據(jù)了解，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)位證書或文憑證書能獲得社會(huì)的廣泛認(rèn)可。

　　2012年美國(guó)猶他州教育部批準(zhǔn)境外正規(guī)高校名單：

　　American Institute of Medical-Dental Technology (Provo)

　　American Institute of Medical-Dental Technology (St. George)

　　Angel Love Nail Academy (Kanab)

　　Beau La Reine College of Beauty Culture (Logan)

　　Bio Kosmetique Institute of Aesthetics (Sandy)

　　Bon Losee Academy of Hair Artistry (Provo)

　　Bridgerland Applied Technology College (Logan)

　　Brigham Young University (Provo)

　　Cameo College of Essential Beauty (Salt Lake City)

　　Careers Unlimited (Orem)

　　Central Utah Nail Academy (Richfield)

　　Certified Careers Institute (Clearfield)

　　Certified Careers Institute (Salt Lake City)

　　Chatterton, Inc. (Salt Lake City)

　　College of Eastern Utah (Price)

　　Color My Nails School of Nail Technolgy (Midvale)

　　Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Institute School of Esthe (Orem)

　　Dallas Roberts Academy of Hair Design (Provo)

　　Davis Applied Technology College (Kaysville)

　　Dixie Applied Technology College (St. George)

　　Dixie State College of Utah (St. George)

　　Eagle Gate College (Salt Lake City)

　　Evan‘s Hairstyling College (Cedar City)

　　Evans Hairstyling College (Orem) (Orem)

　　Evan’s Hairstyling College (St. George) (St. George)

　　Fran Brown College of Beauty (Layton)

　　Francois D. Hair Design Academy (Sandy)

　　Hairitage College of Beauty (Salt Lake City)

　　Hairitage Hair Academy (St. George)

　　Healing Mountain Massage School (Salt Lake City)

　　Hot Nails School of Nail Technology (Washington)

　　Image Works Academy of Hair Design, Inc. (Spanish Fork)

　　International Institute of Hair Design (Bountiful)

　　International Institute of Hair Design (Taylorsville)

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　　ITT Technical Institute (Murray)

　　LDS Business College (Salt Lake City)

　　Mandalyn Academy Inc. (Orem)

　　Maximum Style Technical School of Cosmetology (Logan)

　　Mountain West College (West Valley City)

　　Mountainland Applied Technology College (Orem)

　　Myotherapy College of Utah (Salt Lake City)

　　New Horizons Beauty College (Logan)

　　Northface University (Salt Lake City)

　　Ogden Institute of Massage Therapy (Ogden)

　　Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College (Ogden)

　　Paul Mitchell The School (Provo)

　　Premier Hair Academy (West Valley)

　　Prime Cut Academy of Hair & Nail Artistry (Roosevelt)

　　Provo College (Provo)

　　Salt Lake Community College (Salt Lake City)

　　Salt Lake - Tooele Applied Technology College (Salt Lake City)

　　Sherman Kendall‘s Academy of Beauty Arts & Science (Midvale)

　　Sherman Kendall’s Academy of Beauty Arts & Science (Salt Lake City)

　　The Skin Institute, LLC (St. George)

　　Skin Works School of Advanced Skin Care (Salt Lake City)

　　Snow College (Ephraim)

　　Southeast Applied Technology College (Price)

　　Southern Utah University (Cedar City)

　　Southwest Applied Technology College (Cedar City)

　　Stacey‘s Hands of Champions Beauty College Inc. (Ogden)

　　Stevens-Henager College (Murray)

　　Stevens-Henager College (Ogden)

　　Stevens-Henager College (Providence)

　　Stevens-Henager College (Provo)

　　Taylor Andrews Inc. (West Jordan)

　　Uintah Basin Applied Technology College (Roosevelt)

　　University of Utah (Salt Lake City)

　　Utah Career College (West Jordan)

　　Utah College of Massage Therapy (Salt Lake City)

　　Utah State University (Logan)

　　Utah Valley State College (Orem)

　　Weber State University (Ogden)

　　Westminster College (Salt Lake City)