Member Benefits - ACS

Sep 21, 2026

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Member Benefits outlines tiered membership options with differences in access, discounts, and eligibility for ACS activities. The table compares corporate sustaining and corporate plus levels, corporate 4 or 5 and small business 1–3, plus individual professional, enthusiast, and student categories. Included benefits cover member communications, discounted conference registration, free access to selected conference recordings, a free food safety course, educational webinars, subscriptions, committee service, board eligibility, certification exam fee discounts, voting rights, directory listings, and additional marketing or event posting privileges.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages1

Reading Time3 min

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Member Benefits

Membership tiers and pricing

Included access and discounts

Eligibility and participation benefits

# Member Benefits | Unique Account for
ACS Web Access | Corporate
SUSTAINING | Cor porate
PLUS | Corporate
4 or 5 | Small
Business 1,
2,or 3 | Individual
PROFESSIONAL | Individual
ENTHUSIAST | Individual
STUDENT | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | $3,000 | $1,250 | $800/1,00
0 | $225/400/600 | $175 | $150 | $75 | | | | Unlimited | 5 | 4 or 5 | 1,2,or 3 | √ | √ | √ | | | Receive all Member
Communications | Unlimited | 5 | 4 or5 | 1,2,or3 | √ | √ | √ | | | Discounted
Conference
Registration | Unlimited | Unlimited | 4 or 5 | 1,2,or 3 | √ | √ | √ | | | FREE Access to
Select Conference
Recordings | Unlimited | 5 | 4 or5 | 1,2,or3 | √ | √ | √ | | | FREE Food Safety
Course | Unlimited | 5 | 4 or 5 | 1,2,or3 | √ | √ | √ | | | FREE Members-Only
Educational Webinars | Unlimited | 5 | 4 or 5 | 1,2,or3 | √ | √ | √ | | | Discounted
Subscription to
Profession Fromager | Unlimited | 5 | 4 or 5 | 1,2,or3 | √ | √ | √ | | | Serve on ACS
Committees | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | | | Ability to serve on
ACS Board of
Directors | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | | | | | Discounted
Certification Exam
Fees | Unlimited | Unlimited | 4 or 5 | 1,2,or3 | √ | | | | | Eligible for One Vote | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | | | | | Listing in Searchable
Membership Directory | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | | | | | Enter Annual Judging
&Competition | √ | √ | √ | √ | | | | | | Eligible to Exhibit in
Meet the
Cheesemaker | √ | √ | √ | √ | | | | | | Post Job Listings in
ACS Career Center | √ | √ | √ | √ | | | | | | Post Events to ACS
Online Calendars | √ | √ | √ | √ | | | | | | Send Member-2-
Member Marketing
Emails | √ | √ | √ | √ | | | | | | Year-Round
Recognition on ACS
Website | √ | | | | | | | | | Included in
Cheesebytes Feature | √ | | | | | | | | | Included in Social
Media Feature | √ | | | | | | | | | 11/ | | | | | | | | |

FAQs

What benefits apply across most ACS membership tiers in the table?

Most tiers receive member communications and have discounted conference registration. Several tiers also include free access to selected conference recordings, free food safety course access, and members-only educational webinars.

How do individual professional or enthusiast categories differ from student?

Individual categories show checkmarks for multiple participation and access benefits, while the student column indicates fewer included items in the table. Student benefits are more limited compared with individual professional and enthusiast.

Are there eligibility benefits related to voting, committees, or board service?

Yes. The table lists committee service and eligibility to serve on the ACS Board of Directors, along with eligibility for one vote. These are shown as checkmarks in the relevant membership tiers.

Sep 21, 2026

Uploaded by Pentious