If you were inspired by yesterday’s post on Why Join a Professional Organization and are looking for a way to get involved, check out this great list of Student Development Professional Organizations:
- American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
- Middle States Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (MSACRAO)
- Pacific Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (PACRAO)
- Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (SACRAO)
- Virginia Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (VACRAO)
- American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
- American Association of University Women (AAUW)
- American Counseling Association (ACA)
- American Student Government Association (ASGA)
- Association of College Administration Professionals (ACAP)
- American College Counseling Association (ACCA)
- American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
- Association of College and University Housing Officers – International (ACUHO-I)
- Association of College Unions International (ACUI)
- Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors – International (ACCED-I)
- Association of Fraternity Advisors (AFA)
- Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) — AHEAD is an international, multicultural organizationof professionals committed to full participation in higher education forpersons with disabilities.
- Association of Student Judicial Affairs (ASJA)
- Association for Tertiary Education Management Inc.
- Atlantic Association of College and University Student Services
- Australian, New Zealand Student Services Association (ANZSSA)
- Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS)
- California College Personnel Association
- California Colleges for International Education (CCIE)
- California Community College Student Affairs Association
- Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) – CAS provides standards and guidelines toward student learning and development self-assessment on over 30 functional areas in higher education. Go to the website to review the history of CAS, the online store, and links to the over 35 professional associations that belong to CAS.
- Council of Higher Education Management Associations (CHEMA)
- Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
- Collegiate Information and Visitor Services Association (CIVSA)
- Council on Law in Higher Education (CLHE)
- Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers, Inc. (EACE)
- Institute of International Education (IIE)
- Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators (JASPA)
- National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
- National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, Inc. (NAAHP)
- National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A)
- National Association of Australian University Colleges, Incorporated (NAAUC)
- National Association for Campus Activities (NACA)
- National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
- National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS)
- National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH)
- National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS)
- National Association of College Stores (NACS)
- National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
- National Association for Developmental Education (NADE)
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals (NAGAP)
- NAFSA: Association of International Educators
- National Association for Managers of Student Services in Colleges (UK)
- National Association of Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP)
- National Association of Student Employment Administrators (NSEA)
- National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
- National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
- National Career Development Association (NCDA)
- National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA)
- National Organization of Men’s Outreach for Rape Education (ONE IN FOUR)
- National Orientation Directors Association (NODA)
- North Carolina College Personnel Association (NCCPA)
- North Carolina Housing Officers (NCHO)
- Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators -OASFAA is the state association supporting financialaid professions who counsel student and families on the financing of highereducation.
- Pacific Coast College Health Association (PCCHA)
- Southern Association of College Student Affairs
- Southeastern Association of Housing Officers (SEAHO)
- Website for VACUHO, the Virginia Association ofCollege and University Housing Officers
- Virginia Association of School Personnel Administrators – VASPA supports administrators, faculty, staff andstudents at Virginia’s colleges and universities as we strive to bring the best quality educational experiences to each and every student on our campuses.
This list is provided by StudentAffairs.com.
