Schedule of Fees
Annual Membership Fees:
Affiliated Member (Individual Membership): $150 USD
Associate Member (Non-Institution Members) : $150 USD
Institutional Member: $350 USD
Accreditation by
All membership come with digital certificates at no extra cost.
Printed Certificate: $250 plus Shipping
ACCREDITATION INITIAL APPLICANTS
Membership Application Fee:
$350 USD
Acccreditation by Reciprocity Agreement or Current Accreditation (includes MACCA, others by inquiry):
$850 USD
Membership Fee (Due Annually):
$750 USD
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Accreditation Full Visit Only
Determination of Eligibility
$0.00 (no fee)
Accreditation Workshop
$750 USD (first attendee)
$150 USD (each additional attendee)
Initial Resource Visit
$2,500 USD (plus travel expenses as invoiced)
$3,500 USD for International Schools (plus travel expenses as invoiced)
$2,000 USD for an E-visit
Initial Application Fee – Main Campus
$3,500 (Initial Grant, per Main)
Initial Application Fee – Branch Campus (Fee is per branch campus)
$2,000 (Initial Grant, per Branch)Initial Application Fee – Learning Site (Fee is per learning site location)
$1,000 (Initial Grant Learning Site Surcharge)
Onsite Evaluation Fee
$4,000 (plus evaluation team Honoraria and travel expenses as invoiced)
$5,000 for International Schools (plus travel expenses as invoiced)
Evaluation Team Chair Honoraria: $1,000 USD per day
Evaluation Team Member Honoraria: $750 USD per
Accreditation Evaluation Fee (final review of onsite visit)
$2,000
Accreditation Grant Fee
$500
Total Fees Approximate: $23,750 plus travel expenses for US-based institutions
$25,750 plus travel expenses for international institutions
Note: Low Income Developing Country grants may reduce a portion of the related costs, not including the application. Please contact ICHE for more information.
RENEWAL OF ACCREDITATION
Renewal of Accreditation Application Fee (Also referred to as a New Grant Fee)
$2,500 (+applicable surcharges)
Learning Site Surcharge (Fee is per learning site location)
$500
Program Surcharge (Fee is per program)
$500
Renewal of Accreditation Evaluation Visit
Evaluation Team Chair Honoraria: $1,000 USD per day
Evaluation Team Member Honoraria: $750 USD per
HEARING / REVIEW FEES
Appeal of Commission Decision (to the Review Board)
$5,000
Campus Level Show-Cause (in person)
each review – $5,000
Campus Level Show-Cause (in writing)
each review – $2,000
Campus Level Compliance Warning
$1,000
Campus Level Reporting
$500
Licensure Outcomes Reporting
$500 annually
COUNCIL-DIRECTED CONSULTATION FEE
Council-directed consultations (per campus)
$2,000
Travel costs apply if in-person visit.
Evaluation Team Chair Honoraria: $1,000 USD per day
Evaluation Team Member Honoraria: $750 USD per
WORKSHOP FEES
Renewal Accreditation Workshop
$590 for first participant
$120 for each additional participant
Adding Value: CEP Workshop
$590 for first participant
$120 for each additional participant
Adding Value: R&P Workshop
$590 for first participant
$120 for each additional participant
Deferral Workshop
$590 for first participant
$120 for each additional participant
Evaluator Training Workshop
No Charge
Initial Accreditation Development Series
$750 (single day in-person or webinar)
$150 for each additional participating member
SUSTAINING ANNUAL FEES (in-lieu of standard annual membership fee)
Annual Institutional Revenue
$0 to $249,999
$1,350
$250,000 to $499,999
$2,000
$500,000 to $749,999
$2,700
$750,000 to $999,999
$3,500
$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
$4,000
$1,500,000 to $2,999,999
$4,700
$3,000,000 to $4,999,999
$5,400
$5,000,000 to $7,499,999
$6,700
International Institution Fee
add $1,000
$7,500,000 to $9,999,999
$8,000
$10,000,000 to $19,999,999
$9,400
$20,000,000 to $29,999,999
$10,700
$30,000,000 to $39,999,999
$12,000
$40,000,000 to $49,999,999
$13,500
$50,000,000 to $59,999,999
$14,800
More than $60,000,000
$16,000
VISIT EXPENSES INTERNATIONAL CAMPUSES
Visit expenses for team members (including staff) shall be based on travel by business class plus hotel. Cost of the visit must be paid as invoiced by ICHE. The schedule of visit fees per day shown above will be adjusted as necessary for international travel by business class.
UNANNOUNCED VISITS
Actual expenses will be charged to the institution if the Council determines that the institution is not in compliance with the Accreditation Criteria. The Council will incur the expense otherwise.
LATE FEES / SYSTEM UNLOCKING FEES
ICHE may employ its late fee policy which is as follows: An initial late fee of $1,000 will be assessed the day following the deadline (first day late), and then $100 per day will be accrued until day 20 of delinquency. On day 21, the institution will be presented before the Executive Committee, who may issue a show-cause directive.
SERVICE FEES FOR SUBSTANTIVE AND NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES after accreditation is complete
Agreements with Other Entities
(Consortium, Contracts or Partnership Agreements)
$600 per contract
Branch Campus
$4,000
Campus Accountability Report Revision Fee
(corrections)
$500
Campus Accountability Report Revision Fee
(submit additional placements)
$750
Campus Closing
$0
Change of Name or Change of Location (Main or Branch)
$500
Change of Mission Statement
$500
Change of Ownership (Main Location)
$3,500
Change of Ownership (Non-Main Location)
$2,000
Clock-to-Credit-Hour Conversion Profile
$600
Council Directed Consultation (Maximum of three individuals)
$4,000
Distance Education Application
Expansion of Institutional Scope and first time Branch Campus Distance Education
$1,000
Distance Education Modification Application (adding additional programs to an existing approval)
$500 per program
Learning Site
$1,500
New Program Application
$1,500
Non-Credit, Short-Term Modules
(Outcomes are certificate of completion and not an academic certificate. This application accepts a maximum of 10 modules per campus in one submission.)
$500 per campus, per program
Non-Substantive Program Modification (change of coursework)
$300 per program
Program Start Date Extension Request
(This application accepts a maximum of 10 requests per campus in one submission.)
$300
Program Termination
(Includes announcing teach-outs, surrendering a program, and final discontinuation. This application accepts a maximum of 10 requests per campus in one submission.)
$0
Reassignment and Consolidation of Campuses
(Consolidation activity that involves collapsing institutional groupings and reassigning branch campuses to a new consolidated main campus.)
$1,500
Reclassification of Branch Campus to Main Campus
$2,500
Realignment of Branch Campus
(Involves realigning a branch campus from one main to another main campus.)
$1,500
Substantive Changes to Existing Program
Elimination of Same Program Other Location Discount (SPOL)
$1,000
Expedited Application Fee (to be completed within 10 business days)
$1,000 per application / $1,500 per application if substantive (needs Executive Committee approval)