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、院校名单：
Arkansas
ABC Barber College (Hot Springs)
Arkadelphia Beauty College (Arkadelphia)
Arkansas Aviation Technologies Center (Fayetteville)
Arkansas Baptist College (Little Rock)
Arkansas Beauty School-Conway (Conway)
Arkansas Beauty School (Little Rock)
Arkansas Career Training Institute (Hot Springs)
Arkansas College of Barbering and Hair (N. Little Rock)
Arkansas Continental Beauty College (Fort Smith)
Arkansas Northeastern College (Blytheville)
Arkansas State University-Beebe (Beebe)
Arkansas State University-Newport (Newport)
Arkansas State University (State University)
Arkansas Tech University (Russellville)
Arthur's Beauty College, Inc. (Jacksonville)
Askins Vo-Tech,Inc. (Fort Smith)
Bee-Jay's Hairstyling Academy (Batesville)
Bee-Jay's Hairstyling Academy (Little Rock)
Black River Technical College (Pocahontas)
Blytheville Academy of Cosmetology (Blytheville)
Career Academy of Hair Design (Springdale)
Cass Civilian Conservation Job Corps Center (Ozark)
Central Baptist College (Conway)
Cosmetology Educators of America (Scottsdale)
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas (De Queen)
Crossett School of Cosmetolgy L.L.C. (Crossett)
Crowley's Ridge College (Paragould)
Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute (Forrest City)
Deluxe Beauty School (Pine Bluff)
East Arkansas Community College (Forrest City)
Eastern College of Health Vocations (Little Rock)
Eaton Beauty Stylist College, Inc. (Little Rock)
Ecclesia College (Elm Springs)
Fayetteville Beauty College (Fayetteville)
Forest Echoes Technical Institute (Crossett)
Harding University (Searcy)
Harrison School of Cosmetology, Inc. (Harrison)
Henderson State University (Arkadelphia)
Hendrix College (Conway)
Hot Springs Beauty College (Hot Springs)
ITT Technical Institute (Little Rock)
Jerry Wilson & Associates, Inc. (Little Rock)
John Brown University (Siloam Springs)
Lee's School of Cosmetology (North Little Rock)
Lynndale Fundamentals of Beauty School (El Dorado)
Lyon College (Batesville)
Margaret's Hair Academy Inc. (Russellville)
Marsha Kay Beauty College (Mt. Home)
Mellie's Beauty College (Fort Smith)
Mid-South Community College (West Memphis)
National Park Community College (Hot Springs)
New Tyler Barber College (N. Little Rock)
North Arkansas College (Harrison)
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (Bentonville)
Northwest Technical Institute (Springdale)
Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia)
Ouachita Technical College (Malvern)
Ozarka College (Melbourne)
Philander Smith College (Little Rock)
Phillips Community College of The University of Arkansas (Helena)
Professional Cosmetology Education Center II (El Dorado)
Professional Cosmetology Education Center Inc. (Camden)
Pulaski Technical College (North Little Rock)
Remington College-Little Rock (Little Rock)
Rich Mountain Community College (Mena)
Searcy Beauty College (Searcy)
South Arkansas Community College (El Dorado)
Southeast Arkansas College (Pine Bluff)
Southern Arkansas University (Magnolia)
Southern Arkansas University Tech (East Camden)
Southern Institute of Cosmetology (West Memphis)
University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (Batesville)
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope (Hope)
University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (Morrilton)
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (Fayetteville)
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (Fort Smith)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Little Rock)
University of Arkansas at Monticello (Monticello)
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff)
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock)
University of Central Arkansas (Conway)
University of the Ozarks (Clarksville)
Velvatex College of Beauty Culture (Little Rock)
Williams Baptist College (Walnut Ridge)
American Samoa
American Samoa Community College (Pago Pago)
