In 2005, the ACCGC Board of Directors established the Sustaining Corporate Affiliate program. This program gives graphic communications-related companies the opportunity to become a Sustaining Corporate Affiliate (SCA) of the council by making a contribution of $5,000. Sustaining
Corporate Affiliates contribute to the improvement of collegiate academic graphic communications programs and help insure that there will be a continuous supply of qualified graduates for the industry. It is possible to initiate and become a SCA with a $1,000 contribution and the remaining affiliate fee being paid the following years. Thus far, eight companies and corporations have become ACCGC Sustaining Corporate Affiliates; they are Bowe Bell+Howell, Eastman Kodak Company, Fuji Graphic Systems, Inc., Heidelberg USA, INX International Ink Co., Leo Burnett USA, Inc., Quad/Graphics, Inc., and Xerox Corporation.