ACFE Student Chapters

The ACFE student chapters create anti-fraud communities on campuses that provide structure and robust skills development through training and education.

To create more student chapters and help existing chapters, members of the ACFE Higher Education Advisory Committee surveyed the advisors of 15 ACFE student chapters to gather information about their chapters, to find ways to encourage new chapters and identify existing needs. The 13 advisors who completed the survey provided a wealth of information. Here's what we learned.

BENEFITS OF ACFE STUDENT CHAPTERS

Not surprisingly, the survey respondents said the primary benefit of ACFE student chapters is to bolster students' anti-fraud education — especially the opportunity to learn directly from practitioners. Student members also educate the general public about fraud by hosting seminars and presentations. The mere existence of a chapter not only promotes fraud awareness but it also alerts students to a wider array of career choices, respondents said.