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A legacy of partnership with universities, community colleges, medical centers, and organizations of every size.
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Trusted Across Higher Education
McKnight HR has cultivated a legacy of excellence with an impressive roster of partners. Our journey since 1996 has seen us collaborate with a myriad of institutions across the educational and organizational spectrum.
Since 1996, we have collaborated with institutions across the full spectrum of higher education — from community colleges to major research universities, international institutions, and mission-driven organizations.
Our team has deep experience working alongside labor management teams and navigating the complex stakeholder environments that define higher education. We are skilled at building consensus across faculty governance bodies, administrative leadership, board committees, and labor partners.
Whether an engagement involves straightforward benchmarking or a contested reclassification in a unionized environment, we bring the facilitation expertise to move institutions forward.
Who We Work With
Partner Categories
Four-Year Institutions
Research universities, liberal arts colleges, and comprehensive institutions with diverse employee categories, faculty governance structures, and complex executive and staff compensation needs.
Community Colleges
Multi-campus systems with complex workforce compositions including full-time, part-time, and adjunct faculty. We have extensive experience building consensus across these institutions and working with their labor management teams.
International Universities
Global institutions navigating cross-border HR frameworks, compensation benchmarking in international markets, and alignment with U.S. higher education standards.
Other Organizations
Non-profits, healthcare organizations, government agencies, and other complex institutions. We also have extensive experience working with labor management teams and facilitating consensus across competing stakeholder groups.
Our Differentiators
Why Institutions Choose McKnight
Higher Education Specialization
We work exclusively in higher education and adjacent sectors. We understand shared governance, faculty culture, and the unique regulatory environment of academic institutions.
Senior-Level Attention
Every engagement is led by a senior consultant with decades of direct experience. Every engagement is led personally by a senior consultant from start to finish.
Hands-On Delivery
We roll up our sleeves. From data collection to facilitated workshops to final presentations, our team is actively involved at every stage.
Practical Outcomes
Our deliverables are built to be used, not filed. We design for implementation from day one — with the governance structures to sustain results long after we’ve left.
Join Our Roster of Partner Institutions
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Community College District Partners:
- Alan Hancock College
- Antelope Valley College
- Barstow College
- Butte College
- Calbright College
- Cerritos College
- Coast Community College District
- Compton College
- Contra Costa Community College District
- Cuesta College
- Cuyahoga Community College
- El Camino College
- Elgin Community College
- Feather River College
- Florida SouthWestern State College
- Houston Community College
- Jamestown Community College
- Kern Community College District
- MiraCosta College
- Mt. San Antonio College
- North Orange County Community College District
- Peralta Community College District
- Rio Hondo College
- San Jose-Evergreen Community College District
- Santa Barbara City College
- Santa Clarita Community College District
- Santa Monica College
- Sierra College
- South Orange County Community College District
- State Center Community College District
- State College of Florida, Manatee – Sarasota
- The City College of New York – CUNY
- The City College of New York – The Grove School of Engineering
- The College of the Siskiyous
- Walla Walla Community College
- Washtenaw Community College
- West Valley-Mission Community College District
- Yosemite Community College District
Four-Year University Partners:
- American International College
- Arizona Board of Regents
- Arizona State University
- Arizona Western College
- Arizona Western University
- Ball State University
- Butler University
- California Institute of the Arts
- California Lutheran University
- California Polytechnic University-San Luis Obispo
- California State University System
- California State University-Monterey Bay
- California State University-Sacramento
- California State University-San Marcos
- Canisius College
- Case Western Reserve University
- Charles R. Drew University
- Christopher Newport University
- City College of New York
- City University
- Colgate University
- College of William & Mary
- Colorado Mountain College
- Columbia Theological Seminary
- DePauw University
- Des Moines University
- Duke University
- Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Franciscan University of Steubenville
- Georgia College & State University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Gonzaga University
- Indiana University/Purdue University-Indianapolis
- John F. Kennedy University
- John’s College
- La Verne University
- Lawrence Technological University
- Loyola Marymount University
- Mary Washington University
- Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
- National University
- Nazareth University
- New York Institute of Technology
- North Dakota University System
- Northern Arizona University
- Northwestern University
- Olaf College
- Oral Roberts University
- Oregon Public Universities
- Otterbein University
- Peirce College (PA)
- Pepperdine University
- Pomona College
- Portland State University
- Pratt Institute
- Purdue University
- Robert Morris College
- Sacred Heart University
- Samuel Merritt College
- San Francisco State University
- San Jose State University
- Scripps College
- Southern California Institute of Architecture
- St. John’s College
- St. Olaf College
- SUNY Health Science Center-Syracuse
- SUNY-Binghamton
- SUNY-Cortland
- SUNY-Downstate Medical Center
- Thomas Jefferson University & Medical Center
- Tulsa University
- University of Arizona
- University of California – San Diego
- University of California – San Francisco
- University of California-Los Angeles
- University of California-San Diego
- University of California-San Francisco
- University of Florida
- University of Mary Washington
- University of Maryland
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- University of Minnesota
- University of New Hampshire
- University of North Carolina – Wilmington
- University of North Florida
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Oregon
- University of Virginia – Darden School
- Utah State University
- Vanderbilt University
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- West Virginia State University
- Western University of Health Science
- Woodbury University
International Partners:
- Dubai School of Government
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- Lebanese American University
- United Arab Emirates University
- VCU School of the Arts in Qatar
Other Partners:
- Advocate Christ Medical Center
- Central Vermont Medical Center
- Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital
- Family Health Centers San Diego
- Fletcher-Allen Health Care
- Healthcare Corporation of America (HCA)
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital
- Melrose-Wakefield Hospital
- Mitchell-Hollingsworth Nursing Home
- Russellville Hospital
- Saint Joseph Health System
- Santa Marta Hospital
- Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
- Shoals Hospital
- SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- SUNY Health Science Center-Syracuse
- Bridgepoint Education
- Chromalloy Casting (Tampa FL.)
- CUPA-HR Benefits Survey
- Family Health Centers of San Diego
- FINCA International
- Great Hawaii Vacations, Inc
- Imperial Irrigation District
- Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- Opportunity International
- Philbrook Museum of Art
