Benefits of Membership

ASCE membership offers civil engineering professionals a full range of benefits designed to support your professional needs and goals.

ASCE Membership Provides Access to Quality Information on Technical and Professional Issues Related to Civil Engineering

  • Complimentary subscriptions to Civil Engineering and ASCE News
  • Research journals available online
  • Books available at a significant member discount
  • The ASCE Research Library is a comprehensive online tool with unprecedented access to more than 18,500 full-text papers from ASCE Journals and Proceedings published. Approximately 4,000 new papers will be added each year
  • Civil Engineering Database — an electronic information retrieval service for all ASCE publications published since 1973, with more than 100,000 bibliographic and abstracted records
  • Video Library, with videos on various engineering topics
  • An enhanced ASCE Web site, including an e-newsletter and full text of ASCE News and Civil Engineering
  • Cybrarian Service that can help find background information or research data for reports and projects
  • ASCE Member Services, 1-800-548-ASCE or 703-295-6300 or member@asce.org, which lets members do everything from ordering publications and merchandise to updating their address and paying annual dues.
  • Seven Specialty Institutes, making specialty area information and services even easier to access
    • Architectural Engineering Institute
    • Construction Institute
    • Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute
    • Environmental & Water Resources Institute
    • Geo-Institute
    • Structural Engineering Institute
    • Transportation & Development Institute

ASCE Works to Improve the Image of Civil Engineers

  • An updated national "Progress Report on America's Infrastructure" in 2005, continuing the unprecedented media attention that began with its original release in 2001
  • The Key Contacts Program, which informs members of national issues affecting civil engineers and allows them to participate in the legislative process
  • Gain recognition and visibility by applying for an ASCE honor or award
  • ASCE gives members a voice in policy and legislation concerning today's civil engineering issues, such as the nation's infrastructure and the environment

ASCE Gives You the Career Resources You Need

  • More than 85 Sections and 155 Branches, with local meetings that offer opportunities to meet and network in a casual atmosphere that is also professional

  • Participation on a committee

  • ASCE's job listings service, "ASCE Career Connections"

  • Numerous world-class conferences each year, providing programs and technical information relevant to your projects

  • Online Communities of Practice, designed in the way civil engineers operate to provide a resource for ASCE members to share knowledge and collaborate with colleagues around the world
  • On-site training programs, distance learning, and other continuing education opportunities
  • Get resume and cover letter writing guidance, hire a career coach or make sure you're getting paid what you're worth with ASCE's comprehensive Salary Survey

ASCE Membership Provides Convenient, Cost-Saving Personal Benefits

  • E-mail forwarding program , allowing members to establish a free, permanent ASCE-related e-mail address that forwards to their current e-mail account