Membership in the Oklahoma Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children (OFCEC) is obtained by joining the National Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Options for membership include professional, student, and associate rates, as described below:

Professional membership is a full annual CEC membership for special education professionals that includes:

1. TEACHING Exceptional Children, CEC's award-winning practice-based journal (6 issues per year).
2. Exceptional Children, CEC's highly respected research journal (4 issues per year).
3. CEC Today, the member newsletter (4 issues per year, online).
4. Automatic membership in local, state/provincial and international CEC.
5. Voting status to elect CEC and Unit Officers.
6. Access to CEC's 17 special interest divisions.
7. Special rates on professional development events including CEC Annual Convention & Expo.
8. Discounts of up to 35% on more than 100 CEC professional publications, products, and services.
9. Access to CEC Career Connections - the only job bank on the internet devoted exclusively to special education professionals.
10. Access to Members-Only sections of the CEC Web site.
11. Networking opportunities including numerous listerves.
12. Savings on professional liability and term life insurance; plus financial management and savings plans.
13. And much more!

Student membership provides all the benefits of Professional membership at a special student rate. Student members must be a full-time student at an accredited college or university; or a part-time student who is not engaged in full-time employment as a certified professional in education.

Associate membership is for parents and family members who do not work full-time in the field of education, and paraprofessionals. Associate members receive all the benefits of Professional membership except the Exceptional Children journal, CEC Today newsletter, and voting status.