Advance Your Agency with AIRC Membership
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Verify Quality.
Become Recognized as a Member of AIRC's Professional Community.
Join AIRC's community of higher education professionals dedicated to ethical and effective international student recruitment. Gain exclusive access to institutions, cutting-edge content, and the AIRC Certification program that sets industry standards and elevates your agency's global enrollment success.
As an agency in a Priority Market, you will receive deep discounts applied to the Certification program.
"I would recommend agencies to consider becoming AIRC members because AIRC certification really puts a standard on the work we are doing. This is particularly important in the US market, which takes a lot of consideration for quality." Lisa Zhang, JJL Overseas Education Consulting and Service Co.
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About AIRC Certification
AIRC Certification is the US recognized quality standard for educational recruitment agencies.
AIRC Certification attests to the quality of an educational agency as determined by a rigorous process, including external review, to verify that it meets the AIRC
Certification Standards.
AIRC Fee for Stage 1 Priority Markets
The application fee for all agencies, including those from priority markets is $2000. (Priority Markets are all markets with agency headquarters outside of India).
AIRC Fee for Stage 2 Priority Markets
After the agency is approved to undergo AIRC Certification, it enters Stage 2. The priority market fee for Stage 2 is $2000. Agencies with StudyTravel Reference Check status (STRC) or ICEF Agency Status receive a $300 discount off of the $2000 fee.
When the agency completes its Self-Evaluation Report in this phase, it will have an in-person site visit from an AIRC External Reviewer. The agency pays for the travel and 3 nights meals and lodging for this site visit.
Certification Decision and Membership
The agency's documentation and the external reviewer report is presented to the indepedent Certification Commission. If the AIRC standards are met, the agency will be certified. The certification period for most agencies is 5 years.
The agency pays $2500 to be a member of AIRC. This is paid upon membership and annually for each year the agency is certified.
The agency can recertify at 5 years for 10 years.
About AIRC Membership
AIRC is a dynamic network of U.S. secondary and post- secondary institutions, service providers, non-U.S. institutions, and student recruitment agencies that are committed to the professionalism of international student recruitment and best practices. Recognized by the U.S.
More Member Benefits
- Agency listing in the AIRC Members directory.
- Invited to AIRC's events to network with IEM professionals and prospective partners.
- Recognition among secondary and higher education institutions as meeting AIRC's Certification Standards (for AIRC Certified agencies).
- Opportunity to shape the International Enrollment Management field alongside industry leaders.
Meet your Certification Director, Jennifer Wright
At AIRC, I serve as Director of Operations and Certification. I lead all aspects of the certification process for international student recruitment organizations. I develop professional training for members including instructional design for online education modules, organize the AIRC annual conference professional meetings with event planning, write and edit papers for AIRC's publications library, develop member recruitment strategies, plan outreach and communications, and manage office teams. I look forward to assisting you in your certification application. Feel free to email me any time.
