NCWE Conference Sponsorship

  • Be part of the premiere practitioner-driven workforce education conference.
  • Connect with ~500 key college leaders, decision makers and changemakers, and a vast network of workforce education champions who are strengthening and transforming the field.
  • Spotlight your organization, work, resources, and tools to advance excellence and innovation.

  • Help elevate ideas that will shape the future of workforce education, foster peer learning, scale successful programs, and expand partnerships to drive college success and favoeconomic prosperity.
Sponsor Registration Opens Early 2026

NCWE Annual Conference

Become a Sponsor or Exhibitor! Included in all Exhibitor or Sponsor options are the following benefits:

Recognition:

  • Promotion of sponsors before, during, and post conference in NCWE Conference App
  • Acknowledgment: Sponsors highlighted in printed program, materials, and signage; plenaries and sessions for premiere sponsors (more info below)
  • New! Enhanced NCWE webpage and communications to highlight sponsors throughout the year

Connection and Networking:

  • 2 Conference registrations, includes all plenaries, reception, and session
  • Connect with Attendees:
    • View and network with all conference attendees via Conference App; contact information provided for premiere sponsors (confidentiality agreement required)
    • Organize meet-ups, schedule private meetings, post pictures, or add polls and community board posts to increase engagement
    • Enhanced app features, including name tags with QR codes to easily exchange and save contact information

    Promotion:

    • Exhibitor booth with wifi access
    • Agenda designed for networking: 5 plenary sessions and 3 extended networking breaks to maximize exposure for sponsors and opportunities to connect with attendees
    • Additional plenary session to increase promotion
    • Invite-only networking and opportunity to moderate practitioner-focused roundtable or sessions for premiere sponsors (As available, reach out to kkinder@ncwe.org)
    Sponsor Registration

    Champion Sponsor

    $10,000 to 25,000

    NCWE Conference Sponsor Benefits and:

    +Recognition as strategic partner year round on website, app, communications

    +Preferred promotion in app to increase impressions and prominent placement in marketing materials and signage

    +Sponsorship of Pre-conference Convening and/or webinar learning series, with opportunity to co-host (as available)

    +Ability to distribute marketing materials at registration

    +Recognition during plenary sessions

    +Opportunity to moderate panel or serve as thought leader during conference (as available)

    +Invite-only Board Networking Reception + 5 guest tickets (NCWE assistance with invites, as requested)

    +Preferred Exhibitor Space

    +Conference attendee contact information with confidentiality agreement (Upon request, one week prior and one week afterwards)

    Roundtable Sponsor

    $6,000

    NCWE Conference Sponsor Benefits and:

    +Recognition as strategic partner year round on website, app, communications

    +Preferred promotion in app to increase impressions and prominent placement in marketing materials and signage

    +Sponsorship and co-host of roundtable discussion on topic aligned with Conference theme and strands

    +Ability to distribute marketing materials at registration and at roundtable

    +Recognition during plenary sessions and co-promotion and branding of roundtable

    +Invite-only Board Networking Reception + 5 guest tickets (NCWE assistance with invites, as requested)

    +Preferred Exhibitor Space

    +Conference attendee contact information with confidentiality agreement (Upon request, one week prior and one week afterwards)

    Note: Limited availabilty

    Platinum Sponsor

    $5,000

    NCWE Conference Sponsor Benefits and:

    +Recognition as strategic partner year round on website, app, communications

    +Preferred promotion in app to increase impressions and prominent placement in marketing materials and signage

    +Ability to distribute marketing materials at registration

    +Recognition during plenary sessions

    +Invite-only Board Networking Reception + 5 guest tickets (NCWE assistance with invites, as requested)

    +Preferred Exhibitor Space

    +Opportunity to moderate a practitioner-focused session and present with NCWE colleges and partners (as available; reach out to kkinder@ncwe.org)

    +Conference attendee contact information with confidentiality agreement (Upon request, one week prior and one week afterwards)

    Gold Sponsor

    $4,300

    NCWE Conference Sponsor Benefits and:

    +Recognition as strategic partner year round on website and app

    +Preferred promotion in app to increase impressions and prominent placement in marketing materials and signage

    +Ability to distribute marketing materials at registration

    +Recognition during plenary sessions

    +Invite-only Board Networking Reception + 5 guest tickets (NCWE assistance with invites, as requested)

    +Preferred Exhibitor Space

    +Opportunity to moderate a practitioner-focused session and present with NCWE colleges and partners (as available; reach out to kkinder@ncwe.org)

    +Conference attendee contact information with confidentiality agreement (Upon request, one week prior and one week afterwards)

    NCWE Reception Sponsor

    $4,300

    NCWE Conference Sponsor Benefits and:

    +Recognition as partner year round on website and app, and during NCWE Reception

    +Preferred promotion in app to increase impressions and prominent placement in marketing materials and signage

    +Ability to distribute marketing materials at registration

    +Recognition during plenary sessions

    +Invite-only Board Networking Reception + 5 guest tickets (NCWE assistance with invites, as requested)

    +Preferred Exhibitor Space

    Silver Sponsor

    $3,500

    NCWE Conference Sponsor Benefits and:

    +Recognition as partner year round on website and app

    +Preferred promotion in app to increase impressions and prominent placement in marketing materials and signage

    +Ability to distribute marketing materials at registration

    +Invite-only Board Networking Reception

    Registration Sponsor

    $3,500

    NCWE Conference Sponsor Benefits and:

    +Recognition as partner year round on website and app

    +Organization logo printed on registration bags

    +Ability to distribute marketing materials at registration

    +Invite-only Board Networking Reception

    Lanyard Sponsor

    $3,500

    NCWE Conference Sponsor Benefits and:

    +Recognition as partner year round on website and app

    +Organization logo printed on lanyards  

    +Ability to distribute marketing materials at registration

    +Invite-only Board Networking Reception

    Bronze Sponsor

    $2,900

    NCWE Conference Sponsor Benefits and:

    +Recognition as partner year round on website and app

    +Promotion in app to increase impressions and prominent placement in marketing materials and signage

    +Invite-only Board Networking Reception

    Exhibitor

    $1,995

    NCWE Conference Sponsor Benefits and:

    +Recognition as strategic partner year round on app

    +Promotion in app, placement in marketing materials and signage

    Coffee Break Sponsor

    $875

    NCWE Conference Sponsor Benefits and:

    +Recognition as strategic partner year round on app

    +Promotion in app, placement in marketing materials and signage

    Note: Conference registration not included, but coffee sponsors wishing to attend that conference can register for the member early bird rate

    Additional Registrations

    $680

    +Conference registration beyond the 2 included registrations, or for Coffee Sponosrs

    +Lowest member, early bird rate

    Thank you so much for your investment in workforce education and your commitment to supporting community college leaders and partners through the National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE) and its premiere practitioner-driven Annual Conference.  

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