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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)

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