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education-related
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Academic Common Market
(ACM)
The purpose of the
Academic Common Market
is to share between
states specified
academic degree programs
located at southern
public colleges and
universities. This is
accomplished through an
exchange of students
across borders at
in-state rates. This is
a Southern Regional
Education Board
sponsored program.
American College Testing
Program (ACT)
ACT is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides
more than a hundred
assessment, research,
information, and program
management services in
the broad areas of
education and
workforce development.
Alabama Administrative
Code
The Alabama
Administrative Code is
published by the
Legislative Reference
Service pursuant to
subsection (e) of
Section 41-2--7 of the
Code of Alabama 1975.
The Alabama
Administrative Code is a
compilation of the rules
of all state agencies
covered by the Alabama
Administrative Procedure
Act.
Alabama Agricultural
Land Grant Alliance
(AALGA)
AALGA is
rooted in a shared
commitment on the part
of agricultural
researchers and
administrators at
Alabama A&M University,
Auburn University, and
Tuskegee University to
find new and better ways
to respond to the needs
of the people of Alabama
and the agriculture that
is a large part of our
state's economy. While
some joint research
projects were already
being carried out, it
was felt that a more
formal alliance could
facilitate more
effective joint efforts,
focusing multi-faculty
expertise and resources
on identifying and
promptly responding to
the most critical needs
of Alabama. Thus AALGA
was formed in June,
2000.
Alabama Articulation and
General Studies
Committee (AGSC) /
Statewide Transfer and
Articulation Reporting
System (STARS)
AGSC was created in
March of 1994 by the
State Legislature
through ACT 94-202.
The act states four
specific charges of the
committee: 1) develop
a statewide freshman-
and sophomore-level
general studies
curriculum to be taken
at all public colleges
and universities; 2)
develop and adopt by a
statewide articulation
agreement for the
freshman and sophomore
years for the transfer
of credit among all
public institutions of
higher education in
Alabama; 3) examine the
need for a uniform
course numbering system,
course titles, and
course descriptions; and
4) resolve problems in
the administration or
interpretation of the
articulation agreement
of the general studies
curriculum.
The STARS System allows
public two-year students
in Alabama to obtain a
Transfer Guide/Agreement
for the major of their
choice. This
guide/agreement, if used
correctly, guides the
student through their
first two years of
coursework and prevents
loss of credit hours
upon transfer to the
appropriate public
four-year university in
Alabama.
Alabama Association of
Independent Colleges and
Universities
AAICU’s mission is to
increase public
understanding of the
unique contribution
independent colleges
make to the life of our
state and to ensure that
the independent sector
of higher education
continues to thrive in
Alabama.
Alabama Association of
Student Financial Aid
Administrators (AASFAA)
The membership of AASFAA
consists of individuals
involved in the
administration of
student financial aid,
either as active
financial aid officers
or in a supporting
capacity at various
governmental agencies
and a variety of private
industries. The purpose
of AASFAA is to provide
training and support for
the membership. The
association provides
opportunities for
financial aid
professionals to share
ideas and work together
on legislative issues
and policies that
pertain to financial aid
administration.
Alabama Career
Information Network
A collaborate website
for students, parents
and counselors with info
on career planning,
financial aid and higher
education.
The Alabama Department
of Education, Career
Technical Education
section, created this
website as part of the
College Access Challenge
Grant Program (CACGP).
The purpose of the CACGP
is to foster
partnerships among
federal, state, and
local governments and
philanthropic
organizations through
matching challenge
grants that are aimed at
increasing the number of
low-income students who
are prepared to enter
and succeed in
postsecondary education.
Alabama
Community College System
(ACS)
The Alabama Community College
System (public two-year
colleges) provides a
unified system of
academic college
education, technical
education, customized
business and industry
training, workforce
development and adult
education.
Alabama Council of
Graduate Deans
The primary purpose of
the Council is to advise
the Alabama Commission
on Higher Education on
matters pertaining to
graduate programs.
Alabama Department of
Postsecondary Education
(ADPE)
The ADPE has direct
responsibility to the
State Board of Education
for the direction and
supervision of
educational programs and
services provided by The
Alabama Community College System.
The Department provides
leadership, service, and
regulatory functions for
the member institutions
of The Alabama Community College
System to ensure
educational
accessibility,
excellence, and equity
for all citizens of
Alabama
Alabama Education 529
Fund
Under construction.
Alabama Experimental
Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research
The Alabama Experimental
Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research
(AL-EPSCoR) is a family
of competitive, merit
based programs which
contribute to the
statewide development of
scientific and
engineering
capabilities. (See
national EPSCoR site
below)
Alabama Higher Education
Partnership
The Alabama Higher
Education Partnership is
a consortium of fifteen
public universities
whose mission is to
advocate the importance
of higher education in
bettering the lives of
people in Alabama.
Alabama Industrial
Development Training
Institute (AIDT)
The mission of AIDT is
to provide quality
workforce development
for Alabama's new and
existing industries, and
to expand the
opportunities of its
citizens through the
jobs these industries
create.
Alabama Legislative
Information System
Online (ALISON)
This site will allow you
to access copies of
bills, amendments and
substitutes, as well as
to obtain final bill
status.
Alabama Mentor
Alabama Mentor is an
online resource to help
students and their
families select a
college, apply for
admission, and plan to
finance higher education
Alabama Network of
Alabama Academic
Libraries (NAAL)
The purpose of NAAL
shall be to coordinate
the collective resources
of academic libraries to
enhance graduate
education and research.
NAAL is an
unincorporated
consortium of the
Alabama Commission on
Higher Education and
eligible academic
institutions of higher
education offering
graduate education. Both
publicly-funded and
privately-supported
institutions offering
graduate education may
serve as general
members. In addition,
other academic
institutions offering
graduate education and
research libraries not
affiliated with
educational institutions
may join as nonvoting
cooperative members.
Alabama Pathways
Alabama Child Care and
Education Professional
Development System.
Alabama Small Business
Development Consortium
(ASBDC)
The mission of the ASBDC,
a consortium of the
Colleges of Business of
Alabama’s public
universities, is to
enhance economic growth
by making Alabama small
businesses more
competitive through the
provision of
entrepreneurial
assistance.
Alabama State Department
of Education (ASDE)
Homepage for the Alabama
State Department of
Education
Alabama Virtual Library
(AVL)
The AVL provides all
students, teachers, and
citizens of the State of
Alabama with online
access to essential
library and information
resources. It is
primarily a group of
online databases that
have magazine, journal,
and newspaper articles
for research.
American Association of
Community Colleges (AACC)
AACC is the primary
advocacy organization
for the nation's
community colleges. The
Association represents
more than 1,100
associate
degree-granting
institutions and some 10
million students.
American Council on
Education (ACE)
ACE seeks to provide
leadership and a
unifying voice on key
higher education issues
and to influence public
policy through advocacy,
research, and program
initiatives. Its
members include
approximately 1,800
accredited,
degree-granting colleges
and universities and
higher education-related
associations,
organizations, and
corporations.
Association of Community
College Trustees (ACCT)
ACCT is a nonprofit
educational organization
of governing boards,
representing more than
6,500 elected and
appointed trustees who
govern over 1,200
community, technical,
and junior colleges in
the United States,
Canada, and England.
Association of Governing
Boards of Colleges and
Universities (AGB)
The goal of AGB is to
advance the practice of
citizen trusteeship and
help ensure the quality
and success of our
nation’s colleges and
universities by
providing university and
college presidents,
board chairs and
individual trustees of
both public and private
institutions with the
resources they need to
enhance their
effectiveness.
Association for
Institutional Research
(AIR)
The Association for
Institutional Research
(AIR) is a professional
association of more than
3,100 institutional
researchers, planners,
and decision-makers from
higher education
institutions around the
world. AIR exists to
benefit its members and
help advance research
that will improve the
understanding, planning,
and operation of higher
education institutions.
Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of
Teaching
Founded by Andrew
Carnegie in 1905 and
chartered in 1906 by an
Act of Congress, The
Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of
Teaching is an
independent policy and
research center whose
charge is "to do and
perform all things
necessary to encourage,
uphold, and dignify the
profession of the
teacher and the cause of
higher education."
Chronicle of Higher
Education
The Chronicle of Higher
Education, a weekly
periodical, is the
academic world's No. 1
source of news and
information.
Code of Alabama
This site will provide
you access to a
compilation of the
codified statutes of
Alabama. The Alabama
Commission on Higher
Education’s section can
be found in Title 16,
Section 5.
College Board
(Scholastic Assessment
Test or SAT)
The College Board's
mission is to connect
students to college
success and opportunity.
Founded in 1900, the
association is composed
of more than 4,500
schools, colleges,
universities, and other
educational
organizations. Each
year, the College Board
serves over three
million students and
their parents, 23,000
high schools, and 3,500
colleges through major
programs and services in
college admissions,
guidance, assessment,
financial aid,
enrollment, and teaching
and learning. Among its
best-known programs are
the SAT®, the PSAT/NMSQT®,
and the Advanced
Placement Program®
(AP®).
Commission on Colleges
(COC) – Southern
Association of Colleges
and Schools
The Commission on
Colleges of the Southern
Association of Colleges
and Schools is the
recognized regional
accrediting body in the
eleven U.S. Southern
states (Alabama,
Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North
Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia) and
in Latin America for
those institutions of
higher education that
award associate,
baccalaureate, master's
or doctoral degrees.
Council for Higher
Education Accreditation
This database lists
approximately 6,800
institutions that are
accredited by
participating or
recognized organizations
of the Council for
Higher Education
Accreditation (CHEA) or
are recognized by the
United States Department
of Education (USDE) as
of 2002 or 2003. Each
accrediting
organization's list of
institutions is prefaced
by a brief description
of the accredited status
of the institutions on
the list and the year
for which the list is
accurate.
Economic Development
Partnership of Alabama
The Economic Development
Partnership of Alabama
is a totally private,
non-profit organization
committed to helping
Alabama realize its full
economic development
potential. The
Partnership is supported
by 69 leading companies
that are committed to
the state's long-term
economic growth.
Educational Resources
Information Center
(ERIC)
ERIC
is a national
information system
funded by the
U.S. Department of
Education's
Institute of Education
Sciences to
provide access to
education literature and
resources.
Education Commission of
the States (ECS)
ECS is an interstate
compact on education
with the goal of
providing a mechanism
for improving and
strengthening education
policy and policymaking
at the state level.
Electronic Campus
SREB's Electronic Campus
was launched in January,
1998 as an "electronic
marketplace" of online
courses and programs
from the South's
colleges and
universities. The
Electronic Campus was
designed to provide
learning opportunities
from accredited colleges
and universities that
offered courses and
programs that exceed
SREB's Principles of
Good Practice. By doing
this, learners could be
assured of the quality
and integrity of the
courses and programs
available in the
Electronic Campus, that
comparable information
would be provided to
help learners in making
decisions that best met
their needs, and that
learners could quickly
and easily search the
large database of course
and program offerings.
Electronic Transcript/Common
Application Steering
Committee
The Electronic
Transcript/Common
Application Steering
Committee is a committee
of Alabama higher
education and secondary
education professionals,
created to advise
Alabama education agency
officials on the
creation of an automated
electronic transcript
system for the State.
Executive Budget Office
(EBO) – State of Alabama
The Executive Budget
Office (EBO) is a
division of the state's
Department of Finance
and is operated under
the direction of the
Assistant Finance
Director for Fiscal
Operations. The mission
of the EBO is to
effectively prepare the
Governor's budget
proposal, properly
administer and supervise
the execution of
legislative
appropriations, estimate
revenues for budget
preparation and
administration, and
assist in the drafting
of appropriation bills.
General Educational
Development Testing
Service (GED)
The GED Tests measure
your knowledge and
academic skills against
those of today’s
traditional high school
graduates.
Integrated
Postsecondary Education
Data System (IPEDS)
IPEDS, established as
the core postsecondary
education data
collection program for
the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES),
is a system of surveys
designed to collect data
from all primary
providers of
postsecondary education.
Kentucky Higher
Education Assistance
Authority
In 1995 the United
States Department of
Education designated the
Kentucky Higher
Education Assistance (KHEAA)
as the official
guarantee agency for
Alabama institutions
participating in the
Federal Family
Educational Loan
Program.
Legislative Fiscal
Office (LFO) – State of
Alabama
The LFO is a nonpartisan
office established to
provide independent,
accurate and objective
information to members
of the Alabama House of
Representatives and
Alabama Senate with
respect to historical,
current, projected and
proposed appropriations,
expenditures, taxes and
revenue, as well as any
other information
requested.
Minority Doctoral
Program – Southern
Regional Education Board
The Southern Regional
Education Board's State
Doctoral Scholars
Program was developed
with support from The
Pew Charitable Trusts
and The Ford Foundation.
It is part of a
nationwide initiative,
the Compact for Faculty
Diversity, to produce
more minority Ph.D.s and
to encourage them to
seek faculty positions.
National Association of
College and University
Business Officers
(NACUBO)
NACUBO serves
a membership of more
than 2,500
colleges, universities,
and higher education
service providers across
the country. NACUBO represents
chief administrative and
financial officers
through a collaboration
of
knowledge
and
professional development,
advocacy,
and
community.
National Association of
State Universities and
Land Grant Colleges
(NASULGC)
NASULGC, a voluntary
association of public
universities, land-grant
institutions and many of
the nation's public
university systems, is
dedicated to supporting
excellence in teaching,
research and public
service.
National Association of
Student Financial Aid
Administrators (NASFAA)
NASFAA supports
financial aid
professionals at
colleges, universities,
and career schools.
NASFAA is the only
national association
with a primary focus on
student aid legislation,
regulatory analysis, and
professional development
for financial aid
administrators.
National Center for
Educational Statistics
(NCES)
NCES is the primary
federal entity for
collecting and analyzing
data that are related to
education in the United
States and other
nations.
National Center for
Higher Education
Management Systems (NCHEMS)
CHEMS is a private
nonprofit
(501)(c)(3)organization
whose mission is to
assist colleges and
universities as they
improve their management
capability.
National Postsecondary
Education Cooperative
NPEC's is a voluntary
partnership of
postsecondary
institutions,
associations, government
agencies, and
organizations. Its
mission is to promote
the quality,
comparability and
utility of postsecondary
data and information
that support policy
development at the
federal, state, and
institution levels.
Pre-paid Affordable
College Tuition Program
(PACT)
Under construction.
Society for College and
University Planning
(SCUP)
The mission of the
Society for College and
University Planning is
to provide higher
education professionals
with planning knowledge,
resources, and
connections to achieve
institutional goals.
Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools
SACS accredits more that
12,000 public and
private educational
institutions, from
prekindergarten through
university level, in 11
states in the
Southeastern U.S. and in
Latin America. SACS is
one of six regional
accrediting
organizations in the
U.S. recognized by the
U.S. Department of
Education.
Southern Association for
Institutional Research
(SAIR)
The Southern Association
for Institutional
Research (SAIR) is
dedicated to the
advancement of research
leading to improved
understanding, planning,
and operation of
institutions of
post-secondary
education. SAIR
provides a forum for the
dissemination of
information and
interchange of ideas on
problems of common
interest in the field of
institutional research.
In addition, SAIR
promotes the continued
professional development
of individuals engaging
in institutional
research and fosters the
unity and cooperation
among persons having
interests and activities
related to research.
Southern Regional
Education Board (SREB)
The SREB was the
nation’s first
interstate compact for
education. The SREB was
created to provide
specific services to
member states, to create
ways to share resources,
and to enable states to
achieve together
educational programs and
improvements that would
be impossible or
financially impractical
for a single state.
Southern Regional
Education Board Contract
Programs
(Dental Medical, and
Osteopathic Medicine
Scholarships)
The SREB Regional
Contract Program offers
students pursuing
professional health
degrees admission to
schools in other states
for the price of
in-state tuition and
fees at public
institutions and for
reduced tuition at
private institutions.
The program helps
students in the fields
of dentistry, medicine,
optometry, podiatry,
veterinary medicine and
osteopathic medicine.
State Higher Education
Executive Officers
(SHEEO)
SHEEO's current members
are the chief executive
officers serving 26
statewide governing
boards and 30 statewide
coordinating boards of
higher education. Its
goal is to assist its
members and the states
in developing and
sustaining excellent
systems of higher
education.
State of Alabama
Official Website
Official website for the
State of Alabama
Statewide Transfer and
Articulation Reporting
System (STARS)
The STARS System allows
public two-year students
in Alabama to obtain a
Transfer Guide/Agreement
for the major of their
choice. This
guide/agreement, if used
correctly, guides the
student through their
first two years of
coursework and prevents
loss of credit hours
upon transfer to the
appropriate public
four-year university in
Alabama.
United States Department
of Education (USDE)
Official website for the
United States Department
of Education
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