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.
January 20, 2026
MHEC President Susan Heegaard will visit Topeka for meetings with commissioners, legislators, and other higher education…
January 27, 2026
The Midwestern Open Education Summit brings together teams from all 12 MHEC states for two days…
January 28, 2026
MHEC President Susan Heegaard will visit Indianapolis for meetings with commissioners, legislators, and other higher education…
February 18, 2026
MHEC President Susan Heegaard will visit Lincoln for meetings with commissioners, legislators, and other higher education…
MHEC shares a year-end reflection, updates on our Strategic Impact and Innovation Grants, news about our Dell contract, and much more.
Grant will provide all 11 North Dakota University System (NDUS) institutions with access to a career readiness and workforce alignment platform.
The multi-partner collaborative will receive a $250,000 grant to align postsecondary education and workforce development efforts for better outcomes for all Wisconsinites.
