eJournal USA

Internet Resources

Selected Web sites on college and university education in the United States U.S. Department of State

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目錄
歡迎辭
序言
內容提要
美國的公立大學
大型私立研究性大學的吸引力
美國社區學院:通往高等教育的途徑之一
多元的優勢:美國高等教育中的獨立(私立)院校
少數族裔院校
圖片集:大學生活 photo icon
賓夕法尼亞大學國際關係專業
外國學生在美國:立足新家園,放眼全世界
社區服務
七所高校剪影:在美國受教育的機會
選擇大學專業
大學課堂體驗
美國大學的費用
幾種可能的資助來源
美國歡迎外國學生向社區學院提出申請
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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.

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

Studying in the USA: Visas
http://www.unitedstatesvisas.gov/studying.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://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/academic.htm

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//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
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-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/
Requires subscription; limited free material available: http://chronicle.com/free/

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

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/about.htm

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.

College and University Education in the United States

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.