MEEC membership is open to K-20 public, private, federal institutions, and public libraries in the state of Maryland.
Members of MEEC pay yearly (July 1 – June 30) dues according to their FTE count, as outlined in the Tier Membership Pricing chart. The FTE formula is also listed. Dues paying members are entitled to purchase off of all current and future agreements. Institutions interested in becoming members are asked to complete the membership form and submit to the MEEC Office, Room 2.018, 1450 South Rolling Road, Baltimore, MD 21227.
To be a MEEC member, your educational institution must be accredited. An accredited institution is organized and operated exclusively for the purpose of teaching enrolled students. An accredited institution must be: a public or private K-12 vocational school, correspondence school, junior college, college, university, or scientific or technical school that is either institutionally accredited by an accrediting agency nationally recognized by the Department of Education or, in the case of public K-12 institutions only, recognized or approved by the Department of Education of the State in which it is located.
Check your membership eligibility: Approved Nonpublic Schools (marylandpublicschools.org)
Download the MEEC Membership Application
TIER MEMBERSHIP FEE CHART
Tier # |
Range of FTE |
Price |
1 | 1-100 | $250 |
2 | 101-500 | $500 |
3 | 501-1000 | $1000 |
4 | 1001-2500 | $2000 |
5 | 2501-5000 | $3000 |
6 | 5001-10000 | $3750 |
7 | 10001 and greater | $4000 |
FTE Formula
Full-Time Faculty + Full-Time Staff + 1/3 Part-Time Faculty + 1/2 Part-Time Staff. Institutions may exclude non-pc users, defined as users who do not use a computer or who use a computer one hour or less per week, such as maintenance, groundskeepers, and cafeteria workers.