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NAFSA
http://www.3w.nafsa.org
NAFSA: Association of International Educators is a member organization promoting international education and providing professional development opportunities to the field. Hundreds of NAFSA members volunteer to serve the Association and advocate for international education.
Association of American Universities (AAU)
http://www.aau.edu
This association regroups 60 American and Canadian universities. The AAU focuses on issues that are important to research-intensive universities, such as funding for research, research policy issues, and graduate and undergraduate education. The association serves its members in two major ways. It assists members in developing national policy positions on issues that relate to academic research and graduate and professional education. It also provides them with a forum for discussing a broad range of other institutional issues, such as undergraduate education.
American Council on Education (ACE)
http://www.acenet.edu
ACE serves as a consensus leader on key higher education issues and seeks to influence public policy through advocacy, research, and program initiatives.
By fostering greater collaboration and new partnerships within and outside higher education, ACE helps colleges and universities anticipate and address the challenges of the 21st century and contribute to a stronger nation and a better world. Their members and associates represent approximately 1,800 accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities and higher education-related associations, organizations, and corporations.
Institute of International Education (IIE)
http://www.iie.org
IIE, an independent non-profit organization founded in 1919, is a world leader in the exchange of people and ideas. IIE administers over 250 programs, including the Fulbright program, serving more than 20,000 individuals each year. IIE’s sponsors include, among others; the GE Foundation, the World Bank, the State Department, the Lucent Technologies Foundation.
US network for Education Information
http://www.ed.gov./nle/usnei
United States Network for Education Information, an interagency and public-private partnership whose mission is to provide official information assistance for anyone seeking information about U.S. education and for U.S. citizens seeking authoritative information about education in other countries. Their most important function is to serve the American people and education community, and overseas visitors, with information on where to go within the network’s diverse education system to get answers to their questions and help with their problems. USNEI relies on electronic means to provide much of our service, and works closely with national and state associations and institutional representatives, including the members of the National Council on the Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials.
USNEI also supports the work of the U.S. Overseas Educational Advising Centers sponsored and conducted by the United States Information Agency (USIA), as well as the work of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education and International and Territorial Affairs Staff.
Specialized American accreditation organizations
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
http://www.chea.org
A national advocate and institutional voice for self-regulation of academic quality
through accreditation, CHEA is an association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges
and universities and recognizes 60 institutional and programmatic accrediting
organizations.
Engineering schools
http://www.abet.org
The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) aims to provide world leadership in assuring quality and in stimulating innovation in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology education. ABET strives to: accredit educational programs; promote quality and innovation in education; consult and assist in the development and advancement of education worldwide in a financially self-sustaining manner; communicate with their constituencies and the public regarding activities and accomplishments; anticipate and prepare for the changing environment and the future needs of constituencies; and to manage the operations and resources to be effective and fiscally responsible.
Business schools
http://www.aacsb.edu
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business gathers all of the non-profit educational institutions and corporations devoted to the promotion and improvement of higher education in business administration and management. It is an accrediting agency for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs in business administration and accounting.
The Association’s growing membership outside the U.S. provides new opportunities and challenges for AACSB International as it expands its role as a source of information, training and networking for management educators. In addition to its accreditation function, AACSB International conducts an extensive array of development programs for faculty and administrators; engages in research and survey projects on topics specific to the field of management education; maintains relationships with disciplinary associations and other groups; interacts with the corporate community on a variety of projects and initiatives; and produces a wide variety of publications and special reports on trends and issues within management education. AACSB International also maintains close relationships with its counterpart associations worldwide.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
http://www.msche.org
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is the unit of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools that accredits degree-granting colleges and universities in the Middle States region, which includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and several locations internationally.
The Commission is a voluntary, non-governmental, membership association that defines, maintains, and promotes educational excellence across institutions with diverse missions, student populations, and resources. It examines each institution as a whole, rather than specific programs within institutions.