01 November 2005

Internet Sites

Selected Web sites on college and university education in the United States.

U.S. Department of State

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
EducationUSA
http://www.educationusa.state.gov/
Subtitled “Your Guide to U.S. Higher Education,” EducationUSA provides “a wealth of information and services for international students at all stages of the college search.” Composed of a global network of more than 450 advising and information centers [http://www.educationusa.state.gov/centers.htm] in 170 countries, these centers “actively promote U.S. higher education around the world by offering accurate, comprehensive, objective, and timely information about educational opportunities in the United States and guidance to qualified individuals on how best to access those opportunities.” Portions of the Web site cover accreditation, finding a school, visa information, financial assistance, Fulbright scholarships, and programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State.

International Education Week, 2005
http://iew.state.gov/
A joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to celebrate and promote international education and exchange.

International Information Programs
Study in the U.S.
http://usinfo.state.gov/scv/life_and_culture/education/study_in_the_us.html

Bureau of Consular Affairs: Visas
http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html

U.S. Department of Education

USNEI: U.S. Network for Education Information
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/edlite-index.html
A basic resource on the U.S. educational system created to inform international exchange students.

Federal Student Aid: International Students
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/intl.jsp

IPEDS College Opportunities Online
http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/index.asp

Office of Postsecondary Education Database of Accredited Institutions
http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service

How Do I Become an Academic Student in the United States?
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d6286c854523d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=54519c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

Voice of America

America’s Global College Forum
http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/global_college_forum.cfm
This weekly radio series profiles international students attending one of America’s colleges or universities.

White House

Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
http://www.yic.gov/

Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whhbcu/edlite-index.html

Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities
http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whtc/edlite-index.html

Other Resources

American Association of Community Colleges
http://www.aacc.nche.edu/

American Council on Education
http://www.acenet.edu/
The major coordinating body for all of the nation’s higher education institutions, ACE also sponsors a number of international initiatives:
http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Intl&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=73&ContentID=12348

American Indian Higher Education Consortium
http://www.aihec.org/

AMIDEAST, America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc.
http://www.amideast.org/

Association of American Colleges and Universities
http://www.aacu-edu.org/

Campus Compact
http://www.compact.org
A national coalition of college and university presidents “dedicated to promoting community service, civic engagement, and service-learning in higher education.”

CHEA: Council for Higher Education Accreditation
http://www.chea.org/
Database of accredited institutions and programs: http://www.chea.org/search/default.asp

The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/

College Board
http://www.collegeboard.com/

Community Colleges USA
http://www.cc-usa.org/

Council of Independent Colleges
http://www.cic.org/

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
http://www.ciee.org/

eduPASS!
http://www.edupass.org/

Higher Education Resource Hub
http://www.higher-ed.org/

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
http://www.hacu.net/

Institute of International Education
http://www.iie.org/

NAFEO: National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
http://www.nafeo.org/

NAFSA: Association of International Educators
http://www.nafsa.org/

National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
http://www.nasulgc.org/

University of Texas at Austin: Web U.S. Higher Education
http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/
Links to U.S. universities, community colleges, college catalogs, and regional accreditation agencies.

The U.S. Department of State assumes no responsibility for the content and availability of the resources from other agencies and organizations listed above. All Internet links were active as of November 2005.