Membership Application Procedures

To apply for Membership, please request an application at (800-782-7670) or stchdq@stcconsultants.org and submit with the following information to the STC Headquarters:

• Application completed in full (Check Type of Membership you are applying for)
• Signed Code of Ethics (Required to complete application)
• Career History Including Dates (acceptable on an attached resume)
• Client Project/Industry Reference(s) Information (see requirements below)
• Please include the following information for each reference: name, title, company, mailing address, phone number, fax number, and email address. A brief description of the project(s) completed must be listed for each client reference
• Company brochure and/or the information you use to market your consulting services
• $50 nonrefundable application fee

Consultant Membership
Five (5) project references since becoming independent (must be from one (1) or more clients)
To qualify for consultant membership, affirmative responses must be received from four out of five client project references.

Associate Consultant Membership
One (1) project reference and three (3) industry references
Industry references may include vendors, educators, end-users and established Colleges and Universities.

Affiliate Membership - Not required (resume only)
Student Membership - A copy of the student's current full-time course of study
Vendor Advisory Council (VAC) Membership - Not required

A letter will be sent for signature to each of your references, along with a copy of the STC Code of Ethics. Clients will be informed that you are applying for STC membership and asked if they feel that you have complied with the Code of Ethics during your client engagement. We will also welcome their comments regarding your professional relationship.

Vendor Advisory Council (VAC) membership requires company brochure, application, Code of Ethics and $50 nonrefundable application fee only.

Applicants will be posted for 4 weeks on the Internet for review by the membership. The posting begins the Friday of the week in which the application is received.

The Membership Committee shall consider each application in closed session. The Membership Committee shall notify the applicant if further information is required.

Upon an affirmative vote by the Membership Committee, passing the membership posting period of 4 weeks, and return of appropriate references, STC Headquarters will notify the new STC member in writing along with the initial membership dues invoice.

Type of Membership Dues

• Consultant/Associate $450 per year
• Affiliate $325 per year
• Additional 2 Members from a member firm $325 per year
• Additional 3 or more Members from a member firm $250 per year
• Vendor Membership $850 per year
• Student Membership $50 per year