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.
March 18, 2026
MHEC President Susan Heegaard will visit Madison for meetings with commissioners, legislators, and other higher education…
March 24, 2026
MHEC President Susan Heegaard will visit Springfield for meetings with commissioners, legislators, and other higher education…
June 8, 2026
The 2026 Executive Committee Meeting will be held in Indianapolis. Contact Katie Chock with any questions.
June 9, 2026
The 2026 College Affordability Summit will bring together practitioners, policymakers, and postsecondary partners to strengthen financial…
Initiative will expand institutional access to trusted research, benchmarking data, and expert consultation that supports data-informed decision-making across higher education.
MHEC shares updates on work to align postsecondary education and workforce development, plus details about the growth in our student health insurance contract, and more.
Two new reports from MHEC and the Southern Regional Education Board offer insights into the way OER can bring sustainable support to dual enrollment programs.
