CECU Membership

The Sector’s National Voice
Outcomes that benefit our Students, our Schools, our Sector!
The postsecondary career education sector consists of schools engaged in the delivery of occupational skills leading to real jobs, real wages, and a real chance for personal/professional success. We are a proud sector of higher education, meeting the needs of millions of students – all ages and backgrounds – seeking specific career skills and credentials.

Today, CECU serves as the national voice for this noble work. Representing over 600 campuses, CECU promotes, defends, and protects postsecondary career education. CECU serves all schools licensed by the states; accredited by a recognized accreditor; and eligible to participate in the federal government’s Title IV Financial Aid programs.

Your membership in CECU is your commitment as a citizen of the sector. It reflects a recognition that we must speak with one voice, articulate one agenda, and advocate through a united and common message. CECU conducts research, develops policy, and defends the sector from Congress to the Executive branch and when necessary, in the courts.
Everyone benefits from the work of CECU. As a citizen of this sector, you owe it to yourself and others to become a member of the CECU family of schools. ​
Membership Types & Applications

​​For more information, or to talk with a CECU Staff member regarding potential membership, please contact Membership@Career.org.
​Results Matter!

Your membership has achieved:
- For 10 years, CECU led the fight against a targeted assault on the sector known as Gainful Employment challenging the theory of a debt/earnings ratio as the criteria for academic quality. Today, the Gainful Employment Rule has been replaced with a common set of outcome metrics for all programs at all schools!
- A new Borrower Defense to Repayment rule provides fairness and due process for students and schools.
- Gallup research shows that our students increase their annual earnings by 62% after completion of programs in our schools.
- CECU members have a graduation rate of 59.4% -- almost 3 times higher than primary on-line schools; and/or 2-year public schools.
- A 10-year Campaign to Create 5 Million Career Professionals has produced over 1,227,129 new professionals in the first 2 years!
- CECU is the leading voice protecting Veterans’ access to postsecondary career education.
- Membership produces outcomes that benefit the entire sector.

​Membership provides opportunities for individual and collective growth.