為幫助自費(fèi)出國(guó)留學(xué)人員正確選擇國(guó)外學(xué)習(xí)學(xué)校，加強(qiáng)對(duì)自費(fèi)留學(xué)中介活動(dòng)的監(jiān)管，引導(dǎo)自費(fèi)留學(xué)中介機(jī)構(gòu)與國(guó)外正規(guī)學(xué)校開(kāi)展合作，教育部公布了33個(gè)我國(guó)公民主要留學(xué)國(guó)家1萬(wàn)多所學(xué)校名單，基本涵蓋了我公民主要留學(xué)目的地國(guó)正規(guī)高等學(xué)校。所公布名單根據(jù)有關(guān)情況定期調(diào)整，目前為第二十三版。本名單更新截止日期為2012年2月7日。
    一、基本情況
    根據(jù)美國(guó)憲法規(guī)定，各州政府負(fù)責(zé)注冊(cè)并審批各類高等院校，但各院校是否被社會(huì)所認(rèn)可則取決于政府承認(rèn)的認(rèn)證機(jī)構(gòu)的認(rèn)證。
    美國(guó)高等院校包括公立與私立兩種。主要實(shí)行二年學(xué)制或四年學(xué)制，二年制的多為技術(shù)專科學(xué)校和社區(qū)學(xué)院。據(jù)統(tǒng)計(jì)，目前美國(guó)各類高等院校有3600 多所。
    美國(guó)高等院校的質(zhì)量認(rèn)證一般由專業(yè)認(rèn)證機(jī)構(gòu)負(fù)責(zé)，經(jīng)美國(guó)教育部認(rèn)可的專業(yè)認(rèn)證機(jī)構(gòu)主要有六大區(qū)域認(rèn)證機(jī)構(gòu)及近百個(gè)專業(yè)認(rèn)證機(jī)構(gòu)。聯(lián)邦政府通過(guò)認(rèn)證機(jī)構(gòu)間接起到對(duì)各院校的管理與規(guī)范。全美高等教育認(rèn)證委員會(huì)(CHEA)是協(xié)調(diào)并審核認(rèn)證機(jī)構(gòu)的專業(yè)機(jī)構(gòu)。 通過(guò)區(qū)域性認(rèn)證協(xié)會(huì)或其它專業(yè)認(rèn)證機(jī)構(gòu)的認(rèn)證，各院校可實(shí)現(xiàn)學(xué)分相互轉(zhuǎn)換，所頒發(fā)的學(xué)位證書(shū)或文憑證書(shū)能獲得社會(huì)的廣泛認(rèn)可。
    二、名單
    Tennessee
    Academy of Beauty Arts (Cleveland)
    American Baptist College (Nashville)
    Aquinas College (Nashville)
    Arnold's Beauty School (Milan)
    Austin Peay State University (Clarksville)
    Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences (Memphis)
    The Beauty Institute (Memphis)
    Belmont University (Nashville)
    Bethel College (McKenzie)
    Bryan College (Dayton)
    Buchanan Beauty College (Shelbyville)
    Career Beauty College (Lawrenceburg)
    Carson-Newman College (Jefferson City)
    Chattanooga State Technical Community College (Chattanooga)
    Christian Brothers University (Memphis)
    Church of God Theological Seminary (Cleveland)
    Cleveland State Community College (Cleveland)
    Columbia State Community College (Columbia)
    Concorde Career College (Memphis)
    Crichton College (Memphis)
    Cumberland University (Lebanon)
    Draughons Junior College (Clarksville)
    Draughons Junior College (Nashville)
    Dyersburg State Community College (Dyersburg)
    East Tennessee State University (Johnson City)
    Electronic Computer Programming College (Chattanooga)
    Elite College of Cosmetology (Lexington)
    Emmanuel School of Religion (Johnson City)
    Fayetteville Beauty School (Fayetteville)
    Fisk University (Nashville)
    Fountainhead College of Technology (Knoxville)
    Free Will Baptist Bible College (Nashville)
    Freed-Hardeman University (Henderson)
    Glyn Ed Newton & Associates, Inc. (Nashville)
    Harding University Graduate School of Religion (Memphis)
    High-Tech Institute (Nashville)
    Hiwassee College (Madisonville)
    ITT Technical Institute (Knoxville)
    ITT Technical Institute (Memphis)
    ITT Technical Institute (Nashville)
    Jackson State Community College (Jackson)
    Jacobs Creek Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (Bristol)
    John A. Gupton College (Nashville)
    Johnson University(Knoxville)
    Jon Nave University of Cosmetology Inc. (Nashville)
    King College (Bristol)
    Knox International 2000 Beauty College (Chattanooga)
    Lambuth University (Jackson)
    Lane College (Jackson)
    Lee University (Cleveland)
    LeMoyne-Owen College (Memphis)
    Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate)
    Lipscomb University (Nashville)
    Martin Methodist College (Pulaski)
    Maryville College (Maryville)
    McCollum & Ross, The Hair School (Jackson)
    MedVance Institute (Cookeville)
    Meharry Medical College (Nashville)
    Memphis College of Art (Memphis)
    Memphis Institute of Barbering Inc. (Memphis)
    Memphis Theological Seminary (Memphis)
    Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary (Germantown)
    Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia (Madison)
    Middle Tennessee School of Cosmetology (Cookeville)
    Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro)
    Miller-Motte Technical College (Chattanooga)
    Miller-Motte Technical College (Clarksville)
    Milligan College (Milligan College)
    Mister Wayne's School of Unisex (Cookeville)
    Motlow State Community College (Lynchburg)
    Nashville Auto Diesel College (Nashville)
    Nashville College of Medical Careers (Madison)
    Nashville State Technical Community College (Nashville)
    National College of Business and Technology (Knoxville)
    National College of Business and Technology (Nashville)
    Nave Cosmetology Academy, Inc. (Nashville)
    New Concepts School of Cosmetology (Cleveland)
    New Directions Hair Academy (Nashville)
    New Wave Hair Academy (Memphis)
    North Central Institute (Clarksville)
    Northeast State Technical Community College (Blountville)
    Nossi College of Art (Goodlettsville)
    O'More College of Design (Franklin)
    Pellissippi State Technical Community College (Knoxville)
    Plaza Beauty School (Memphis)
    Pyramid Beauty School (Memphis)
    Queen City College (Clarksville)
    Remington College-Memphis Campus (Memphis)
    Reuben Allen College (Knoxville)
    Rhodes College (Memphis)
    Roane State Community College (Harriman)
    Shear Academy (Crossville)
    South College (Knoxville)
    Southeastern Career College - Nashville (Nashville)
    Southern Adventist University (Collegedale)
    Southern College of Optometry (Memphis)
    Southern Institute of Cosmetology (Memphis)
    Southwest Tennessee Community College (Memphis)
    Stylemasters Beauty Academy (Lebanon)
    Styles & Profiles Beauty College (Selmer)
    Temple Baptist Seminary (Chattanooga)
    Tennessee Academy of Cosmetology (Memphis)
    Tennessee Career College (Nashville)
    Tennessee School of Beauty Inc. (Knoxville)
    Tennessee State University (Nashville)
    Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Athens (Athens)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Covington (Covington)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Crossville (Crossville)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Crump (West Crump)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Dickson (Dickson)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabethton (Elizabethton)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Harriman (Harriman)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Hartsville (Hartsville)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Hohenwald (Hohenwald)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Jacksboro (Jacksboro)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson (Jackson)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Knoxville (Knoxville)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Livingston (Livingston)
    Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie (McKenzie)
    Tennessee Technology Center at McMinnville (McMinnville)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Memphis (Memphis)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Morristown - Branch Campus (Surgoinsville)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Morristown (Morristown)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Murfreesboro (Murfreesboro)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Nashville (Nashville)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Newbern (Newbern)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Oneida/Huntsville (Huntsville)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Paris (Paris)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Pulaski (Pulaski)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Ripley (Ripley)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville (Shelbyville)
    Tennessee Technology Center at Whiteville (Whiteville)
    Tennessee Temple University (Chattanooga)
    Tennessee Wesleyan College (Athens)
    TLC NuWave School of Cosmetology (Clarksville)
    Trevecca Nazarene University (Nashville)
    Tusculum College (Greeneville)
    union   University (Jackson)
    The University of Memphis (Memphis)
    University of the South School of Theology (Sewanee)
    University of the South (Sewanee)
    The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Chattanooga)
    The University of Tennessee (Knoxville)
    The University of Tennessee at Martin (Martin)
    Vanderbilt University Divinity School (Nashville)
    Vanderbilt University (Nashville)
    Vatterott College-Memphis Campus (Memphis)
    Volunteer Beauty Academy (Dyersburg)
    Volunteer Beauty Academy of Lawrenceburg (Nashville)
    Volunteer Beauty Academy (Madison)
    Volunteer State Community College (Gallatin)
    Walters State Community College (Morristown)
    West Tennessee Business College (Jackson)
    William R. Moore College of Technology (Memphis)
    Williamson Christian College (Franklin)
    World Class University (Nashville)