"He who fails to plan is planning to fail," Winston Churchill famously said. While he was speaking...
We at Enrollment Builders love in-person networking events. We're so glad that most higher ed organizations are hosting their admissions and strategic enrollment management conferences in 2023.
Now, almost three years after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down everything, it's starting to feel like "normal" again. We are grateful that strategic enrollment management conferences have mostly returned to business as usual, helping educational institutions of all kinds to boost their enrollment and keep prospective student engagement high.
Last year, in addition to our Higher Education Call Center Services, we compiled a short guide to admissions and enrollment management conferences and sent it to our clients. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, especially from those who utilized our Higher Ed Call Center Services. We wanted to make it even more comprehensive this year and share it with more people, earlier in the year. Because it's never too soon to begin planning, we're excited to publish our Guide to 2023 Higher Ed Admissions & Enrollment Management Conferences. Use the information here to map out the conferences you hope to attend.
Because it's never too soon to begin planning, we're excited to publish our Guide to 2023 Higher Ed Admissions & Enrollment Management Conferences. Use the information here to map out the strategic enrollment management conferences in 2023 that you hope to attend.
You can also access a Google Sheet version here. Just click on the link, MAKE A COPY of the Sheet, and start using it.
Bookmark this page and use it throughout the year. We will update it as more information is published from the organizations.
We hope to see you at a conference in 2023!
Jump to see all the conferences listed by month:
Higher Ed Admissions Conferences Listed Chronologically by Date
January 2023
Higher Ed IT
Online, Distance-learning course
1.16.23 — 3.10.23
$925 members; $1200 non-members
Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) Annual Meeting
General Higher Education
San Francisco, California
1.18.23 — 1.20.23
$475 members; $675 non-members (before 11.21.22)
$510 members; $710 non-members (11.22.22 —1.18.23)
February 2023
American Marketing Association 2023 Winter Academic Conference
Marketing
Nashville, Tennessee, and virtual accommodations
2.10.23 — 2.12.23
$689 members; $839 non-members
General Higher Education
Washington, D.C.
2.5.23 —2.8.23
$780 members; $825 non-members
March 2023
SXSW EDU Conference and Festival
Enrollment management
Austin, Texas
3.6.23 — 3.9.23
$545 before 1.5.23; $695 walk-up rate
Enrollment management
Denver, Colorado
3.7.23 — 3.9.23
Cost is TBD.
Marketing
Las Vegas, Nevada
3.13.23 — 3.15.23
$949
Education/technology
San Diego, California
3.17.23 — 3.19.23
$1500 for educators and not-for-profit attendees
University Professional & Continuing Education (UPCEA) Annual Conference 2023
General higher education
Washington, D.C.
3.22.23 — 3.24.23
$900 members; $1300 non-members (before 1.1.23)
$1090 members; $1400 non-members (after 1.1.23)
Higher Learning Commission 2023 HLC Annual Conference
General higher education
Chicago, Illinois
3.25.23 — 3.28.23
$700 members; $900 non-members
Enrollment management
Aurora, Colorado
3.26.23 — 3.29.23
$745 (by 2.15.23); $895 (after 2.15.23); $1,045 (on-site)
American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Annual Convention
Student affairs
New Orleans, Louisiana
3.26.23 — 3.29.23
$510, $610 (last minute) members; $710, $910 (last minute) non-members
April 2023
OLC Accelerate: OLC Innovate 2023
Online education
Virtual and Nashville, Tennessee
Virtual: 4.4.23 — 4.6.23
Nashville: 4.18.23 — 4.21.23
$895 members; $995 non-members
Graduate enrollment management
New York, New York
4.12.23 — 4.15.23
$595 members; $875 non-members
June 2023
Christian Adult Higher Education Association (CAHEA) 28th Annual CAHEA Conference
Christian education
Grapevine, Texas
6.12.23 — 6.15.23
$450 members, $500 after 6.1.23; $500 non-members, $550 after 6.1.23
Watermark Engage
Success and insights from higher ed administrators
Austin, Texas
6.13.23 — 6.15.23
$399, $449 after 5.18.23
Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) 2023 CECU Convention
Enrollment Management
Kansas City, Missouri
6.20.23 — 6.22.23
$795 (3.1.23 - 3.31.23), $895 (4.1.23 - 6.19.23); $995 (6.20.23 -6.22.23)
July 2023
ACT Enrollment Management Summit
Enrollment management
Nashville, Tennessee
7.17.23-7.19.23
$550
EduWeb Digital Summit Annual Conference
Digital Marketing
Washington, D.C.
7.18.23 - 7.20.23
Cost is TBD.
Distance Learning Administration (DLA) 2023 Conference
Distance Education
Jekyll Island, Georgia
7.23.23 - 7.26.23
$435 (January - March); $590 (March - June)
National Small Colleges Enrollment Conference (NSCEC) Annual Conference
Enrollment Management
Charlotte, North Carolina
7.24.23-7.26.23
$500
Distance Teaching and Learning Conference (DT&L) Conference
Distance Education
Madison, Wisconsin
7.25.23 —7.27.23
Institutional Attendee: $995 or $1045 on-site; Corporate UPCEA member: $995 or $1045 on-site; Corporate non-member: $2000
August 2023
American Marketing Association 2023 Summer Academic Conference
Marketing
San Francisco, California, and virtual accommodations
8.4.23 — 8.6.23
$689 members; $839 non-members
September 2023
National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) 79th Annual Conference
Admissions/enrollment management
Baltimore, Maryland
9.21.23 — 9.23.23
Member: $275-425; Non-member: $450-700
October 2023
Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE) 85th Annual Conference
Enrollment Management
Charleston, South Carolina
10.16.23 - 10.18.23
Early Bird Member: $549; Early Bird Non-Member: $699
November 2023
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) SEM Conference
Enrollment management
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
11.5.23 — 11.8.23
Cost is TBD.
