U.S. Education

Internet Resources for U.S. Education

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 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 website 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.

The Fulbright Foundation:

http://www.fulbright.gr/.

International Education Week, 2006

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://amlife.gov/

Bureau of Consular Affairs: Visa

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 Student

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 Institution

http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service

How Do I Become an Academic Student in the United States?

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.

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 College

http://www.aacc.nche.edu/

American Council on Education

http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Hom

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=International

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.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