| United States - North America | |
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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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Mexico - North America education
Mexico - North America | |
| Education System Information | |
| Comprehensive Description of Education System (Spanish): |
| http://www.campus-oei.org/quipu/mexico/index.html | |
| Education System: |
| http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/worldwide/unesco-regions/latin-america-an d-the-caribbean/mexico/profile-of-education.html?type=%252 7 | |
| IESALC Mexico Page: |
| http://www.iesalc.unesco.org.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=arti cle&id=357&Itemid=410&lang=en | |
| Reports on various aspects of education in Mexico; (Page opens in Spanish, available in English and French; search under “studies by country” on the upper right hand side) | |
| WENR - Education in Mexico: |
| http://www.wes.org/ewenr/06jun/practical.htm | |
| Government Links | |
| Consejo para la Acreditación de la Educación Superior (Spanish): |
| http://www.copaes.org.mx/ | |
| Council for the Accreditation of Higher Education; official accrediting body of the National Secretary of Public Education | |
| Secretary of Public Education (Spanish): |
| http://www.sep.gob.mx | |
| Profile of the education system; current programs and reforms; on-line reports and publications; federal and state legislation; information and resources for teachers; on-line school textbooks; statistics; news; links to state ministries | |
| Educational Institutions | |
| University Listings: |
| http://www.ses.sep.gob.mx/index.jsp and http://www.altillo.com/en/universities/universities_mex.asp | |
| University Portal: |
| http://www.universia.net.mx/index.php/news_user/pgina_principal | |
| Comprehensive information and links regarding Mexico’s universities | |
| Professional Bodies | |
| Centro de Estudios Sobre la Universidad (Spanish): |
| http://www.unam.mx/cesu/ | |
| The Center for University Studies | |
| Centro Nacional de Evaluación para La Educación Superior (Spanish): |
| http://www.ceneval.edu.mx/ceneval-web/content.do?page=0 | |
| National Center for the Evaluation of Higher Education | |
| Comités Interinstitucionales para la Evaluación de Educación Superior (Spanish): |
| http://www.ciees.edu.mx/ | |
| Inter-Institutional Committees for the Evaluation of Higher Education | |
| Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Spanish): |
| http://www.conacyt.mx/index.html | |
| National Council on Science and Technology | |
| Consejo Nacional de Fomento Educativo (Spanish): |
| http://www.conafe.edu.mx/ | |
| National Council for the Promotion of Education | |
| Mexican Association for International Education (English/Spanish): |
| http://www.ampei.org.mx | |
| Organization that promotes the improvement of Mexican higher education through international partnership | |
| University Associations | |
| Asociación Nacional de Universities e Instituciones de Educación Superior (Spanish): |
| http://www.anuies.mx/ | |
| National Association of Universities and Institutions of Higher Education | |
| Consortium of North American Higher Education Cooperation (CONAHEC): |
| http://conahec.org/ | |
| A tri-national consortium of advanced collaboration, cooperation and community building among higher education institutions in North America | |
| Federacion de Instituciones Mexicanas Particulares de Educacion Superior: |
| http://www.fimpes.ur.mx/ | |
| Federation of Mexican Private Institutions of Higher Education; organization of and accrediting body for private universities in Mexico | |
| Oficina de Colaboración Interinstitucional (Spanish): |
| http://www.oci.unam.mx/ | |
| Office of Inter-Institutional Collaboration | |
| Information for International Students | |
| COMEXUS/Fulbright Commission (Spanish): |
| http://www.comexus.org.mx/ | |
| Provides information on educational exchange between the U.S. and Mexico | |
| Eduméxico Education Portal: |
| http://edumexico.org/ | |
| Information on studying in Mexico | |
Antigua and Barbuda - Caribbean education
| Antigua and Barbuda - Caribbean | |
| Education For All Assessment: |
| http://www2.unesco.org/wef/countryreports/antigua_barbuda/contents.html | |
| Higher Education Listings: |
| http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/highered/#Antigua | |
| IESALC Report on Higher Education in Antigua: |
| http://www.iesalc.unesco.org.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=article& id=228%3Anational-report-on-higher-education-in-antigua-an d-barbuda&catid=41%3Apublicaciones-2006<=es | |
| Ministry of Education: |
| http://www.education.gov.ag/ | |
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