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Regional Meetings

Advancing Equity

NCAN members can attend Regional Meetings free of charge, non-members pay $50.

March 22 - Tampa, FL
March 29 - Santa Barbara, CA
April 12 - Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
April 19 - Washington, DC

Goal 2025

THE BIG GOAL: To increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025.

Goal 2025

Visit Lumina Foundation's Goal 2025

For more information about how to adopt GOAL 2025, contact tdetrich@luminafoundation.org.

Membership Application - Click Here to Join Today!

Frequently Asked Questions about Membership
*Why should my organization join?
*Am I a Regular Member or a Supporting Member?
*What do members get? Who can participate?
*How much are membership dues?
*When does my organization pay membership dues?
*Why does our membership not start immediately?
*Who can help me if I have questions or technical difficulty?

*Why should my organization join?
With hundreds of members spanning across almost every U.S. state, the NCAN is a unique and experienced resource for organizations that help underrepresented middle and high school students aspire to, apply to, enter, and succeed in college. NCAN also serves as a voice for communities dedicated to college opportunity, advocating at the national level for improved access and success for all students.

NCAN makes our members' jobs easier by providing them with readily accessible tools and resources, networking connections with other leading advocates, a national perspective on college access trends and legislative developments, and periodic grant opportunities. Eighty-five percent of members find NCAN's benefits so useful that they renew their membership year after year.

Still looking to learn more? Visit our "Why Join NCAN?" page.

*Am I a Regular Member or a Supporting Member?
Regular members are non-profit organizations or public entities directly serving students or are a network of such programs. Regular members must have either non-profit or public entity status and either directly serve students/families or be a network of programs or national headquarters of a program that directly serves students/families. Supporting members are any organizations, businesses, entities, or individual that supports NCAN’s mission and/or work to further college access and success, but do not qualify as Regular Members. For more information on each category, click the links above.

What do members get? Who can participate?
All staff members of Regular and Supporting member organizations are eligible for benefits. Benefits include:
  • Getting the latest updates on national trends with daily emails
  • Discounted or free attendance at NCAN events, including member-only events
  • Time-saving resources including toolkits, guidebooks, and the member-only website
  • Professional development and technical assistance
  • Building relationships with other NCAN members
  • Sharing your expertise to help others strengthen their work
  • Applying for periodic grants from NCAN
  • Advocacy for national policy changes
To view a complete listing of NCAN Member Benefits, please click here.

*How much are membership dues?
Dues vary by your organization size and what type of member you are. Regular member dues range from $250 - $1200, and Supporting member dues are $250 for individuals or range from $1500 - $3000 for other entities. To see a Regular member price chart, click here. To see a Supporting member price chart, click here.

*When does my organization pay membership dues?
*NCAN pro-rates the first year of membership dues based on a July 1 calendar. The online application will automatically adjust your dues for payment through the first of the upcoming month through June 30. After June 30, your membership dues will be billed as due on July 1 each year.

*Why does our membership not start immediately?
All applicants must be approved by a majority of the NCAN Board of Directors. The time line and process for membership applications are listed on the Membership Policies page.

Application Questions or Submission:
Brenda Finkel, Database and Event Coordinator
National College Access Network
1001 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 632
Washington, DC 20036
Fax: 202-530-4292
Email: finkelb@collegeaccess.org

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