NC5 Membership
How do I become a member of NC5?
You don’t. The Northern California Community College Computer Consortium is a consortium of member colleges. Colleges pay an annual membership, based on their previous year’s FTES (full-time equivalent student) numbers.
So, if your college or district is a member, you are too.
What are the benefits of membership to me, as an individual?
Participants from member colleges attend meetings at a significant discount.
Can any college become a member?
Full membership (which includes a vote on the NC5 Executive Board) is restricted to California Community Colleges in the northern two-thirds of the state of California. To the south, the dividing line is the Tehachapi Mountains. To the north, it is the Oregon border. The reasons for limiting membership are purely practical; California is a very large state and we are trying to keep the driving time to meetings as reasonable as possible. Roughly 60 of the 110 California Community Colleges are eligible for membership.
We do offer an associate membership to community colleges outside of these boundaries, for universities, and for other educational institutions. These differ only in that they do not include a vote on the Board. This type of membership makes sense if your college or school is sending several people to NC5 conferences.
Can I attend a meeting if my college is not a member of the Consortium?
Of course. But it will cost you a bit more to register. It takes significant resources to plan and put on any meeting, and the member colleges share that cost through their membership. When you register as an individual, the additional registration expense reflects your share of that contribution.
University faculty, staff and administrators are also encouraged to attend our meetings, as are faculty from high schools, or any educational institution for that matter. In fact, our meetings are open to anyone who is interested in sharing and learning about technology and education.
How can I find out if my college is eligible to join as a full member?
The list of colleges eligible for full membership can be found here: <Under Construction>
How can I find out if my college is a member?
The list of member colleges can be found here: <Under Construction>
My college is eligible, but not a member. How do we join?
