HIGHER EDUCATION LINKS AND ACRONYMS
| AACC | American Association of Community Colleges | hpcnet.org |
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| AACTE | American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education | aacte.org |
| AAC&U | Association of American Colleges and Universities | aacu-edu.org |
| AASCU | American Association of State Colleges and Universities | aascu.org |
| AASHE | Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education | aashe.org |
| AAU | Association of American Universities | aau.edu |
| ACE | American Council on Education | acenet.edu |
| ACT | (college admission testing program) | act.org |
| ACUTA | Association of College & University Telecommunications Administrators | acuta.org |
| AED | Academy for Educational Development | aed.org |
| AERA | American Educational Research Association | aera.net |
| AGB | Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges | agb.org |
| Center for Public Higher Education Trusteeship & Governance | agb.org | |
| AIHEC | American Indian Higher Education Consortium | aihec.org |
| AIR | Association for Institutional Research | airweb.org |
| ASPIRA | (an association to empower Latino youth) | aspira.org |
| ASHE | Association for the Study of Higher Education | ashe.ws |
| ATA | American TelEd Communications Alliance |
ATAlliance.org |
| CASE | Council for Advancement and Support of Education | case.org |
| CGS | Council of Graduate Schools | cgsnet.org |
| CHEA | Council for Higher Education Accreditation | chea.org |
| CHEPS | Center for Higher Education Policy Studies | utwente.nl/cheps |
| CIC | Council of Independent Colleges | cic.org |
| COE | Council for Opportunity in Education | trioprograms.org |
| CONAHEC | Consortium for Higher Education Collaboration | conahec.org |
| El Net | (North American Educational Leadership Network) | elnet.org |
| CSG-WEST | Council of State Governments - West | westrends.org |
| CSHE | Center for the Study of Higher Education | ed.psu.edu/cshe |
| CSPN | College Savings Plan Network | collegesavings.org |
| ECS | Education Commission of the States | ecs.org |
| EdREF | EdRef College Search Reference | EdRef.com |
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| ED- U.S. Dept. of Education links: | ||
| ED-NCES | National Center for Education Statistics | nces.ed.gov |
| ED-OERI | Office of Educational Research | ed.gov/offices/OERI |
| ED-OESE | Office of Elementary & Secondary Education | ed.gov/offices/OESE |
| ED-OPE | Office of Postsecondary Education | ed.gov/offices/OPE |
| ED-OSERS | Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services | ed.gov/offices/OSERS |
| FIPSE | Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education | ed.gov/offices/ OPE/FIPSE |
| LAAP | Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnership | ed.gov/offices/OPE/FIPSE/LAAP |
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| EDUCAUSE | (An association fostering higher ed change via technology and information resources) | educause.edu |
| EPI | Educational Policy Institute | educationalpolicy.org |
| ETS | Educational Testing Service | ets.org |
| EC | Electronic Campus Initiatives | ecinitiatives.org |
| HACU | Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities | hacu.net |
| HBLI | Hispanic Border Leadership Institute | asu.edu/educ/hbli |
| HEA | Higher Education Abstracts | highereducationabstracts.org |
| IHEP | Institute for Higher Education Policy | ihep.com |
| IIE | Institute of International Education | iie.org |
| IPEDS | Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System | nces.ed.gov/ipeds |
| McCrel | Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning | mcrel.org |
| MHEC | Midwestern Higher Education Compact | mhec.org |
| MiCTA | MiCTA Service Corporation | micta.org |
| MSA/CHE | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education | middlestates.org |
| NACUBO | National Association of College and University Business Officers | nacubo.org |
| NAEP | National Assessment of Educational Progress | nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard |
| NAFEO | National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education | nafeo.org |
| NAFSA | (an association of international educators) | nafsa.org |
| NAICU | National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities | naicu.edu |
| NASCU | Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges | opi.state.mt.us/nascu/ |
| NASFAA | National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators | nasfaa.org |
| NASPA | National Association of Student Personnel Administrators | naspa.org |
| NASSGAP | National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs | nassgap.org |
| NASULGC | National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges | nasulgc.org |
| NCA-CASI | North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement | ncacihe.org |
| NCHEMS | National Center for Higher Educa target=" _blank">nchems.org | |
| NCSL | National Conference of State Legislatures | ncsl.org |
| NCPPHE | National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education | highereducation.org |
| NEASC-CIHE | New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education | neasc.org |
| NEBHE | New England Board of Higher Education | nebhe.org |
| NGA | National Governors' Association | nga.org |
| NPEC | National Postsecondary Education Cooperative | nces.ed.gov/npec |
| Pathways to College Network | pathwaystocollege.net | |
| RMAIR | Rocky Mountain Association for Institutional Research | unlv.edu/PAIR/rmair |
| SACS-CoCS | Southern Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Colleges | sacscoc.org |
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| SHEEO | State Higher Education Executive Officers | sheeo.org |
| SHEEO Offices in the West, by State: | ||
| Alaska | ||
| ACPE | Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education | state.ak.us/acpe/acpe.html |
| UAS | University of Alaska System | alaska.edu |
| Arizona | ||
| ABOR | Arizona Board of Regents | abor.asu.edu |
| California | ||
| CPEC | California Postsecondary Education Commission | cpec.ca.gov |
| Colorado | ||
| CCHE | Colorado Commission on Higher Education | state.co.us/cche_dir/hecche.html |
| Hawai'i | ||
| UH | University of Hawai'i | hawaii.edu |
| Idaho | ||
| ISBE | Idaho State Board of Education | ucm.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?pid=86030 |
| Montana | ||
| MUS | Montana University System | mus.edu |
| New Mexico | ||
| NMHED | New Mexico Higher Education Department | hed.state.nm.us/ |
| Nevada | ||
| UCCS | University Community College System of Nevada | nevada.edu |
| North Dakota | ||
| NDUS | North Dakota University System | ndus.nodak.edu |
| Oregon | ||
| OUS | Oregon University System | ous.edu |
| South Dakota | ||
| SDBOR | South Dakota Board of Regents | ris.sdbor.edu |
| Utah | ||
| USBR | Utah State Board of Regents | utahsbr.edu |
| Washington | ||
| HECB | Higher Education Coordinating Board | hecb.wa.gov |
| Wyoming | ||
| WCCC | Wyoming Community College Commission | commission.wcc.edu |
| UW | University of Wyoming | uwyo.edu |
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| SREB | Southern Regional Education Board | sreb.org |
| Electronic Campus of the SREB | electroniccampus.org | |
| UNCF | United Negro College Fund | uncf.org |
| WAGS | Western Association of Graduate Schools | wiche.edu/wags |
| WASC-ACCJC | Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges |
accjc.org |
| WASC-Sr | Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities |
wascsenior.org/wasc/ |
| Washington College Directory Network | washington.collegedirectorynetwork.com | |
| WCET | Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications | wcet.info |
| WGA | Western Governors' Association | westgov.org |
| WICHE | Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education | wiche.edu |
