一、基本情况

　　根据美国宪法规定，各州政府负责注册并审批各类高等院校，但各院校是否被社会所认可则取决于政府承认的认证机构的认证。

　　美国高等院校包括公立与私立两种。主要实行二年学制或四年学制，二年制的多为技术专科学校和社区学院。据统计，目前美国各类高等院校有3600多所。

　　美国高等院校的质量认证一般由专业认证机构负责，经美国教育部认可的专业认证机构主要有六大区域认证机构及近百个专业认证机构。联邦政府通过认证机构间接起到对各院校的管理与规范。全美高等教育认证委员会(CHEA)是协调并审核认证机构的专业机构。 通过区域性认证协会或其它专业认证机构的认证，各院校可实现学分相互转换，所颁发的学位证书或文凭证书能获得社会的广泛认可。

　　二、名单

　　The Academy of Creative Hair Design (Kingston)

　　Academy of Hair Design (Bloomsburg)

　　Academy of Medical Arts and Business (Harrisburg)

　　Albright College (Reading)

　　All-State Career School (Lester)

　　All-State Career School (North Versailles)

　　Allegheny College (Meadville)

　　Allentown Business School (Center Valley)

　　Allentown School of Cosmetology, Inc. (Allentown)

　　Allied Medical & Technical Careers (Forty Fort)

　　Allied Medical & Technical Careers (Scranton)

　　The Alternative Conjunction Clinic & School of M T (Lemoyne)

　　Altoona Beauty School, Inc. (Altoona)

　　Alvernia College (Reading)

　　Ambler Beauty Academy (Ambler)

　　American Beauty Academy (Philadelphia)

　　The American College (Bryn Mawr)

　　Antonelli Institute (Erdenheim)

　　Antonelli Medical and (Pottstown)

　　Arcadia University (Glenside)

　　The Art Institute of Philadelphia (Philadelphia)

　　The Art Institute of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)

　　Automotive Training Center (Exton)

　　Aviation Institute of Maintenance (Philadelphia)

　　Baltimore School of Massage-York Campus (York)

　　Baptist Bible College (PA) (Clarks Summit)

　　Baptist Bible College of Pennsylvania (Clarks Summit)

　　Beaver Falls Beauty Academy (Beaver Falls)

　　Berean Institute (Philadelphia)

　　Berks Technical Institute (Wyomissing)

　　Biblical Theological Seminary (Hatfield)

　　Bidwell Training Center (Pittsburgh)

　　Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg)

　　Bradford School (Pittsburgh)

　　Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts (York)

　　Bryn Athyn College of the New Church (Bryn Athyn)

　　Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr)

　　Bucknell University (Lewisburg)

　　Bucks County Community College (Newtown)

　　Bucks County School of Beauty Culture, Inc. (Feasterville)

　　Business Institute of Pennsylvania (Sharon)

　　Butler Beauty School (Butler)

　　Butler County Community College (Butler)

　　Cabrini College (Radnor)

　　California University of Pennsylvania (California)

　　Cambria County Area Community College (Johnstown)

　　Cambria-Rowe Business College (Indiana)

　　Cambria-Rowe Business College (Johnstown)

　　Career Training Academy (Monroeville)

　　Career Training Academy (New Kensington)

　　Career Training Academy (Pittsburgh)

　　Carlow College (Pittsburgh)

　　Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh)

　　Cedar Crest College (Allentown)

　　Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Technology (CAMtech) (Erie)

　　Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Technology (Erie)

　　Center for Innovative Training and (Philadelphia)

　　Central Pennsylvania College (Summerdale)

　　Chatham College (Pittsburgh)

　　Chestnut Hill College (Philadelphia)

　　Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (Cheyney)

　　CHI Institute-Broomall (Broomall)

　　CHI Institute (Southampton)

　　The Chubb Institute-Keystone School (Springfield)