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Institutional Memberships


Institutional Membership

Dues tier determined by category of institution and FTE undergraduate enrollment per IPEDS.


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  • Must be an accredited institution of higher learning
  • Covers your entire physical institutional campus
  • Grants membership access to all individuals at institution
    Note: If your institution is a current member, create a Contact record in NCHC's membership software to gain access to institutional membership benefits.
  • Multi-campus members: Must have separate institutional memberships if separate programs or colleges have their own budgets

Combined Institutional Professional Membership -- additional $150 annually

Includes institutional membership based on tiered dues rate and individual professional membership for the institutional contact.


Individual Memberships

Professional Membership -- $150 annually

Open to all active faculty, administration, and professional staff of a current NCHC member institution.

LIfetime Professional Membership -- $3,000

Open to all active faculty, administration, and professional staff of a current NCHC member institution.

Non-Institutional Professional Membership -- $500 annually

Open to all active faculty, administrators, and professional staff of an accredited institution that does not hold a current NCHC Institutional Membership.

Affiliate Membership -- $100 annually

Open to all former honors faculty, administrators, professional staff, and alumni, retired or no longer associated with an accredited institution.


Other Memberships

Organizational Associate Membership -- $1,000 annually

  • Open to any public or private association or organization that is supportive of honors education and of the mission of NCHC, that is NOT eligible to become an institutional member
  • Subject to approval by the NCHC Board of Directors

Student Membership -- Free*

  • Open to all students of an accredited institution that holds a current NCHC Institutional Membership.
  • No membership fee, but students must annually renew / sign up to stay active in NCHC's database.