為幫助自費出國留學人員正確選擇國外學習學校，加強對自費留學中介活動的監(jiān)管，引導自費留學中介機構與國外正規(guī)學校開展合作，教育部公布了33個我國公民主要留學國家1萬多所學校名單，基本涵蓋了我公民主要留學目的地國正規(guī)高等學校。所公布名單根據(jù)有關情況定期調(diào)整，目前為第二十三版。本名單截止日期為2012年2月7日。
    一、基本情況
    根據(jù)美國憲法規(guī)定，各州政府負責注冊并審批各類高等院校，但各院校是否被社會所認可則取決于政府承認的認證機構的認證。
    美國高等院校包括公立與私立兩種。主要實行二年學制或四年學制，二年制的多為技術專科學校和社區(qū)學院。據(jù)統(tǒng)計，目前美國各類高等院校有3600多所。
    美國高等院校的質量認證一般由專業(yè)認證機構負責，經(jīng)美國教育部認可的專業(yè)認證機構主要有六大區(qū)域認證機構及近百個專業(yè)認證機構。聯(lián)邦政府通過認證機構間接起到對各院校的管理與規(guī)范。全美高等教育認證委員會(CHEA)是協(xié)調(diào)并審核認證機構的專業(yè)機構。 通過區(qū)域性認證協(xié)會或其它專業(yè)認證機構的認證，各院?？蓪崿F(xiàn)學分相互轉換，所頒發(fā)的學位證書或文憑證書能獲得社會的廣泛認可。
    二、院校名單：
    West Virginia
    Alderson-Broaddus College (Philippi)
    Appalachian Bible College (Bradley)
    Beckley Beauty Academy (Beckley)
    Bethany College (Bethany)
    Bluefield State College (Bluefield)
    Charleston School of Beauty Culture (Charleston)
    Clarksburg Beauty Academy (Clarksburg)
    Concord College (Athens)
    Davis and Elkins College (Elkins)
    Fairmont State College (Fairmont)
    Fairmont State Community and Technical College (Fairmont)
    Glenville State College (Glenville)
    Harpers Ferry Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (Harpers Ferry)
    Huntington Junior College (Huntington)
    Huntington School of Beauty Culture, Inc. (Huntington)
    International Academy of Design and Technology (Fairmont)
    International Beauty School (Martinsburg)
    Marshall University (Huntington)
    Meredith Manor International Equestrian Centre (Waverly)
    Morgantown Beauty College, Inc. (Morgantown)
    Mountain State College (Parkersburg)
    Mountain State University (Beckley)
    Mountaineer Beauty College, Inc. (St. Albans)
    National Institute of Technology (Cross Lanes)
    Ohio Valley College (Vienna)
    Potomac State College of West Virginia University (Keyser)
    Salem International University (Salem)
    Scott College of Cosmetology (Wheeling)
    Shepherd College (Shepherdstown)
    Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Mount Gay)
    The University of Charleston (Charleston)
    Valley Beauty School (Parkersburg)
    Valley College of Technology (Beckley)
    Valley College of Technology (Martinsburg)
    Valley College of Technology (Princeton)
    West Liberty State College (West Liberty)
    West Virginia Business College (Nutter Fort)
    West Virginia Business College (Wheeling)
    West Virginia Junior College (Bridgeport)
    West Virginia Junior College (Charleston)
    West Virginia Junior College (Morgantown)
    West Virginia Northern Community College (Wheeling)
    West Virginia State College (Institute)
    West Virginia University Institute of Technology (Montgomery)
    West Virginia University (Morgantown)
    West Virginia University at Parkersburg (Parkersburg)
    West Virginia Wesleyan College (Buckhannon)
    Wheeling Jesuit University (Wheeling)