The Social Science Computing Cooperative has been supporting research and instruction across the University of Wisconsin-Madison for over 25 years. The SSCC's core strengths include statistical software, remote access to services, and an extensive computing infrastructure.

The SSCC offers two types of memberships:

Full memberships are available to UW-Madison departments, agencies, and larger units. Full members are expected to make a minimum contribution of $20,000 per year to the SSCC, with the actual contribution being calculated using a per-seat charge which is based on the member's actual usage of SSCC resources. Full members receive all SSCC services and a seat on the SSCC Steering Committee.

Lower-tier memberships are available to smaller departments, larger units where only a few members need SSCC services, research groups, and individuals (UW-Madison affiliation is required). Lower-tier members pay a fixed annual per-seat cost based on the SSCC services they need.

Service	Cost per seat per year
Basic Membership: includes Winstat access, all statistical software, and 10GB of disk space per user (shared or private).	$275
Additional disk space	$2/GB if backed up, $1/GB otherwise
Additional software licenses	Determined at time of request
General Help Desk	$25
Statistical Computing Consulting	$50
Linstat/Condor access	$50

If you are interested in joining the SSCC, first check our list of member agencies and make sure you're not affiliated with one of our members already. If you're considering a lower-tier membership, look at the above table and consider which services you're likely to need (also see the full list of SSCC services). Then contact SSCC Director Nancy McDermott to for more information or to begin the process of becoming a member.