CIC-TEP is a network of CIC member colleges and universities willing to accept, tuition-free, students from families of full-time employees of other participating institutions. Each participating institution in the network agrees to import a limited number of students on the same admission basis as they accept all other students, without regard to the number of students it exports.
CIC-TEP began more than 30 years ago when a small group of member presidents suggested that CIC create a program with minimal rules and low fees that they could offer as a benefit to employees. Today, 440 colleges and universities (roughly two-thirds of all CIC Members) from 48 states and five countries are participating. Over the decades, thousands of employees and their spouses and dependents have been able to attend college tuition-free. This year alone, more than 1,700 students were able to fulfill their educational goals thanks to CIC-TEP.
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How to Apply
Application Form (PDF)(For exchanges in the upcoming year) This application form should be sent from the liaison officer at the home/exporting institution to the liaison officer at the host/importing institution for determining acceptance to CIC-TEP.
Details for Administering the Program
Change LiaisonFor current or new CIC-TEP Liaisons: Make changes to the institutional profile or liaison officer's contact information.
CIC-TEP Online PortalCIC recently launched a new online portal for liaisons to manage all CIC-TEP applications. The transition to the online portal will happen in multiple phases through November 2018.
Special Features of CIC–TEP
Several distinctive elements of CIC’s Tuition Exchange Program provide significant advantages for participating institutions:
- Full tuition benefit;
- No hidden fees;
- True-access program;
- Broad eligibility for employees, spouses, and dependents;
- Optional waiting period for receipt of the benefit;
- Modest student import requirement;
- Access beyond full-time undergraduate study; and
- National and international exchange opportunities.
New CIC-TEP Members
2018–2019 (for exchanges beginning in the 2019–2020 year)
Albertus Magnus College (CT)
Cornell College (IA)
Divine Word College (IA)
Ithaca College (NY)
Presentation College (SD)
Roanoke College (VA)
Siena College (NY)
Spartanburg Methodist College (SC)
2017–2018 (for exchanges beginning in the 2018–2019 year)
Ave Maria University (FL)
Campbell University (NC)
Capitol Technology University (MD)
Erskine College (SC)
Manor College (PA)
Methodist College (IL)
Spartanburg Methodist College (SC)
Tabor College (KS)
Texas Lutheran University
Trinity Christian College (IL)
For additional details or questions about CIC-TEP, contact Kate Webber, CIC director of membership services, at (202) 466-7230 or
kwebber@cic.nche.edu.