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Education System Information
College and University Education in the United States:

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/index.html?src=mr

An electronic journal of the U.S. Department of State; includes a thorough review of types of institutions, the higher education system, and challenges in higher education
Education System:

http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/access-by-country/europe-and-north-americ
a/united-states/profile-of-education.html?type=target%3D_t


Graduate Study:

http://www.educationusa.info/pages/students/research-grad.php

An overview of the graduate system provided by the Department of State; includes information on degrees, admissions and testing
Undergraduate Study:

http://www.educationusa.info/pages/students/research-undergrad.php

An overview of the undergraduate system provided by the Department of State; includes information on degrees, admissions and testing
WENR - Community Colleges Enjoy Surge in Popularity:

http://www.wes.org/ewenr/wenrarchive/US_CommPopIncreaseJanFeb99.pdf


WENR - Key Concepts of U.S. Education:

http://www.wes.org/ewenr/wenrarchive/US_KeyEdConceptsSumm94.pdf


Government Links
Department of Education:

http://www.ed.gov

Overview of federal programs; national education goals; strategic plans and annual reports; resource directories; program evaluation reports; on-line newsletters and studies; legislation; links to relevant federal and state sources; news.
Educational Institutions
American School Directory:

http://www.asd.com/

Contains links to more than 70,000 school sites in the United States
American School Search:

http://www.american-school-search.com/

Guide to colleges and schools in the USA containing over 7,000 in the US with scholarship package information, student body figures, financial aid information, degree program listings, enrollment requirements, and loan information.
College Opportunities Online Locator:

http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/

Searchable database containing approximately 7,000 accredited universities and colleges around the U.S.; contains basic information about each school and may be compared side-by-side with up to 4 institutions
International Registry of Accredited Schools:

http://www.accreditedschools.org/

Lists all regionally accredited US secondary schools worldwide, except for NEASC which has not yet agreed to list its schools here
Private School Review:

http://www.privateschoolreview.com/


Public School Review:

http://www.publicschoolreview.com

Offering free, detailed information on US public schools by state combined with useful community data (e.g., housing costs) and maps of the surrounding areas.
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education:

http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/

Searchable database for higher education professionals including various, comparable data on U.S. institutions' attributes and behavior
Two-Year Colleges:

http://cset.sp.utoledo.edu/twoyrcol.html

Comprehensive list of two-year colleges in the U.S. Includes community colleges, technical colleges, junior colleges, branches of four-year colleges, and accredited two-year proprietary schools
University Listings:

http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state/


Comparative Education Schools
Boston College Center for International Higher Education:

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/

The Center provides information and analysis for those involved in managing the higher education enterprise internationally through publications, conferences, and the maintenance of a database of individuals and institutions.
Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) (University of California-Berkeley):

http://cshe.berkeley.edu/

The Center's mission is to produce and support scholarly perspectives on strategic issues in higher education.
New York University - Multinational Institute of American Studies:

http://www.nyu.edu/projects/mias/


Teachers College Columbia University - Comparative and International Education Program:

http://www.tc.columbia.edu/its/cie&ied/


University at Albany - The Comparative and International Education Program:

http://www.albany.edu/facultyresearch/ciepp/


University at Buffalo - The Center for Comparative & Global Studies in Education (CCGSE):

http://ccgse.buffalo.edu/


Continuing/Adult Education
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education:

http://www.aaace.org/

Links and information related to adult education
Association for Continuing Higher Education:

http://www.acheinc.org


Accreditation Bodies
AACSB The International Association for Management Education:

http://www.aacsb.edu/

AACSB International is the premier accrediting agency for business and accountancy schools; a source of information, training and networking for management educators
ABET Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology:

http://www.abet.org/

Accredits programs in the field. Promotes quality of education in the field
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education:

http://www.acgme.org/

A private, non-profit council that evaluates and accredits medical residency programs in the United States
Accreditation in the U.S.:

http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html

A resource of the Department of Education which gives an overview of the accreditation process as well as a list of criteria and accrediting agencies
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools:

http://www.acics.org

Accredits private business schools
Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA):

http://www.aspa-usa.org/

The only voice that solely represents specialized and professional accrediting bodies in the U.S.
Center for Quality Assurance in International Education:

http://www.cqaie.org/

Describes its activities as threefold: Assisting countries in the development of quality assurance systems for higher education; promoting the globalization of the professions; and monitoring quality in the transnational movement of higher education
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP):

http://www.caahep.org/

CAAHEP accredits programs representing 18 allied health professions in over 1300 institutions
Council for Higher Education Accreditation:

http://www.chea.org

Primary national voice for voluntary accreditation and quality assurance, maintains national and international education databases
Listing of Regional Accrediting Bodies:

http://http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/accreditation_pg6.html#Regional%20Institutional

Supplied by the Department of Education
Professional Bodies
Academy for Educational Development:

http://www.aed.org

Committed to solving critical social problems in the U.S. and throughout the world through education, social marketing, research, training, policy analysis
American Society for Engineering Education:

http://www.asee.org


Clears:

http://www.clearhq.org/

Comprehensive directory of boards of professional and occupational licensure in North America, searchable by profession or jurisdiction (state or province)
Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships:

http://www2.northcentral.tec.wi.us/internationale/CASS.htm

Administered by Georgetown University, the CASS program offers scholarships to international students wishing to study in the US. The program is designed to foster cultural understanding and promote internationalization of college campuses.
Educational Commission for Medical Graduates:

http://www.ecfmg.org/

Assesses the readiness of international medical graduates to enter residency or fellowship programs in the United States that are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
Global Interactions, Inc.:

http://www.globalinteractions.org/

Facilitates domestic and international professional partnerships and development in education, science, technology, and business
National Council for Higher Education:

http://www.nea.org/he/nche/index.html

Member-driven organization representing policy concerns and promoting quality in teaching and learning
The American Council on International Intercultural Education:

http://www.aciie.org/

Community Colleges for Intercultural and International Education
United States Network for Education Information:

http://www.ed.gov/NLE/USNEI/

Interagency and public/private partnership whose mission is to provide official information assistance for anyone seeking information about U.S. education and for U.S. citizens seeking information about education in other countries
University Associations
American Association of Colleges for Teachers Education:

http://www.aacte.org


American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions:

http://www.aacrao.org

Among its other functions the association provides a forum for the discussion of policy initiation, development, interpretation, and implementation - at the institutional level and globally
American Association of Community Colleges:

http://www.aacc.nche.edu

Representing 95% of the nation's accredited two-year colleges, AACC website houses pages on news & events, government relations, career center, resource center…
American Association of State Colleges and Universities:

http://www.aascu.org

Represents members' policy issues at the state and federal level
American Association of University Professors:

http://aaup.org

Organization dedicated to protecting the academic freedom of its members
Association of American Colleges and Universities:

http://www.aacu.org/

Organization dedicated to promoting and improving engineering and technology education
Association of American International Colleges and Universities:

http://aaicu.org/


Association of American Universities:

http://www.aau.edu

Focuses on issues pertinent to research-intensive universities
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities:

http://www.accunet.org


Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges:

http://www.agb.org

Provides resources for heads of universities
Association of International Education Administrators:

http://www.aieaworld.org


Council of Independent Colleges:

http://www.cic.edu

Association of independent colleges working to enhance private higher education's contribution to society
Statistics
Chronicle of Higher Education: Facts & Figures:

http://chronicle.com/stats/stats.htm

Database of education statistics including information on faculty & staff, finances, institutions, scholarly research and students
Education Statistics Quarterly: Postsecondary Education:

http://nces.ed.gov/programs/quarterly/toc_postsec2.asp

A publication of the National Center for Education Statistics that Investigates various topics of import in the postsecondary education field
Institute of International Education: Open Doors:

http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/

Annual publication that includes many different kinds of data on international students studying in the U.S. as well as U.S. students studying abroad
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System:

http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/AboutIPEDS.asp

Data system that collects institution-level information in such areas as enrollments, program completions, graduation rates, faculty, staff, finances, institutional prices, and student financial aid
National Center for Education Statistics:

http://nces.ed.gov/

Education statistics; assessment results; surveys; on-line publications and reports, including The Condition of Education and The Digest of Education Statistics; links to federal government and statistical agencies
NCHEMS Information Center for State Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis:

http://www.higheredinfo.org/

Provides state-level higher education data and information for policy analysis
Information for International Students
College Board Online:

http://www.collegeboard.com/homepage/0,,,00%2ben-USS_01DBC.html

Searchable database on 3,200 two- and four-year colleges, along with information on financial aid and examinations such as the SAT, TOEFL…
College View:

http://www.collegeview.com/

Offers university profiles, electronic applications, career planning…
Council for International Exchange of Scholars:

http://www.iie.org/cies

Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) helps administer the Fulbright Scholar Program. A private organization and division of the International Institute of Education
Council on International Educational Exchange:

http://www.ciee.org

Facilitates international educational exchange for U.S. based students
Education USA:

http://www.educationusa.info/students.php

Centers provided by the Department of State to advise and inform international students about studying in the U.S.: reources and opportunities
Educational Testing Services:

http://www.ets.org/

A not-for-profit standardized testing service offering admission tests and other educational services
Institute of International Education:

http://www.iie.org/

Promotes academic and professional exchange globally; administrator of the Fulbright program; Publishes research papers on issues of international education, notably the annual Open Doors report on international student numbers.
NAFSA: Association of International Educators:

http://www.nafsa.org

Promotes the exchange of students and scholars to and from the United States; provides a forum for discussing issues and sharing information as to increase awareness of and support for international education in higher education.
National Association of Credential Evaluation Services:

http://www.naces.org/

Association of private foreign educational credential evaluation services committed to formulating and maintaining ethical standards in the field of foreign educational evaluation
Overseas Advising Centers:

http://www.educationusa.info/centers.php

Lists officially recognized overseas advising centers serving prospective international students, organized by world regions. Maintained by US State Department
TOEFL Educational Testing Service:

http://www.toefl.org

Information about the Test of English as a Foreign Language
Additional Links
Glossary of Undergraduate and Graduate Terms:

http://www.educationusa.info/pages/students/research-references-glossary.php


Glossary of Undergraduate Education Terms:

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