Charlotte Area Educational Consortium fosters the highest standard of collegiate, university and professional education for the region. To fulfill this mission, the members of the consortium support (1) engendering a spirit of willing cooperation, respecting always the autonomy of each institution; (2) removing barriers to cooperation that may exist among the institutions; (3) developing programs to ensure the most effective use of resources available among the institutions; and (4) promoting the Consortium as a resource for the region.

To encourage cooperation among the administrators, faculty, and students of the member institutions.

To afford students access to broader educational experiences both curricular and extracurricular.

To encourage multi-institutional use of faculty exchanges among institutions.

To promote sharing equipment and facilities.

To foster cooperative sponsorship programs and projects that no single institution could support.

To act as a forum for sharing information among member Institutions.

To articulate to the region the resources available through the Consortium and its member institutions.