Community Colleges for International Development- CCID

What Community Colleges for International Development- CCID does

Community Colleges for International Development (CCID), founded in 1976 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization dedicated exclusively to advancing internationalization at community, technical, and vocational colleges worldwide. Its primary members are accredited two-year and technical colleges in the U.S. and internationally, supplemented by University Partners, Outreach Partners (associations and nonprofits engaged under MOU), and individual unaffiliated/retiree/student members. CCID is currently hosted by Lone Star College and is seeking a new host institution starting September 1, 2026.

CCID's product portfolio is built around four interconnected product surfaces: (1) the CCID Member Engagement Hub ("The Hub"), an online community platform built with Campus Community and accessible via web and mobile; (2) the Framework for Comprehensive Internationalization (FCI), a proprietary benchmarking instrument for community colleges; (3) annual programs including the flagship February Annual Conference (50th edition in 2026), monthly webinars, professional development workshops (COIL training, Danish-U.S. Virtual Exchange, conflict resolution), scholarships (e.g., CCID-LanguageCert), and student programs (Virtual College Transfer Fairs); and (4) advocacy and research outputs, including the "Global Learning in Community Colleges: A Strategic Necessity" report with ACCT and the CCSIES survey co-developed with University of Toledo. The organization is operated by approximately 10 employees.

CCID's revenue model is membership- and program-fee-based: recurring annual membership dues set by the Board; tiered University Partner fees ($750/year); per-participant survey fees scaled by institution enrollment and membership status; and per-event recruitment fees ($1,000 USD/city plus 17% service fee for EducationUSA tours). Strategic alliances with USAID, EducationUSA, QS, ACCT, Meridian International Center, Campus Community, and Jackfruit Marketing (website) support its internationalization mission, recruitment programming, research, and digital infrastructure.

Name

Community Colleges for International Development- CCID

Legal name

Community Colleges for International Development, Inc.

Website

https://ccidinc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CCID is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization founded in 1976 that advances internationalization at community, technical, and vocational colleges worldwide through its member engagement platform, benchmarking framework, annual conference, professional development, scholarships, and recruitment tours.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: CCID members pay annual dues determined by the Board of Directors. Membership categories include Board Member, CCID Member (institutions), University Partner ($750/year), Outreach Partner (no fee), and Unaffiliated/Retiree/Student. Revenue is recurring on a rolling annual basis.
2. Conference and Program Fees: Revenue generated from annual conference registration fees (member discounts apply) and professional development programs. CCID offers both member-only and open-to-non-members programs and events.
3. Recruitment Tour and Fair Fees: Registration fees for international recruitment events such as the EducationUSA Community College Engagement Tour ($1,000 USD per city plus 17% service fee) and virtual transfer fairs. Income is per-event and per-institution.
4. Survey and Research Fees: The Community College Student Internationalization Experience Survey (CCSIES) generates per-participant fees scaled by institution enrollment and CCID membership status (e.g., CCID members with 500–10,000 students: $500; non-members same tier: $750).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CCID is a nonprofit membership organization that delivers year-round collaboration, capacity-building, and innovation programs for community, technical, and vocational colleges seeking to internationalize their campuses. Its core offerings include the proprietary Framework for Comprehensive Internationalization (FCI) benchmarking tool, the CCID Member Engagement Hub (The Hub), an annual conference, professional development programs, scholarships for international students, and student recruitment events (EducationUSA tours and virtual transfer fairs).

Product overview

CCID is a membership-based non-profit organization that offers a portfolio of interconnected programs and services for community, technical, and vocational colleges focused on advancing global education and internationalization. The core offerings include: The Hub (an online member engagement platform built on Campus Community technology), professional development webinars and workshops, an annual conference, student and professional programs (study abroad, virtual exchanges, leadership training), scholarships for international students, the Framework for Comprehensive Internationalization (FCI) benchmarking tool, advocacy resources, student recruitment events (EducationUSA tours and virtual fairs), and the PartnerFind network for institutional partnerships. CCID also recognizes excellence through awards including the Werner Kubsch Award and Faculty Innovation in Global Education Award. The organization recently launched a redesigned website in 2026 as part of its 50-year anniversary celebration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Hub: CCID Member Engagement Hub - a dynamic online community platform for members to network, share resources, and collaborate.
• Framework for Comprehensive Internationalization (FCI)
• CCID Member Engagement Hub

Products and services

• Framework for Comprehensive Internationalization (FCI) A benchmarking tool for community, technical, and vocational colleges to establish a baseline of activity and goals for improvement in internationalization. The FCI provides institutional profiles with descriptions of stages of development in broad categories and subcategories.
• CCID Member Engagement Hub (The Hub) An online member engagement platform that enables CCID members to network, share resources, ask questions, find COIL partners, and collaborate. Accessible via web browser and mobile app. Available to active CCID members only.
• CCID Annual Conference CCID's signature annual conference bringing international education practitioners together from around the globe to explore partnership opportunities and engage in peer-driven knowledge sharing. Held annually, with biennial visits to Washington D.C. for advocacy activities.
• Professional Development Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 11 CCID member colleges participated in the 2025 TVET in Singapore program with 5 polytechnic institutions
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Jackfruit MarketingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 May 2026Jackfruit Marketing led the end-to-end redesign of CCID's website, including digital strategy, content planning and development, UX and front-end design, and full website build and implementation. Founder and managing director Jackie Kassteen served as CCID's marketing and digital strategy partner throughout the project. The new website launched in May 2026.
• University of ToledomajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026University of Toledo and CCID partnered to create the UT-CCID Internationalization Research Group, which developed the Community College Student Internationalization Experience Survey (CCSIES). The survey documents student internationalization experiences and their relationship to outcomes, using CCID's Comprehensive Framework for Internationalization.
• EducationUSAmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026EducationUSA and CCID co-organize the EducationUSA Community College Engagement Tour across Latin America (Dominican Republic, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil) in March 2026. The tour provides recruitment opportunities for U.S. accredited community colleges and visibility through EducationUSA's national marketing campaign and U.S. Embassy/Consulate channels.
• Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025CCID led a Working Group on the Future of Global Education at Community Colleges in partnership with ACCT. Coalition included AACU, AIEA, Council for Opportunity in Education, IIE, NAFSA, NCATC, Rural Community College Alliance, The Forum on Education Abroad, World Affairs Council of America, and institutional representatives from six community colleges. The group produced the report 'Global Learning in Community Colleges: A Strategic Necessity' and audience-specific advocacy flyers.
• Campus CommunitycoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025CCID collaborated with Campus Community, an engagement platform industry leader, to create the CCID Member Engagement Hub ('The Hub'). This dynamic online community platform is accessible via web browser and mobile app, designed to bring members closer to communities, conversations, and opportunities. The Hub launched for members starting in 2026.
• QSmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CCID partnered with QS to conduct the Fall 2025 Community College PULSE Survey. The survey gathered views from 506 students from 58 countries on community colleges, covering fields of interest, motivations, concerns, and perceptions of the U.S. versus other study destinations.
• U.S. Embassy in SingaporemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CCID partnered with the U.S. Embassy in Singapore to offer a TVET partnership development program connecting U.S. community colleges with Singaporean polytechnic institutions. Focus areas include green job skills, environmental sustainability, cybersecurity, and IT. 11 CCID member colleges participated in 2025.
• ISA IrelandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025ISA Ireland hosted a CCID Professional Development Program in Ireland in September 2025 with 3 CCID member colleges and 1 University Partner participating. ISA Ireland also provided a free intercultural training course, 'Global Perspective through the Narratives of Ireland,' for CCID members.
• Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CCID partnered with SUSS to offer a Study Abroad: Social Sustainability Leadership Forum in Singapore (June–July 2026) as part of its student programming.
• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024CCID signed a partnership agreement with USAID during the 48th Annual CCID Conference (Hilton Head Island, SC) to advance the International Career Technical Education Partnership for the Future. The agreement provides CCID member institutions access to learning opportunities, internships, and programs aligned with AI, green-skilling, public service, and environmental sustainability. It also includes provisions for formerly incarcerated students and virtual education programs with USAID missions abroad.
• Lone Star CollegecoreOthers · 1 January 2024Lone Star College in Houston, Texas has hosted CCID for approximately 10 years (since approximately 2016). As CCID approaches its 50th year and 10th anniversary of hosting at Lone Star College, CCID is seeking a new host institution starting September 1, 2026.
• Global Education Network (GEN)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024GEN is a network of four premiere institutions (Box Hill Institute, Institute of Technical Education Singapore, Kirkwood Community College, and SAIT Polytechnic) providing study abroad and collaborative project opportunities. Kirkwood Community College (CCID member) is a GEN founding member.
• LanguageCertmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023LanguageCert sponsors the CCID-LanguageCert International Student Scholarship, awarding selected international students $2,500 USD to study at a CCID member institution that accepts the LanguageCert Academic test for English language proficiency. Established in 2023.
• Meridian International CentermajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Meridian International Center partners with CCID on programs including the Meridian-Cox Foreign Service Fellowship for Emerging Leaders (fully-funded for community college students) and the Community College Global Affairs Fellowship (CCGAF). Both programs provide enrichment, mentorship, and career development in international affairs.
• Global Community College Transfers (GCCT)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021GCCT partners with CCID on the 'Building Pathways to Global Careers for Community College Students' pilot program and the Community College Global Affairs Fellowship. GCCT contributes mentorship program infrastructure and expertise in community college and transfer student pathways.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Institute of International Education (IIE): IIE operates the Fulbright Program, Andrew Heiskell Awards, and major international exchange programs. It is a CCID partner and overlapping audience but operates at a much larger scale and broader scope.
• Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU): AACU advocates for global learning across all higher education. It co-led the Working Group with CCID on community college global education and represents a broader but overlapping institutional base.

Direct peers

• NAFSA: Association of International Educators: NAFSA is the largest association of international educators and a longtime CCID partner (co-led the Working Group on the Future of Global Education at Community Colleges). It serves a broader membership but overlaps heavily with CCID on international student recruitment, professional development, and advocacy.
• Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT): ACCT co-led CCID's Working Group on the Future of Global Education at Community Colleges. It serves community college governing boards and overlaps with CCID on policy advocacy and trustee education.
• The Forum on Education Abroad: The Forum is the standards-setting body for education abroad and participated in CCID's Working Group on the Future of Global Education. It provides overlapping professional development and benchmarking services for study abroad programs.
• EducationUSA: EducationUSA is a U.S. Department of State network that co-organizes CCID's recruitment tours across Latin America. They share a target market of international students interested in U.S. higher education, including community colleges.
• Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA): AIEA is a membership organization for senior international officers at higher education institutions. It serves a similar SIO population to CCID but extends to all higher education, not just community/technical/vocational colleges.
• American Association of Community Colleges (AACC): AACC is the primary advocacy organization for U.S. community colleges and a CCID partner at industry events. While AACC covers the full community college agenda, it competes for the same institutional members and attention on internationalization programming.

Emerging players

• World Affairs Council of America: World Affairs Councils participated in CCID's Working Group and share a focus on global competency and international engagement. They operate at a community level rather than specifically for community colleges.
• Council for Opportunity in Education (COE): COE represents TRIO and other educational opportunity programs and was part of CCID's Working Group on community college global education. It overlaps in serving community college populations but focuses on access rather than internationalization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

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