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, 438 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
Manage Institutional ProfileFor current CIC-TEP Liaisons: Make changes to the institutional profile or liaison officer's contact information.
Annual Report FormA downloadable template used by liaisons to report exchanges during the year. Liaisons are responsible for submitting this report to CIC by October 16, 2017.
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
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)
2016–2017
Cedarville University (OH)
Lake Forest College (IL)
Logan University (MO)
Philander Smith College (AR)
Saint Augustine's University (NC)
Southern Virginia University
Wiley College (TX)
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.