The Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) brings together leaders from midwestern states to develop cost-savings opportunities, generate collaborative solutions to challenges and opportunities in higher education, and promote postsecondary alignment with workforce needs.
MHEC’s contracts, programs, initiatives, and research save institutions and states millions of dollars annually, address issues that require interstate cooperation, and advance student success, postsecondary access and affordability, and workforce readiness. Learn more in this brief video.
MHEC’s cooperative contracts save its member states millions of dollars each year.
MHEC’s applied research advances student success, workforce readiness, and college accessibility and affordability.
MHEC’s programs respond to challenges that require interstate cooperation.
MHEC convenes regional leaders to address emerging topics in postsecondary education.
MHEC works with higher education system leaders, state policymakers, legislators,
and institutional leaders to strengthen postsecondary education.
MHEC is comprised of 12 member states from the Midwestern region of the U.S.
Colleges and universities benefit in many ways from MHEC's contracts, research, programs, and initiatives.
Through MHEC’s student reciprocity agreements, students and families in the Midwest save millions of dollars annually.
May 6, 2026
Building on the strong momentum from our dual enrollment work this summer, MHEC is excited to…
May 7, 2026
Dual enrollment continues to grow across the country, but the cost of textbooks remains a persistent…
May 12, 2026
MHEC President Susan Heegaard will visit Columbus for meetings with commissioners, legislators, and other higher education…
May 14, 2026
Building on the Workforce Pell overview webinar, this session takes a deeper dive into implementation in…
The grant will support modernization of information technology and infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of students, institutions, and the workforce in Kansas.
SAS institutions work to improve student outcomes, safeguard financial aid, and address risks. MHEC is preparing to renew its cooperative agreement with SAS Institute and extend its agreement with Resultant.
Read the news about our latest Strategic Impact and Innovation Grant for a multi-partner collaborative in Michigan, plus research, contract, insurance, commissioner, and state visit updates.
