Council of Independent Colleges

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Council of Independent Colleges

Formation	1956
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Location	United States
Membership	Over 650
President	Marjorie Hass
Website	www.cic.edu

The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) is an association in the United States of more than 650 independent, liberal arts colleges and universities and more than 100 higher education affiliates and organizations.^[1] Member institutions are drawn from across the spectrum of independent higher education, including selective liberal arts colleges, medium-sized private universities, religious colleges, historically black colleges, and single-sex institutions. The council is headquartered at One Dupont Circle in Washington, DC.^[2]

Since 2021, the organization has been led by Marjorie Hass, a former college president.