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(gòu)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(guān)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(gòu)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(shù)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(zhì)量認證一般由專業(yè)認證機構(gòu)負責，經(jīng)美國教育部認可的專業(yè)認證機構(gòu)主要有六大區(qū)域認證機構(gòu)及近百個專業(yè)認證機構(gòu)。聯(lián)邦政府通過認證機構(gòu)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(gòu)的專業(yè)機構(gòu)。 通過區(qū)域性認證協(xié)會或其它專業(yè)認證機構(gòu)的認證，各院?？蓪崿F(xiàn)學分相互轉(zhuǎn)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、名單
    Academy College (Bloomington)
    Alexandria Technical College (Alexandria)
    Alfred Adler Graduate School (Hopkins)
    Anoka-Ramsey Community College (Coon Rapids)
    Anoka Technical College (Anoka)
    The Art Institutes International Minnesota (Minneapolis)
    Augsburg College (Minneapolis)
    Aveda Institute Inc. (Minneapolis)
    Bemidji State University (Bemidji)
    Bethany Lutheran College (Mankato)
    Bethel College (St. Paul)
    Bethel Theological Seminary (St. Paul)
    Brown College (Brooklyn Center)
    Brown College (Mendota Heights)
    Capella University (Minneapolis)
    Carleton College (Northfield)
    Central Lakes College (Brainerd)
    Century Community and Technical College (White Bear Lake)
    College of Saint Benedict (Saint Joseph)
    College of Saint Catherine (St. Paul)
    College of Saint Scholastica (Duluth)
    College of Visual Arts (St. Paul)
    Concordia College (Moorhead)
    Concordia University, St. Paul (St. Paul)
    Cosmetology Careers Unltd. - Duluth (Duluth)
    Cosmetology Careers UnLTD - Hibbing (Hibbing)
    Crossroads College (Rochester)
    Crown College (Saint Bonifacius)
    Crown College (St. Bonifacius)
    Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount)
    Duluth Business University (Duluth)
    Dunwoody College of Technology (Minneapolis)
    Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (Cloquet)
    Global Language Institute (St. Paul)
    Globe College (Oakdale)
    Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter)
    Hamline University (St. Paul)
    Hennepin Technical College (Brooklyn Park)
    Herzing College (Crystal)
    Hibbing Community College (Hibbing)
    High-Tech Institute (Brooklyn Center)
    Inver Hills Community College (Inver Grove Heights)
    Itasca Community College (Grand Rapids)
    Lake Superior College (Duluth)
    Luther Seminary (St. Paul)
    Macalester College (St. Paul)
    Martin Luther College (New Ulm)
    Mayo Foundation (Rochester)
    Mesabi Range Community & Technical College (Virginia)
    Metropolitan State University (St. Paul)
    Miami Ad School - Branch Campus (Minneapolis)
    Minneapolis Business College (Roseville)
    Minneapolis College of Art and Design (Minneapolis)
    Minneapolis Community and Technical College (Minneapolis)
    Minneapolis School of Massage (Minneapolis)
    Minnesota Cosmetology Education Center, Inc. (South St. Paul)
    Minnesota Institute of Technologies (Minneapolis)
    Minnesota School of Business (Brooklyn Center)
    Minnesota School of Business (Plymouth)
    Minnesota School of Business (Richfield)
    Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical (Winona)
    Minnesota State Community and Technical College (Fergus Falls)
    Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato)
    Minnesota State University Moorhead (Moorhead)
    Minnesota West Community and Technical College (Granite Falls)
    Model College of Hair Design (St. Cloud)
    National Technological University (Minneapolis)
    NEI College of Technology (Columbia Heights)
    Norman & Associates (Edina)
    Normandale Community College (Bloomington)
    North Central University (Minneapolis)
    North Hennepin Community College (Brooklyn Park)
    Northland Community and Technical College (Thief River Falls)
    Northwest Technical College (Perham)
    Northwest Technical Institute (Eden Prairie)
    Northwestern College (Saint Paul)
    Northwestern Health Sciences University (Bloomington)
    Oak Hills Christian College (Bemidji)
    Pillsbury Baptist Bible College (Owatonna)
    Pine Technical College (Pine City)
    Rainy River Community College (International Falls)
    Rasmussen College Eagan (Eagan)
    Rasmussen College Mankato (Mankato)
    Rasmussen College Minnetonka (Minnetonka)
    Rasmussen College (Roseville)
    Rasmussen College St. Cloud (St. Cloud)
    Regency Beauty Institute (Blaine)
    Regency Beauty Institute (Burnsville)
    Regency Beauty Institute (St. Cloud)
    Ridgewater College (Willmar)
    Rita's Moorhead Beauty College (Moorhead)
    Riverland Community College (Austin)
    Rochester Community and Technical College (Rochester)
    St. Cloud State University (St. Cloud)
    Saint Cloud Technical College (St. Cloud)
    Saint John's University (Collegeville)
    St. John's University School of Theology - Seminary (Collegeville)
    Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (Winona)
    Saint Olaf College (Northfield)
    Saint Paul College-A Community & Technical College (Saint Paul)
    Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity of the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul)
    Scot Lewis School - Paul Mitchell Partner School (Bloomington)
    Scot Lewis Schools - Paul Mitchell Partner School (Plymouth)
    Sister Rosalind Gefre Schools and (West St. Paul)
    South Central Technical College (North Mankato)
    Southwest Minnesota State University (Marshall)
    Spa ~ A School (New Hope)
    United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities (New Brighton)
    University of Minnesota-Crookston (Crookston)
    University of Minnesota-Duluth (Duluth)
    University of Minnesota-Morris (Morris)
    University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (Minneapolis)
    University of Saint Thomas (St. Paul)
    Vermilion Community College (Ely)
    Walden University (Minneapolis)
    Winona State University (Winona)