NORTHEAST COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SECURITY ASSOCIATION INC

What NORTHEAST COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SECURITY ASSOCIATION INC does

NECUSA is a 1953-founded nonprofit professional association serving 400+ colleges and universities across the Northeast United States, spanning Maine to Maryland and west to Ohio. Its mission is to support campus public safety and law enforcement professionals through training, networking, and recognition programs. The association runs on a Squarespace-hosted website with e-commerce functionality that handles five membership tiers: institutional ($200), vendor sustaining ($200), affiliate ($50), a complimentary Life Member tier for long-serving professionals, and additional registration categories. Its core products include the annual conference (entering its 73rd year in 2026 at Champlain College in Burlington, VT, June 7-9), virtual training programs delivered in partnership with the Clery Center, NACCOP, D. Stafford and Associates, and WSM Trainers, a member-only Cracker Barrel Q&A forum, a job board, and an awards program (Larry D. Turnbow, Roll Call, and Richard L. Schwab Memorial awards).

The business model is membership dues plus event and training registration fees, supplemented by Sustaining Vendor partnerships with companies such as Motorola Solutions, Securitas, Alertus, and other campus-safety suppliers. The association is led by a volunteer board drawn from member institutions — the current President is the Director of Public Safety at Mount St. Mary's — supported by a five-person staff. There is no external funding, no equity activity, and no disclosed financial statements; revenue is implicitly derived from approximately 400+ dues-paying institutional members, vendor sustaining members, conference registration fees ranging from $150 to $550, and training program fees.

NECUSA's competitive position rests on longevity (described as the oldest campus law enforcement organization in the United States), institutional breadth across the Northeast, and a partnership ecosystem that extends its training catalog without building proprietary content. The technology footprint is intentionally minimal: a Squarespace site with online checkout, no disclosed data platform, and no AI/ML capabilities.

Name

NORTHEAST COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SECURITY ASSOCIATION INC

Legal name

Northeast Colleges & Universities Security Association Inc

Website

https://necusa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NECUSA is a 1953-founded nonprofit professional association serving 400+ colleges and universities in the Northeast US, providing campus public safety leaders with memberships, an annual conference, training programs, awards, and peer networking resources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental, Health & Safety / Sustainability (EHS, Environmental Compliance CE) (EDAAALAO)

Keywords

• Campus security association
• Higher education public safety
• Professional membership organization
• Campus law enforcement training
• Professional development conferences

Headquarters

HQ city

West Hartford

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional Membership Dues: Annual membership dues charged to colleges and universities for institutional membership, providing access to professional development, networking, and resources.
2. Conference Registrations: Revenue from annual conference registrations including member ($450), non-member ($550), virtual ($350), and one-day ($150) options. Additional revenue generated through vendor sponsorships.
3. Sustaining/Vendor Membership: Annual dues from commercial firms and vendors who join as sustaining members ($200/year), includes website listing and access to membership network.
4. Affiliate Membership: Annual dues from law enforcement and security personnel who have special interest in NECUSA success ($50/year).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NECUSA is a nonprofit professional membership association that provides campus security and law enforcement professionals at colleges and universities with institutional membership, an annual conference, virtual and in-person training programs, a peer Q&A forum (Cracker Barrel), a job board, and an awards program. The association is the oldest campus law enforcement organization in the United States, founded in 1953, and serves over 400 member institutions across the Northeast US.

Product overview

NECUSA is a professional association for campus law enforcement and security professionals, not a technology product company. It offers a portfolio of membership-based services including annual conferences, virtual and in-person training programs, awards recognition, job board postings, and peer networking services through its Cracker Barrel Q&A system. The organization serves over 400 members across colleges and universities in the Northeast US region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Institutional Membership
• Sustaining/Vendor Membership
• Affiliate Membership
• Life Membership
• Annual NECUSA Conference
• Virtual Training Programs
• NECUSA Awards Program
• Job Board
• Cracker Barrel Q&A Service
• Training Calendar

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 400 members representing diverse higher education institutions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers36 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Campus Safety MagazinecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCampus Safety Magazine is listed as a partner of NECUSA, serving as an industry publication that covers campus safety and security topics relevant to NECUSA members.
• CCFS (Community College Finance Society)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCCFS is listed as a partner organization, providing resources related to community college finance that may support NECUSA member institutions.
• D. Stafford and AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerD. Stafford and Associates provides specialized training programs for NECUSA members including Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) and Threat Assessment Team (TAT) training. They offer chair training and team training programs both in-person and virtually, and partner on professional development workshops.
• NACCOP (National Association of College and University Campus Officers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNACCOP is listed as a partner organization. NECUSA and NACCOP jointly hosted a panel on Access Control in February 2025, providing free training to members of both organizations.
• Motorola SolutionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMotorola Solutions is a sustaining member providing public safety radio and security technology solutions. Listed in vendor resources with contact representative Connor Young.
• SecuritasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSecuritas is a sustaining member providing security services and technology solutions to campus environments.
• AlertusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAlertus is a sustaining member providing emergency notification and alert systems for campus safety.
• Active Shooter Response SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive Shooter Response Solutions is a sustaining member providing specialized training for active shooter response situations. Kyle Sproles from 19th Special Forces Group represents the organization.
• WSM TrainerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWSM Trainers provides professional development programs for NECUSA members including the Advanced Public Safety and Police Leadership and Supervisory Development Program held at Del Lago Resort & Casino.
• Clery CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNECUSA partners with the Clery Center to present training on Title IX changes and Clery compliance for higher education institutions. Programs include Train the Trainer certification for Campus Safety Authorities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Campus Safety Magazine (Clarion Events): Industry publication and media partner serving the campus public safety community — overlapping audience with NECUSA and a co-marketing partner — but operating as a media business rather than a membership association.

Direct peers

• CSHEMA (Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Association): Higher-education-focused safety association addressing campus EHS, health, and emergency management with a parallel member-driven association model, overlapping audience of campus safety directors, and similar annual conference and training programs.
• NACCOP (National Association of College and University Campus Officers): National membership association for campus public safety and security officers with a directly comparable mission, membership model, and joint training partnership with NECUSA — serving the same institutional buyer persona at greater geographic scope.

Emerging players

• ATAP (Association of Threat Assessment Professionals): Professional association for threat assessment practitioners that overlaps with NECUSA's behavioral intervention team and threat assessment training curriculum, serving an adjacent campus and workplace safety niche.
• Clery Center: Specialized nonprofit focused on Clery Act training and compliance — directly aligned with NECUSA's Clery compliance programming and a co-training partner — competing for member attention in a specific compliance vertical.

Broad incumbents

• IACLEA (International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators): The leading international professional association for campus law enforcement administrators, offering overlapping training, networking, and advocacy services but at a much larger geographic and membership scale than NECUSA.
• ASIS International: Large global professional association for security management professionals offering overlapping training, certification, and conference programming to a broader audience that includes campus security leaders.
• IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police): Global leadership association for chief law enforcement officers, addressing an adjacent professional persona to NECUSA's sworn police chiefs on campus, with broader scope, larger membership, and national policy influence.

Regional players

• IAHSS (International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety): Membership association for security and safety professionals in healthcare settings, structurally analogous to NECUSA — annual conference, certification, training, and member tiers — but focused on hospitals rather than higher education campuses.
• ILEETA (International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association): Membership association for law enforcement trainers and educators delivering training and conference programming analogous to NECUSA's professional development offerings, but serving a broader public-safety training audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/northeast-colleges-and-universities-security-association-inc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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