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、名单
South Carolina
Academy of Cosmetology, Inc. (Charleston)
Academy of Hair Technology (Greenville)
Aiken Technical College (Aiken)
Allen University (Columbia)
Anderson College (Anderson)
Bamberg Job Corps Center (Bamberg)
Benedict College (Columbia)
Beta Tech (Columbia)
Beta Tech (North Charleston)
Central Carolina Technical College (Sumter)
Charleston Cosmetology Institute (Charleston)
Charleston Southern University (Charleston)
Charzanne Beauty College (Greenwood)
The Citadel (Charleston)
Claflin University (Orangeburg)
Clemson University (Clemson)
Clinton Junior College (Rock Hill)
Coastal Carolina University (Conway)
Coker College (Hartsville)
College of Charleston (Charleston)
Columbia Beauty School (Cayce)
Columbia Biblical Seminary and School of Missions of Columbia International University (Columbia)
Columbia College (Columbia)
Columbia International University (Columbia)
Converse College (Spartanburg)
Dale Carnegie Training of South Carolina, LLC (Mt. Pleasant)
Denmark Technical College (Denmark)
Department of Defense Polygraph Institute (Columbia)
Erskine College (Due West)
Erskine Theological Seminary (Due West)
Florence-Darlington Technical College (Florence)
Forrest Junior College (Anderson)
Francis Marion University (Florence)
Furman University (Greenville)
Golf Academy of the Carolinas (Myrtle Beach)
Greenville Technical College (Greenville)
Harley's Barber College (Columbia)
Horry-Georgetown Technical College (Conway)
ITT Technical Institute (Greenville)
Kenneth Shuler's School of Cosmetology (North Augusta)
Kenneth Shuler's School of Cosmetology/Nail Design (Columbia)
Lacy Cosmetology School (Aiken)
Lander University (Greenwood)
LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology (Camden)
Limestone College (Gaffney)
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (Columbia)
Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston)
Midlands Technical College (Columbia)
Miller-Motte Technical College (Charleston)
Morris College (Sumter)
Newberry College (Newberry)
North Greenville College (Tigerville)
Northeastern Technical College (Cheraw)
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College (Orangeburg)
Piedmont Technical College (Greenwood)
Platinum Shear School of Cosmetology (Orangeburg)
Plaza School of Beauty Culture (Rock Hill)
Presbyterian College (Clinton)
Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic (Spartanburg)
South Carolina School of Healing Arts (Charleston)
South Carolina State University (Orangeburg)
Southeastern School of Neuromuscular (Columbia)
Southeastern School of Neuromuscular (North Charleston)
Southern Methodist College (Orangeburg)
Southern Wesleyan University (Central)
Spartanburg Methodist College (Spartanburg)
Spartanburg Technical College (Spartanburg)
Strand College of Hair Design (Myrtle Beach)
Styletrends Barber & Hairstyling Academy, Inc. (Rock Hill)
Sumter Beauty College (Sumter)
Technical College of the Lowcountry (Beaufort)
Tri-County Technical College (Pendleton)
Trident Technical College (Charleston)
Trident Technical College (Moncks Corner)
University of South Carolina - Aiken (Aiken)
University of South Carolina - Columbia (Columbia)
University of South Carolina - Spartanburg (Spartanburg)
Voorhees College (Denmark)
Wackenhut Services, Inc., Savannah River Site (Aiken)
Williamsburg Technical College (Kingstree)
Winthrop University (Rock Hill)
Wofford College (Spartanburg)
York Technical College (Rock Hill)