About Us

Alpha Beta Kappa is the premier national honor society for America's private postsecondary schools, institutes, colleges, universities, and distance learning institutions - serving many institutions for the past 40 years. Alpha Beta Kappa places Chapters in institutions which have demonstrated high standards over a period of many years in the education and training of women and men in the numerous fields, trades and occupations essential to modern society. There was no national society for private proprietary and nonprofit postsecondary institutions until the National Alpha Beta Kappa Honor Society was officially established.

It is the mark of distinction for an institution to be awarded a Chapter of Alpha Beta Kappa. That fact that an individual is elected to membership in this honor society sets her or him apart as an exemplar of personal integrity and excellence.

Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society Chapters

Each year more and more outstanding students from junior colleges, senior colleges and student-centered private career schools receive Alpha Beta Kappa Honors. A Chapter of Alpha Beta Kappa will give your institution added distinction similar to Phi Beta Kappa for traditional four-year colleges of liberal arts. Membership will publicly demonstrate your commitment to institutional quality and student performance.

Alpha Beta Kappa Chapters can be found in nearly every state in the nation. Some of the over 500 institutions (campus-based and online) that recognize their Alpha Beta Kappa Honor Students include:

• Johnson & Wales University
• Purdue University Global
• LIM College

• Remington Colleges
• Brookline Colleges
• Illinois College of Nursing
• Southeastern College
• Westcliff University
• Irvine University, College of Law
• College for Technical Education
• Seattle Central College
• Johnson College
• Herzing Universities
• Beckfield Colleges
• IBMC Colleges

• Ohio Business Colleges
• JNA Institute of Culinary Arts
• Miller-Motte Colleges
• American College of Education
• New Castle School of Trades
• Pittsburgh Institutes of Aeronautics
• Washington Technical Institute
• Bryant & Stratton Colleges
• Stautzenberger Colleges
• Arizona College of Nursing
• St. Paul School of Nursing
• Bidwell Training Center
• Universal Technical Institutes
• Alaska Career College
• Arizona Culinary Institute

• South Colleges
• California Aeronautical University
• University of Advancing Technology
• Hamilton Technical College
• Fremont University
• Nossi College of Art
• Aviation Institutes of Maintenance
• Arizona Colleges
• Eastwick Colleges
• San Joaquin Valley College
• Fayette Institute of Technology
• Ex'pression College of Digital Arts
• Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology
• Hawaii Medical College
• Chapman School of Seamanship

As your "best students" deserve special distinction, an application for charter can be found on this site. If you have questions or would like additional information, please call 302-539-0246 or send your email to abk@abkhs.org

Alpha Beta Kappa National Office Staff

Christopher Davis, President
Jane Caven, Assistant to the President
Beth Ward, Membership Services
Catherine I. Guidoni, Accounting Administrator
Tim Pyron, Art, Design and Novelties Assistant

Alpha Beta Kappa 31257 Bird Haven Street Ocean View, DE 19970
Phone: 302-539-0246 Fax: 302-539-0246
Email: abk@abkhs.org