Presidents Institute

The Presidents Institute is CIC’s premier annual event, bringing presidents of independent colleges and universities together for networking, problem-solving, and sharing of ideas among colleagues leading similar institutions. CIC’s Presidents Institute is the largest annual meeting of college and university presidents, regularly bringing together more than 350 higher education chief executives and more than 800 participants in all. The Institute includes a program for new presidents and for presidential spouses and partners.

2026 Presidents Institute

The 2026 Presidents Institute will be held January 4–7 at the Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, FL.

View program and registration information.

Marjorie Hass and Barbara Hetrick seated on stage during closing plenary session
Participants seated at roundtable discussion session
Four seated panelists on stage speaking into handheld microphones
College president introducing plenary speaker from podium
Seated participants speaking to each other during a breakout
College president stands at microphone to ask question during plenary session
Plenary speaker stands on stage holding microphone and slide advancer
Session speaker presents from podium to participants seated at roundtables

Upcoming Institutes

2027 Presidents Institute
January 4–7, 2027
San Diego, CA

Past Institutes

2025 Presidents Institute
January 4–7, 2025
San Antonio, TX

2024 Presidents Institute
January 4–7, 2024
Hollywood, FL

2023 Presidents Institute
January 4–7, 2023
San Francisco, CA