ASCE Florida Section

What ASCE Florida Section does

ASCE Florida Section is the Florida regional affiliate of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), founded in 1929 and headquartered in Lake Worth, FL. It is the third-largest ASCE section in the United States, serving over 7,000 active members through 13 local branches, 18 technical institute chapters and technical groups, and 11 student chapters at Florida universities. Its mission is to advance professional knowledge and improve the practice of civil engineering in the state.

The Section delivers a portfolio of member services rather than discrete technology products. Core offerings include an annual continuing-education conference, the Communique newsletter, the Engineering Encounters bridge design competition, nine endowed scholarship programs (including specialized funds for geotechnical, women in engineering, and LGBTQ leadership), a job opportunities board, CE/PDH credit processing for branch and technical institute events, and infrastructure advocacy via the Report Card for Florida's Infrastructure and legislative outreach (Engineering Champions program). Leadership comprises a President, President Elect, Past President, four district Vice Presidents, Secretary & Treasurer, and an Executive Director (Judy Nichols).

The revenue model is a non-dues-replicated subscription: membership dues are collected centrally through the national ASCE organization (asce.org/join), with the Florida Section retaining a local share and supplementing revenue via conference registration, sponsorships, and program-specific funding. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The Section operates under the governance of the national ASCE nonprofit, with its own Constitution & Bylaws and Operating Manual. As a nonprofit professional association, it does not pursue venture-style growth, acquisitions, or external funding; expansion is channeled through programmatic depth, geographic branch coverage, student pipeline development, and infrastructure advocacy influence.

Name

ASCE Florida Section

Legal name

ASCE Florida Section

Website

https://fla-asce.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1929

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ASCE Florida Section is a nonprofit professional association serving 7,000+ civil engineers in Florida through 13 branches and 11 student chapters under the national ASCE umbrella, delivering continuing education, scholarships, and infrastructure advocacy.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Worth

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Revenue is generated through membership dues collected via the national ASCE organization. Members join through asce.org/join and receive benefits including professional development, networking, advocacy representation, and access to Section events and programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ASCE Florida Section is a regional non-profit professional membership organization that serves over 7,000 civil engineers across Florida through 13 local branches, 18 technical institute chapters, and 11 student chapters. It delivers continuing education programs, an annual conference, scholarship funds, infrastructure advocacy (Report Card for Florida's Infrastructure), networking events, and student outreach activities such as bridge design competitions. Membership recruitment and dues are processed through the national American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Product overview

ASCE Florida Section operates as a professional membership organization offering a portfolio of member services rather than a traditional product company. The core offerings include annual conferences and education programs for continuing professional development, student outreach initiatives with bridge design competitions and scholarships, infrastructure advocacy through the Florida Infrastructure Report Card, and professional resources including job postings and CE hour processing. The Section connects 13 local branches, 18 technical institute chapters, and over 7,000 members through these coordinated programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Conference

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1929ASCE Florida Section is a regional affiliate of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the national professional organization for civil engineers. The Section operates under ASCE's governing structure, provides local programming and branch support, and contributes to national ASCE initiatives including the Report Card for America's Infrastructure and the Cities of the Future initiative. ASCE national provides membership services, publications, standards, and policy advocacy at the federal level.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Florida Engineering Society (FES): State-level professional engineering society serving licensed engineers across all disciplines in Florida. Comparable to ASCE Florida Section as a parallel Florida-based professional membership organization competing for the same civil and structural engineering members' dues and engagement.
• ASCE Texas Section: Another large regional section of ASCE serving civil engineers in Texas with branches, student chapters, and annual conferences under the same national ASCE structure. Directly comparable as a peer ASCE section in scope, governance, and programming model.
• ASCE California Section: A large regional ASCE section serving California civil engineers with branches, institutes, and student chapters. Directly comparable to the Florida Section in mission, structure, and member-service offerings within the ASCE federation.

Emerging players

• Structural Engineers Association of Florida (SEAoF): A Florida-focused professional society for structural engineers offering technical programming and continuing education. Comparable as a discipline-specific engineering association that competes for a subset of ASCE Florida Section members interested in structural engineering specialization.

Others

• American Water Works Association (AWWA): A national nonprofit association serving water utility and water-resource professionals with sections across the U.S. Comparable as a specialty engineering association with a Florida section that intersects with ASCE Florida's water-resources technical institute members.
• American Public Works Association (APWA): A national professional association for public works officials and infrastructure professionals with Florida chapters. Comparable as an adjacent infrastructure-focused membership organization that engages overlapping public-sector stakeholders in Florida.
• Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE): An international professional society for transportation engineers with U.S. districts and sections. Comparable as a discipline-specific engineering association whose Florida members overlap with ASCE Florida's transportation-engineering technical institute members.

Broad incumbents

• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE): A national professional society representing licensed professional engineers across all disciplines. Comparable as a broader-scope counterpart that competes for the same licensed-engineer audience in Florida through its state chapters and continuing education offerings.
• American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC): The national trade association for engineering firms rather than individual engineers. Comparable as a sibling professional organization engaging Florida engineering employers with overlapping advocacy, networking, and continuing education interests.
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE National): The parent national organization that processes Florida Section membership and provides national programming, publications, and policy advocacy. Comparable as the umbrella body whose strategy, dues structure, and brand directly shape the Florida Section's value proposition.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FSASCE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asce-fs
• Instagraminstagram.com/asceflorida

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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