Becoming a Member

Discover which membership category is right for you!

Membership in ACHA is based on the calendar year, January 1-December 31. During July 1-September 30, dues are prorated for the remainder of the year. Starting October 1st, applications for the new year will be available online.

Through education, advocacy, and research, ACHA is the principal national leadership organization and the voice of expertise in college health. Your ACHA membership connects you to a national network of like-minded colleagues and a wealth of resources and opportunities to help you become even more successful as a college health professional. ACHA is a volunteer organization that has endless opportunities for member participation at both the regional and national levels.

Click one of the 3 tabs below (Institutional, Individual or Sustaining) to find out more about each membership category, pricing, benefits and how to join.

INSTITUTIONAL
INDIVIDUAL
SUSTAINING

Institutional membership is open to any institution of higher education that offers a program of study applicable toward an associate, baccalaureate, or a higher degree, and which is fully accredited.

$400 - $2,000 (dues range): to calculate for your particular school, take the total budget for your Health & Wellness Services/Student Health Center (includes any departmental expenditures, salaries, benefits, contracted services, equipment, supplies, overhead, etc.) and multiply by .00090 + $375 base dues to get your total institutional dues.

Institutional Membership Application [pdf]

Institutional-only benefits:	As the free rep (RMI) of the institution, you also receive the following individual benefits:
Two free individual memberships: one representative member (RMI) & one student rep	Online subscriptions to College Health & Wellness in Action e-newsletter & the Journal of American College Health (JACH)
Discounted additional individual memberships for staff	ACHA’s weekly e-news update, The Source, keeping you informed on important college health & association updates, webinars, meetings & information
Reduced rates on Patient Satisfaction Assessment Service	The Impact, a quarterly e-newsletter with current events, news about affiliates, and updates on ACHA members whose programs have benefited from funding by the American College Health Foundation (ACHF)
Discount on the College Health Salary and Staffing Survey report	Members-only - ACHA Connect, an online community where you can start discussions with fellow colleagues as well as share resources & ask questions
Access to ACHA Members Seals for web & print	Framework for a Comprehensive College Health Program to assist you in developing or improving your health/wellness services
Reduced rates on ACHA National College Health Assessment	Free CE credit for individual members at Member Institutions (MMIs/RMIs) for ACHA online CE program Discounted fee for ACHA’s Online CE programs for individual members at a non-member institution (MNIs)
Reduced rates on Benchmarking Datashare Surveys	Registration discount for ACHA annual meetings
Group discounts at the annual meeting	Automatic membership in regional affiliates
ACHA National Faculty & Staff Health Assessment	Participation in ACHA committees and coalitions
Online job postings in Career Center – lowest discount	Multiple professional interest sections
Full set of session recordings from past annual meetings – reduced rates	Members-only resources: membership directory, section communications, surveys, and other networking services
Applications for CE credits and contact hours for staff	Notification via blast email of important college health & association updates, webinars & information
A mailed certificate with gold seal of membership in good standing	Apply for monetary awards, prizes & funding from the (ACHF)
Highest discount on health information brochures - up to 40% off	Leadership Institute: college health & wellness professionals can pursue a series of courses for a brand-new certification: CHWP and CHWE*
Add 8 free Executives to your institutional membership – they must fall into the appropriate professional title to qualify	Virtual Mentoring program that allows college health professionals to select their own mentors*
Assembly of Representatives vote to shape the governance of the association (RMI only)	Transition to College resources: ACHF Healthy Start web portal coming soon to include dedicated portals for parents, students, and administrators
	Healthy Campus Executive Newsletter e-newsletter to share with campus leaders who are not in health services & provide them with more exposure to health and wellness issues

Individual memberships are open to anyone providing health services to students at an institution of higher education or on the staff of an institution of higher education. Any individuals who are not at an institution of higher education must join as a company: Sustaining Membership.

Member Type	Description	Dues
Regular	For those who provide health services to students at an institution of higher education and/or are on the staff of an institution of higher education	$165 if your institution is a member $195 if your institution is not a member Regular Online Membership Application Regular Membership Application [pdf]
Student	For a full-time student enrolled in a degree-granting curriculum at an institution of higher education and otherwise not gainfully employed. To be considered a full-time student, you must be enrolled in a Graduate program taking a minimum of 9 semester hours or an Undergraduate program taking a minimum of 12 semester hours Proof of student status, either an unofficial transcript or enrollment verification of status documentation required	FREE if your institution is a member $35 if your institution is not a member Student Online Membership Application Student Membership Application [pdf]
Emeritus	For an individual member in good standing at the time of retirement and who has held individual membership status for at least five years immediately preceding retirement. (Documentation of request required)	$35 Emeritus Membership Application [pdf]

Individual Benefits
Online subscriptions to College Health & Wellness in Action e-newsletter & the Journal of American College Health (JACH)
ACHA’s weekly e-news update, The Source, keeping you informed on important college health & association updates, webinars, meetings & information
The Impact, a quarterly e-newsletter with current events, news about affiliates, and updates on ACHA members whose programs have benefited from funding by the American College Health Foundation (ACHF)
Members-only - ACHA Connect, an online community where you can start discussions with fellow colleagues as well as share resources & ask questions
Framework for a Comprehensive College Health Program to assist you in developing or improving your health/wellness services
Free CE credit for individual members at Member Institutions (MMIs/RMIs) for ACHA online CE program Discounted fee for ACHA’s Online CE programs for individual members at a non-member institution (MNIs)
Registration discount for ACHA annual meetings
Automatic membership in regional affiliates
Participation in ACHA committees and coalitions
Multiple professional interest sections
Members-only resources: membership directory, section communications, surveys, and other networking services
Apply for monetary awards, prizes & funding from the (ACHF)
Leadership Institute: college health & wellness professionals can pursue a series of courses for a brand-new certification: CHWP and CHWE*
Virtual Mentoring program that allows college health professionals to select their own mentors*
Transition to College resources: ACHF Healthy Start web portal coming soon to include dedicated portals for parents, students, and administrators
Healthy Campus Executive Newsletter e-newsletter to share with campus leaders who are not in health services & provide them with more exposure to health and wellness issues

*Sorry, these benefits are not available to student members.

Sustaining Memberships are reserved for those companies who are not at an institution of higher education and are interested in promoting services to members through advertisement and mail list opportunities, as well as exhibiting opportunities at Annual Meetings and other regional meetings and sharing their expertise through online groups and communities. Each company membership comes with 1 free Individual Representative and unlimited individual members.

Member Type	Description	Dues
For-profit Sustaining	For a for-profit association, organization, or business interested or involved in the college health field	$4,000 PDF Membership Application
Nonprofit Sustaining	For a nonprofit or charitable giving association or organization interested or involved in the college health field but not directly associated with a profit-making business	$500 Sustaining Membership Application [pdf]

EXCLUSIVES:

Free unlimited individual memberships for your employees
Advertise in weekly email blast The Source [new in 2018]
Buyers Guide online with your company information [new in 2018]
Sustaining member spotlight in The Source [new in 2018]
1 free physical mailing list per year; member-only rate for subsequent orders

NETWORKING:

Participation in ACHA’s coalitions, sections and online communities [new in 2018]
Access to online searchable membership directory

EVENTS:

Preferred rates on evening networking events at Annual Meeting - subject to venue availability
20% discount on Annual Meeting exhibit booth fees with additional complimentary registrations

DISCOUNTS:

Advertising in Annual Meeting Program
Action newsletter advertising
Publication orders

KNOWLEDGE:

Member access to the Connected College Health Network (CCHN) [Institutional profiles available in 2018; access to clinical and mental health in 2019/2020]
Receive updates and information on college health via email blasts and The Source
Online subscriptions to the Journal of American College Health and College Health and Wellness in Action newsletter

RECOGNITION:

ACHA Sustaining Member seal images to display on your website or in print
A hard-copy mailed certificate of membership in good standing with embossed gold seal
Acknowledgement of Sustaining Membership at exhibit booth at Annual Meeting
Featured in the Final Program and mobile app for the Annual Meeting

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CONTACT US

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Current Members Renew Online

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