Membership information

College Sports Communicators is the premier membership for all strategic, creative and digital professionals working in intercollegiate athletics across all levels for college, universities and conference offices across the U.S. and Canada. CSC provides year-round leadership, community, education, recognition and advocacy for its nearly 5,000 members. 

Among the many benefits, a CSC membership includes:
• Full access to participate in any CSC programming (mentorship, recognition programs, scholarship opportunities, professional development, etc.)
• Opportunity to serve in CSC leadership or on a committee
• Access to nominate and vote in the Academic All-America program
• Discounted member pricing to attend CSC Unite
• Discounted member pricing to post to the CSC Career Center

All memberships (except Lifetime) expire every year on July 31 no matter when purchased. You must renew for the new academic year to be considered a current member. 

2026-27 Early bird enrollment period: August 1, 2026 – September 30, 2026 (LOWEST PRICING)
Regular rates begin: October 1, 2026
Membership for 2026-27 will expire July 31, 2027

Optional add-on memberships are available for 2ySIDA ($25), NAIA-SIDA ($50) and EAST-COMM ($75).

University/College Membership

This membership is a company based membership for every person employed by a university or college. In our new platform, the membership is assigned to the school and you purchase the number of "seats" you need for your staff — whether that is one person or many.

All institutions are encouraged to be All-In by including ALL your communications and creative staff, students, GAs, interns, senior staff and others. The All-In amount is the total possible you will pay to have unlimited members included. This means discounts to individuals signing up under an existing school will be applied automatically once the All-In Group Rate has been met by the member school.

The Early Bird rates indicate the cost up until September 30. The Regular rates will go into effect October 1. If you purchase a seat in the Early Bird period and then want to add seats during the Regular period, the higher rates will be charged for the additional seats. It is best to select the total number of seats you think you will need for the year during your initial purchase during the Early Bird period.

All individuals part of a University/College Membership have full membership benefits including nominating and voting for Academic All-America, except Canadian members. Beginning in 2026-27, Canadian members pay a reduced rate and no longer participate in the Academic All-America program.

University / College
D1 FBS Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Seat 4 Seat 5 Seat 6 Seat 7

Maximum
All-In cost

Early Bird $235 $235 $235 $235 $235 $225 Free $1,400
Regular $330 $330 $330 $330 $330 $250 Free $1,900
D1 FCS/
No Football
Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Seat 4 Maximum
All-In cost
Early Bird $235 $235 $230 Free $700
Regular $330 $330 $290 Free $950
D2/D3/NAIA  Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Maximum
All-In cost
Early Bird $235 $225 Free $460
Regular $330 $300 Free $630
Canadian* Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Maximum
All-In cost
Early Bird $135 $115 Free $250
Regular $185 $155 Free $340
Two-Year Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Maximum
All-In cost
Early Bird $165 $155 Free $320
Regular $215 $205 Free $420
*Canadian dollars

Join as University/College Membership

Conference Office Membership

This membership is a company-based membership for every person employed by a conference office. In our new platform, the membership is assigned to the conference office and you purchase the number of "seats" you need for your staff — whether that is one person or many.

All conference offices are encouraged to be All-In by including ALL your communications and creative staff, students, GAs, interns, senior staff and others. The All-In amount is the total possible you will pay to have unlimited members included. This means discounts to individuals signing up under an existing conference office will be applied automatically once the All-In Group Rate has been met by the member office.

The Early Bird rates indicate the cost up until September 30. The Regular rates will go into effect October 1. If you purchase a seat in the Early Bird period and then want to add seats during the Regular period, the higher rates will be charged for the additional seats. It is best to select the total number of seats you think you will need for the year during your initial purchase during the Early Bird period.

All individuals part of a Conference Office Membership have full membership benefits including voting for Academic All-America, except Canadian members. Beginning in 2026-27, Canadian members pay a reduced rate and no longer participate in the Academic All-America program.

Conference Offices
D1 Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Seat 4 Maximum
All-In cost
Early Bird $235 $235 $55 Free $525
Regular $330 $330 $15 Free $675
D2/D3/NAIA Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Maximum
All-In cost
Early Bird $235 $120 Free $355
Regular $330 $125 Free $455
Two-Year Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Maximum
All-In cost
Early Bird $165 $60 Free $225
Regular $215 $80 Free $295

Join as Conference Office Membership

College Sports Governing Bodies & Bowl Games

This membership is a company-based membership for every person employed by a college sports divisional governing body or college bowl game. In our new platform, the membership is assigned to the organization and you purchase the number of "seats" you need for your staff — whether that is one person or many. Only the person designated as the account administrator should purchase the membership.

All organizations are encouraged to be All-In by including ALL your communications and creative staff, students, GAs, interns, senior staff and others. The All-In amount is the total possible you will pay to have unlimited members included. This means discounts to individuals signing up under an existing organization will be applied automatically once the All-In Group Rate has been met by the member office.

The Early Bird rates indicate the cost up until September 30. The Regular rates will go into effect October 1. If you purchase a seat in the Early Bird period and then want to add seats during the Regular period, the higher rates will be charged for the additional seats. It is best to select the total number of seats you think you will need for the year during your initial purchase during the Early Bird period.

All individuals part of a College Sports Governing Bodies/Bowl Games Membership have full membership benefits including voting for Academic All-America.

College Sports Governing Bodies and Bowl Games
Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Maximum
All-In cost
Early Bird $235 $120 Free $355
Regular $330 $125 Free $455

Join as College Sports Governing Bodies & Bowl Games

All-In Advocate

This is a company-based membership. If you are wanting to purchase a single Individual Advocate membership, please see below.

For those not working at a university, college or conference office, CSC offers an Advocate Membership. These limited discounted memberships allow you to be part of the CSC community and participate in any CSC programming, and receive member discounts.

Advocate memberships cannot hold or apply for a CSC Executive Board of Directors or Committee leadership position, and are not able to nominate or vote in the Academic All-America program. 

This membership is ideal for high school members, freelancers and others not working directly in college sports.

This Advocate option is for an All-In Group discount.

Advocate Membership Rates All-In Unlimited Group Rate
Any high school, organization or company $250/group
Join as All-In Advocate

Individual Advocate

For those not working at a university, college or conference office, CSC offers an Advocate Membership. These limited discounted memberships allow you to be part of the CSC community and participate in any CSC programming, and receive member discounts.

Advocate memberships cannot hold or apply for a CSC Executive Board of Directors or Committee leadership position, and are not able to nominate or vote in the Academic All-America program. 

This membership is ideal for high school members, freelancers and others not working directly in college sports.

This Advocate option is for an Individual interested in a single membership.

Advocate Membership Rates Individual Rate
Any high school, organization or company $135/person
Join as Individual Advocate

Undergraduate Student Membership

Any student in an undergraduate program — not already included in an All-In group membership — can purchase an Undergraduate Student Membership, which allows you to be part of the CSC community and participate in any CSC programming, and receive member discounts.

Undergraduate memberships cannot hold or apply for a CSC Executive Board of Directors or Committee leadership position, and are not able to nominate or vote in the Academic All-America program.

This membership is ideal for students who are required to purchase as part of an undergraduate class, or who work in an athletics department that does not cover a membership for you. Athletics student assistants should check with their supervisor to see if they can be included in their school's All-In membership before purchasing an Undergraduate membership.

Note that these memberships are separate and do not factor in All-In group membership maximums.

Advocate Membership Rates Individual Rate
Any undergraduate student $40/person
Join as Undergraduate Student Membership