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據(jù)了解，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(zhì)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，各院校可實現(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。
2012年美國阿拉巴馬州教育部批準境外正規(guī)高校名單：
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)
