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管，引導自費留學中介機構與國外正規學校開展合作，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高等學校。所公布名單根據有關情況定期調整,目前為第十五版。本名單截止日期為2010年6月1日。
一、基本情況
根據美國憲法規定，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學院。據統計，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認證機構負責，經美國教育部認可的專業認證機構主要有六大區域認證機構及近百個專業認證機構。聯邦政府通過認證機構間接起到對各院校的管理與規范。全美高等教育認證委員會(CHEA)是協調并審核認證機構的專業機構。 通過區域性認證協會或其它專業認證機構的認證，各院校可實現學分相互轉換，所頒發的學位證書或文憑證書能獲得社會的廣泛認可。
Alabama
Air University (Maxwell AFB)
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (Normal)
Alabama Southern Community College (Monroeville)
Alabama State College of Barber Styling (Birmingham)
Alabama State University (Montgomery)
Army Academy of Health Sciences - Branch Campus (Fort Rucker)
Athens State University (Athens)
Auburn University (Auburn University)
Auburn University at Montgomery (Montgomery)
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University (Birmingham)
Bessemer State Technical College (Bessemer)
Bevill State Community College (Sumiton)
Birmingham-Southern College (Birmingham)
Bishop State Community College (Mobile)
Blue Cliff School of Therapeutic Massage (Mobile)
Calhoun Community College (Decatur)
Capps College (Dothan)
Capps College (Foley)
Capps College (Mobile)
Capps College (Montgomery)
Central Alabama Community College (Alexander City)
Chattahoochee Valley Community College (Phenix City)
Community College of the Air Force (Maxwell AFB)
Concordia College (Selma)
Defense Acquisition University - Branch Campus (Huntsville)
Douglas MacArthur State Technical College (Opp)
Enterprise-Ozark Community College (Enterprise)
Faulkner University (Montgomery)
Gadsden Business College (Anniston)
Gadsden Business College (Rainbow City)
Gadsden State Community College (Gadsden)
Gaither Inc. dba Gaither & Co. Beauty College (Scottsboro)
George C. Wallace Community College (Dothan)
George Corley Wallace State Community College (Selma)
H. Councill Trenholm State Technical College - Branch Campus (Montgomery)
H. Councill Trenholm State Technical College (Montgomery)
Heritage Christian University (Florence)
Herzing College (Homewood)
Huntingdon College (Montgomery)
Huntsville Bible College (Huntsville)
ITT Technical Institute (Birmingham)
Jacksonville State University (Jacksonville)
James H. Faulkner State Community College (Bay Minette)
Jefferson Davis Community College (Brewton)
Jefferson State Community College (Birmingham)
J.F. Drake State Technical College (Huntsville)
J.F. Ingram State Technical College (Deatsville)
Judson College (Marion)
Lawson State Community College (Birmingham)
Leadership Development, Inc. (Birmingham)
Lurleen B. Wallace Junior College (Andalusia)
Marion Military Institute (Marion)
Medical Career Center (Mobile)
Miles College (Birmingham)
Montgomery Job Corps Center (Montgomery)
Northeast Alabama Community College (Rainsville)
Northwest-Shoals Community College (Muscle Shoals)
Oakwood College (Huntsville)
Pivot Point the Masters (Huntsville)
Prince Institute of Professional Studies, Inc. (Montgomery)
Reid State Technical College (Evergreen)
Remington College-Mobile Campus (Mobile)
Samford University (Birmingham)
School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (Maxwell AFB)
Shelton State Community College (Tuscaloosa)
Snead State Community College (Boaz)
Southeastern Bible College (Birmingham)
Southeastern School of Cosmetology (Midfield)
Southern Christian University (Montgomery)
Southern Community College (Tuskegee)
Southern Union State Community College (Wadley)
Spring Hill College (Mobile)
Stillman College (Tuscaloosa)
Talladega College (Talladega)
Troy University (Dothan)
Troy University (Montgomery)
Troy University (Troy)
(2005年以前的名稱為Troy State University)
Tuskegee University (Tuskegee)
United States Sports Academy (Daphne)
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham)
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (Huntsville)
The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)
University of Mobile (Mobile)
University of Montevallo (Montevallo)
University of North Alabama (Florence)
University of South Alabama (Mobile)
The University of West Alabama (Livingston)
U.S. Army Ordnance Munitions and Electronics Maintenance School (Redstone Arsenal)
Virginia College (Birmingham)
Virginia College (Huntsville)
Virginia College - Technical (Pelham)
Wallace State Community College (Hanceville)
