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Who Can Join?

We Want You to be Our Member!

Membership is open to all employees who work or are retired from the San Diego East County educational community. This includes both public and private educational institutions. Our field of membership includes:

  • Part Time and Full Time employees (eligible for benefits or not)
  • Classified, Certificated and Administrative employees
  • Educational organizations such as CSEA, PTA and Education Foundations and their executive board members

Eligibility for Relatives

Spouses, parents, grandparents, siblings, children and grandchildren (see our 13-17 year old Teen Account), and all other household and immediate family of members who are currently working or retired from these schools are also eligible to become members of the credit union.

School Districts Whose Employees We Serve Include

  • Alpine School District
  • Cajon Valley Union School District
  • Dehesa School District
  • Foothills Christian Schools
  • Grossmont Union High School District
  • Grossmont - Cuyamaca Community College District
  • Jamul Dulzura School District
  • La Mesa - Spring Valley Schools
  • Lakeside Union School District
  • Lemon Grove School District
  • Mountain Empire Unified School District
  • Ramona Union School District
  • Santee School District
  • all Charter Schools - Helix, Steele Canyon, EJE, Liberty, Literacy First...

Once a Member...Always a Member

When you join East County Schools Federal Credit Union, you are a member for life. Even if you switch careers, move out of the area, or retire, you can stay our member. You may still refer family members to us as well.

Apply for East County Schools Membership

Online membership application, call us, print a membership application, or come in to the credit union to sign up in person. A deposit of $5.00 (one share) is all it takes to open your share account.*

 

* When opening new accounts, we follow the guidelines of the USA Patriot Act of 2001.

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