LibGuides: Professional Development Resources: Higher Ed Organizations

Online Resources for Professional Development and Research in Higher Education Professions

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In addition to the links to higher education associations below and the links to professional development journals to the left, the library has many other useful professional development resources available.

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Higher Education Organizations:

American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
Service Areas: registrar, admissions, enrollment management
American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
Service Areas: general
American College Counseling Association (ACCA)
Service Areas: counseling
College Student Educators International
Service Areas: student affairs, enrollment management
American Council on Education (A.C.E.)
Service Areas: general
ACT
Service Areas: admissions, testing, enrollment management
American College Health Association (ACHA)
Service Areas: student health services
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Service Areas: institutional research/effectiveness, general
American Library Association
Service Areas: library
Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
Service Areas: general higher education
Association for Student Conduct Administration (ASCA)
Service Areas: counseling services
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Service Area: library
Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS)
Service Areas: honors
The Association of College and University Housing Officers – International (ACUHO-I)
Service Areas: student housing
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB)
Service Areas: administration
Association of Higher Education Parent/Family Program Professionals (AHEPPP)
Service Areas: parents of students
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
Service Areas: disability services, student services
Association of Title IX Administrators (atIXa)
Service Areas: student services
Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organizations (COHEAO)
Service Areas: financial aid, enrollment management
College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR)
Service Areas: human resources
College Media Association (CMA)
Service Areas: student and advisors in media
College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA)
Service Areas: tutorial services, remedial/developmental education
The College Board
Service Areas: admissions, registrar, enrollment management, general, testing
Collegiate Information and Visitor Services Association (CiVSA)
Service Areas: information/visitor services
Cooperative Education and Internship Association (CEIA)
Service Areas: cooperative education
The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)
Service Areas: admissions, registrar, graduate studies, enrollment management
Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)
Service Areas: general
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
Service Areas: alumni relations, communications, institutional advancement
Council for Opportunity in Education (COE)
Service Areas: enrollment management, admissions
Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC)
Service Area: general
Education Finance Council (EFC)
Service Areas: financial aid
Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC)
Service Areas: financial aid
EDUCAUSE
Service Areas: general, technology application
Educational Testing Services (ETS)
Service Areas: enrollment management, testing
The Heartland Institute
Service Areas: general, educational issues
HighEdWeb
Service Areas: webmaster, web content
Higher Education Research Institute (HERI)
Service Areas: general higher education issues
The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS)
Service Areas: financial aid, admissions, enrollment management, student support services, general
The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA)
Service Areas: university police
International Webmasters Association (IWA)
Service Areas: internet standards, web developer, webmaster
Jobs for the Future (JFF)
Service Areas: career and placement services
League for Innovation in the Community College
Service Area: general
NACA: The Network for Campus Engagement
Service Areas: student activities, student development
NAGAP: The Leader in Graduate Enrollment Management
Service Areas: graduate services, enrollment management
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
Service Areas: admissions, enrollment management
NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
Service Areas: student development, enrollment management
National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
Service Areas: registrar, advising, graduate services
National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
Service Areas: admissions, enrollment management
National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS)
Service Areas: auxiliary services, bookstore, contracted property management
National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)
Service Areas: business office, human resources
National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS)
Service Areas: enrollment management, student affairs
National Association of College Stores (NACS)
Service Areas: university store
National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
Service Areas: career services
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA)
Service Areas: athletics
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
Service Areas: financial aid, enrollment management
National Association of Two Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA)
Service Areas: athletics
National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)
Service Areas: enrollment management, institutional research and effectiveness, general
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
Service Areas: issues in higher education, policy
National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs (NCLP)
Service Areas: student leadership
National College Access Network
Service Areas: enrollment management, admissions
National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA)
Service Areas: tutoring services, remedial/developmental education
National College Testing Association (NCTA)
Service Areas: testing
National Council on Student Development (NCSD)
Service Areas: student development
National Institute for the Study of Transfer Student (NISTS)
Service Areas: enrollment management
National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
Service Areas: athletics
NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation
Service Areas: student activities
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Service Areas: admissions, registrar, enrollment management, student affairs
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
Service Areas: institutional research and effectiveness, enrollment management, general
National Tutoring Association (NTA)
Service Areas: tutorial services
NODA: Association for Orientation, Transition, Retention in Higher Education
Service Areas: enrollment management, student affairs
National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE)
Service Areas: education programs
Society for College and University Planners (SCUP)
Service Areas: property management, issues in higher education, general
The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)
Service Areas: human resources
South Central Writing Centers Association (SCWCA)
Service Areas: tutorial services, remedial/developmental education
Southern Association for College Student Affairs (SACSA)
Service Areas: student affairs, enrollment management
Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (SACRAO)
Service Areas: admissions, registrar, enrollment management
Southwest College Health Association
Service Areas: student health services
Texas Association of College and University Police Administrators
Service Areas: university police
Texas Community College Teachers Association (TCCTA)
Service Areas: Faculty/Staff professional development
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
Service Areas: general
Texas Higher Education Human Resources Association (THEHRA)
Service Areas: human resources
Texas Library Association (TXLA) College and University Libraries Division (CULD)
Service Areas: library
University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA)
Service Areas: online education, graduate studies, enrollment management