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The Savannah College of Art and Design is a member of the Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education. The ARCHE cross-registration process facilitates enrollment in courses offered at all member colleges and universities. Students at ARCHE member institutions have the opportunity to broaden their range of study through access to courses not offered at their home institution. Atlanta students who wish to participate in the cross-registration program must submit an application to the registrar’s office. Approval for cross-registration does not guarantee placement in courses at the host institution. For more information, visit the .
The Georgia Foundation for Independent Colleges is an association of Georgia’s 26 private, independent colleges and universities. Through partnerships with the institutions, businesses, and community leaders, GFIC supports private higher education in Georgia in the areas of public policy, fundraising for student financial aid, and collaborative programs.
The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities serves as the unified national voice of independent higher education. Since 1976, the association has represented private colleges and universities on policy issues with the federal government, such as those affecting student aid, taxation, and government regulation. The NAICU staff meets with policymakers, tracks campus trends, conducts research, analyzes higher education issues, publishes information, helps coordinate state-level activities, and advises members of legislative and regulatory developments with potential impact on their institutions. In addition, NAICU has spearheaded several major public initiatives, such as the Student Aid Alliance, an ambitious effort to enhance funding for existing student aid programs; and the nonpartisan National Campus Voter Registration Project that, in the last three congressional elections, has helped member institutions conduct both voter education programs and campaigns to register students and employees. With nearly 1,000 members nationwide, NAICU reflects the diversity of private, nonprofit higher education in the United States. NAICU also has joined in a protocol of agreement with the Foundation for Independent Higher Education and the Council of Independent Colleges to enhance the cooperation, partnership, and collaboration among the three organizations to better serve independent higher education.
The purpose of the Sloan Consortium is to help learning organizations continually improve quality, scale, and breadth of their online programs according to their own distinctive missions, so that education will become a part of everyday life, accessible and affordable for anyone, anywhere, at any time, in a wide variety of disciplines. Created with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Sloan-C encourages the collaborative sharing of knowledge and effective practices to improve online education in learning effectiveness, access, affordability for learners and providers, and student and faculty satisfaction.
Sloan-C maintains a catalog of degree and certificate programs offered by a wide range of regionally accredited member institutions, consortia, and industry partners; provides speakers and consultants to help institutions learn about online methodologies; hosts conferences and workshops to help implement and improve online programs; publishes the Sloan-C View, the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, and annual volumes of applied research studies; and conducts research, annual surveys on online learning and forums to inform academic, government and private sector audiences. Sloan-C also offers an awards program and an effective practices database so members can share the lessons they have learned.
Sloan-C generates ideas to improve products, services and standards for the online learning industry, and assists members in collaborative initiatives. Members include (1) private and public universities and colleges, community colleges and other accredited course and degree providers, and (2) organizations and suppliers of services, equipments, and tools that practice the Sloan-C quality principles.
The eLearning Guild is a Community of Practice for eLearning design, development, and management professionals. The Guild offers members high-quality learning opportunities, networking services, resources, and publications. Members represent a diverse group of managers, directors, and executives focused on training and learning services, as well as eLearning instructional designers, content developers, web developers, project managers, contractors, and consultants. Guild members work in a variety of settings including corporate, government, and academic organizations. All members share a common interest in eLearning design, development, and management.
USDLA serves the needs of the distance learning community by providing advocacy, information, networking and opportunity.
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