Our Meetings
An annual convention and a national DRE (directors of religious education) convocation feature prominent educators in sessions and showcase the latest in technology, publications and services along with a major exposition. Various other academies, seminars, workshops and symposiums are held throughout the year with each one with its own specific focus.

Some of Our Services

• In-service programs
• Religious Education Assessments: ACRE for children and IFG for adults
• Development field services
• The National Marketing Campaign for Catholic Schools (joint project with USCCB)
• Shepherding the Shepherds
• Sharing the Faith
• National Catholic Elementary School Principals Academies
• National Center for Research in Total Catholic Education
• Funding for New Initiatives and Research
• Award programs recognizing outstanding educators and students

NCEA Membership Categories

-Elementary Schools
-Early Childhood
-Secondary Schools
-Religious Education 
-Parish Catechetical Directors 
-Chief Administrators of Catholic Education
-Boards and Councils
-Seminary
-Students
-Individuals

Benefits Provided to Members
In addition to representation of your concerns as a Catholic educator, membership in the National Catholic Educational Association entitles you to several benefits.

• Momentum, our award-winning academic journal, features professional articles with an emphasis on current issues, research and innovative programs.
• Special member rates are given for NCEA publications and various services of the association.
• Special member rates are set for registration for the annual NCEA Convention and Exposition and the national DRE Convocation.
• Conferences on many topics including development, special needs and curriculum, to list a few.
• Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan by Mutual of America is available when adopted by the institution.
• Supplemental Insurance Programs of a wide variety, including healthcare, professional liability and automobile insurance, are sponsored by NCEA through the Trust for Insuring Educators.
• Discounted Auto Rental Rates are available to NCEA members from Alamo, Hertz and National whether traveling for business or pleasure.

Memberships Types and Considerations

Membership in the association can be either individual or institutional and the type appropriate is contingent on the professional responsibility of the person seeking membership. For example, a person who is the administrative head of a member school (principal, president, headmaster, etc.) is ineligible for individual membership. In that case, the individual is automatically a member by virtue of his or her institution's membership in the association.

Institutional membership means that the school is a member of NCEA, also conveying membership benefits for the faculty, professional staff and others who may be involved in the institution's educational efforts. Benefits such as NCEA Notes and Momentum are extended to the school through its head. An example of the extension of benefits could be a volunteer chair of an institution's development committee. That volunteer qualifies for member pricing when purchasing association publications or registering for association events. In some professional areas, however, the school and the individual volunteer will be better served if two memberships are considered. Where an elementary school is involved and benefits are being sought for a school board, the institution should consider both the elementary department institutional membership and membership in the Department of Boards and Councils. The board department's member services are more specific to board person's responsibilities and will be more likely to offer services needed by the school's board person.

A more focused type of institutional membership is premier membership. Premier membership in the Elementary and Secondary Schools Departments grants a member school all the institutional benefits of membership, including Momentum and NCEA Notes and extends these benefits to six additional designated people. The additional fee for Premier membership is $150, and perhaps less, contingent on schools enrollment. Premier membership is an inexpensive way to include additional people in the mailings of the department where they are Premier members. For many institutions, this has proven an effective way to ensure that the chairs of parent organizations, pastors, campus ministers and other key administrators receive their own materials from the association. There has consistently been great value for the member dollar associated with Premier membership.

Departmental Membership Offerings

The information below is a listing of the membership entities for the entire association. For additional information about each department or commission, click on the department's title.

Elementary Schools Department

• Institutional - membership dues based on enrollment
• Premier institutional (additional fees apply)
• Early Childhood institutions
• Individual

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Secondary Schools Department

• Institutional - membership dues based on enrollment.
• Premier institutional (additional fees apply)
• Individual

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Note: Supplementary Forms for premier memberships are required and must be submitted in addition to the basic Elementary and Secondary Institutional Membership Forms.

Religious Education Department

• NPCD - for parish catechetical leaders
• Pastors
• Continuing Education
• College Religious Education Departments
• Individual
• Student

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Chief Administrators of Catholic Education Department (CACE)

• Total Catholic Education Division
• Religious Education Division
• Catholic School Division
• Association of College Leadership Programs

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Boards and Councils Department

• Diocesan Board, Council or Commission 
• Regional Board, Council or Commission 
• School Board, Council or Commission 
• Total Education Board, Council or Commission 
• Individual
• Student

Note: membership dues are based on the number of members.

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Seminary Department

• Institutional - membership dues based on enrollment
• Individual

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 NCEA also offers

• Individual membership without any departmental affiliation
• Student membership
• Subscriptions to its award winning journal Momentum
• Subscriptions to a comprehensive list of newsletters

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For more information send us an email to: member@ncea.org or toll free number (800) 711-6232 and request Member Services. Our hours of operation are from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m, Standard Eastern Time.

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