一、基本情况
根据美国宪法规定，各州政府负责注册并审批各类高等院校，但各院校是否被社会所认可则取决于政府承认的认证机构的认证。
美国高等院校包括公立与私立两种。主要实行二年学制或四年学制，二年制的多为技术专科学校和社区学院。据统计，目前美国各类高等院校有3600多所。
美国高等院校的质量认证一般由专业认证机构负责，经美国教育部认可的专业认证机构主要有六大区域认证机构及近百个专业认证机构。联邦政府通过认证机构间接起到对各院校的管理与规范。全美高等教育认证委员会(CHEA)是协调并审核认证机构的专业机构。 通过区域性认证协会或其它专业认证机构的认证，各院校可实现学分相互转换，所颁发的学位证书或文凭证书能获得社会的广泛认可。
二、教育部承认的美国Colorado州正规院校名单
Colorado
Academy of Beauty Culture (Grand Junction)
Academy of Natural Therapy, Inc. (Eaton)
Adams State College (Alamosa)
Aims Community College (Greeley)
Americana Beauty College II (Colorado Springs)
Arapahoe Community College (Littleton)
The Art Institute of Colorado (Denver)
Artistic Beauty Colleges (Arvada)
Artistic Beauty Colleges (Lakewood)
Artistic Beauty Colleges (Thornton)
Artistic Beauty Colleges (Westminister)
Bel Rea Institute of Animal Technology (Denver)
Blair College (Colorado Springs)
Boulder College of Massage Therapy (Boulder)
Bridge Linguatec (Denver)
Cambridge College (Aurora)
Center of Advanced Therapeutics (Denver)
Cheeks International Academy of Beauty Culture (Fort Collins)
Cheeks International Academy of Beauty Culture (Greeley)
College for Financial Planning, Inc. (Greenwood Village)
CollegeAmerica-Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs)
CollegeAmerica-Denver (Denver)
CollegeAmerica-Fort Collins (Fort Collins)
Colorado Christian University (Lakewood)
Colorado College (Colorado Springs)
Colorado Heights University
Colorado Institute of Taxidermy (Canon City)
Colorado Mountain College (Glenwood Springs)
Colorado Northwestern Community College (Rangely)
Colorado School of English (Denver)
Colorado School of Healing Arts (Lakewood)
Colorado School of Mines (Golden)
Colorado School of Trades (Lakewood)
Colorado State University (Fort Collins)
Colorado State University-Pueblo (Pueblo)
Colorado Technical University (Colorado Springs)
Community College of Aurora (Aurora)
Community College of Denver (Denver)
Concorde Career Institute (Denver)
Cooking School of the Rockies,Inc. (Boulder)
Cottonwood School of Massage Therapy (Aurora)
Cuttin Up Beauty Academy (Denver)
Denver Academy of Court Reporting (Westminster)
Denver Automotive & Diesel College (Denver)
Denver Career College (Denver)
Denver Seminary (Denver)
Denver Technical College at (Colorado Springs)
Denver Technical College (Denver)
Dillard's Inc./Dillard's Dept Stores (Aurora)
Englewood Beauty College, Inc. (Englewood)
Fort Lewis College (Durango)
Front Range Community College (Westminster)
Glenwood Beauty Academy (Glenwood Springs)
Hair Dynamics Education Center (Fort Collins)
Heritage College (Denver)
Iliff School of Theology (Denver)
Institute of Business & Medical Careers (Fort Collins)
Institute for Nuclear Medical Education (Boulder)
IntelliTec College (Colorado Springs)
IntelliTec College (Grand Junction)
IntelliTec Medical Institute (Colorado Springs)
International Beauty Academy (Colorado Springs)
ITT Technical Institute (Thornton)
Jones International University (Englewood)
Lamar Community College (Lamar)
Language Consultants International,LLC (Denver)
Mesa State College (Grand Junction)
Metropolitan State College of Denver (Denver)
MJM Institute of Cosmetology (Grand Junction)
Morgan Community College (Fort Morgan)
Naropa University (Boulder)
National Theatre Conservatory (Denver)
Nazarene Bible College (Colorado Springs)
Northeastern Junior College (Sterling)
Ohio Center for Broadcasting-Colorado (Lakewood)
Otero Junior College (La Junta)
Parks College (Aurora)
Parks College (Denver)
Pikes Peak Community College (Colorado Springs)
Pima Medical Institute (Colorado Springs)
Pima Medical Institute (Denver)
Platt College (Aurora)
Pueblo Community College (Pueblo)
Red Rocks Community College (Lakewood)
Regis University (Denver)
Remington College-Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs)
Remington College-Denver (Lakewood)
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (Lakewood)
Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning (Denver)
Spring International Language Center (Littleton)
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy (Colorado Springs)
Trinidad State Junior College (Trinidad)
United Beauty College (Denver)
United States Air Force Academy (USAF Academy)
University of Colorado at Boulder (Boulder)
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs)
University of Colorado at Denver (Denver)
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (Denver)
University of Denver (Denver)
University of Northern Colorado (Greeley)
Western State College of Colorado (Gunnison)
Westwood College of Aviation Technology (Broomfield)
Westwood College of Technology (Denver)
Xenon International School of Hair Design III (Aurora)
Yeshiva Toras Chaim Talmudical Seminary (Denver)
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