Welcome to our Website

CCCS and our partnering institutions and associations welcome you to this site. This website is intended to support private, higher education member organizations and their member institutions across the United States. If you are new to our site and represent a private, higher education member organization or a private institution of higher education, we hope that you find sufficient information that interests you in learning more about CCCS, its mission, and programs.


Our Mission and Vision

The Coalition for College Cost Savings (CCCS) is comprised of a group of non-profit higher education member organizations dedicated to helping institutions improve business processes ...   more

 

CCCS Member States

Recent News

CCCS Moves to New Office Space
We are happy to announce that we have moved to a new office location. Our new contact information can be found behind the Contact Us tab, as well as on the website sidebar.


Helpful Survey Available
With the addition of several benefits contracts to the CCCS portfolio, members may find a survey helpful to determine which of these contracts they need.   In the Resources section behind the Members Only tab, an employee benefits survey has been created for your use.


Heiler Webinar Scheduled
Heiler, our e-procurement contract supplier, plans to hold a national webinar on Thursday, August 26th at 11:00 a.m. Eastern.  The webinar will provide an overview of the Heiler Higher Education E-Procurment System.  For more details, please log in and visit the Members Only section of our website.


Two New Contracts - Employee Benefits and Student Healthcare
CCCS is pleased to announce the addition of Principal Life Insurance Company and UnitedHealthcare to our contract portfolio. Principal Life provides group life, disability, vision and dental insurance for the employees of our member institutions and their member schools. UnitedHealthcare provides a student accident and sickness insurance plan. Please log in to the Members Only section of our website for details.


Three New Members Added in 2010
CCCS is happy to announce the addition of three new members: the Louisiana Association of Independent Collges & Universities (LAICU), Independent Colleges of Washington (ICW), and the Maryland Independent College and University Association.  These members bring 37 new colleges and universities to CCCS, which increases our total number of schools served  579.


Member Resources
CCCS frequently posts news, documents and other resources in the Members Only section of our website.  Most recently we have posted a document on tips for a paperless office.  To access these resources, log in and click on the Resources tab in the Members Only section of the website.


Contract Templates Available
CCCS understands that many of our member schools have neither the time, nor the resources, to create standard contract templates for situations that they encounter during the course of any operating year.  To assist in meeting this need, we have created a series of standard contract templates that schools can use at their convenience.  To access these contracts, go to Resources for Members on the Members Only page.