington
"We are an institutional member of UPCEA based in Ontario, Canada and I can honestly say that UPCEA has been one of the most valuable networks I have ever had the privilege of being a part of."
Alison Darling, Director, Professional Programs
Queen’s University Industrial Relations Centre (IRC)
"Having these resources and sharing best practices helped us navigate through what will forever be considered the new normal."
Mili Maldonado Agusty, Executive Director
Sagrado Global School of Professional Studies, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, San Juan, Puerto Rico
"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 and Professor
University of Toledo
“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
"The UPCEA membership, without question, has been the best return on investment for our institution."
Pamela Wimbush, Dean, College of Continuing Education (Interim)
Sacramento State
"While the field of online and professional education becomes increasingly competitive, UPCEA has maintained its collaborative, entrepreneurial environment, providing endless opportunities for learning and sharing with colleagues across institutions. From conferences, to webinars, to casual conversations, the UPCEA community has been a resource to me and my staff for ideas, innovations, and new perspectives. Together, we've advanced the field of professional education."
Thomas F. Gibbons, Dean
Northwestern University School of Professional Studies
"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
"I continue to find the collaborative spaces in UPCEA extremely rewarding and hope to keep locating new ways to leverage my skills and grow in the organization."
Matt DiPirro, Associate Dean, Liberal Arts
Southern New Hampshire University
"The esprit de corps exhibited by UPCEA staff and members is second to none."
J. Kim McNutt, Dean-College of Continuing and Professional Education
California State University, Dominguez Hills
"This is going to sound hyperbolic, but my membership in UPCEA has been paramount to the success of the higher education institutions I’ve served. Simply put, the research, resources, workshops, conferences, and professional connections have helped guide my long-term strategic plans and short-term operational approaches. UPCEA membership is a professional “requirement” if you’re in this ever-evolving field and want to advance educational access and equity. That’s on the professional front. On the personal front, I’ve made lifelong friends out of lifelong colleagues, and the annual gatherings of higher education mavericks should not be missed."
Robert Bruce, Dean
Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, Rice University
“UPCEA has been an incredible resource for our whole division at UW-Whitewater. Our members have brought back many actionable ideas from the main conference, MEMS, DT&L, and Convergence! The online professional development has also been targeted, relevant, and accessible for our staff.”
Matthew E. Vick, Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
"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
