据了解，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。

　　2012年美国犹他州教育部批准境外正规高校名单：

　　American Institute of Medical-Dental Technology (Provo)

　　American Institute of Medical-Dental Technology (St. George)

　　Angel Love Nail Academy (Kanab)

　　Beau La Reine College of Beauty Culture (Logan)

　　Bio Kosmetique Institute of Aesthetics (Sandy)

　　Bon Losee Academy of Hair Artistry (Provo)

　　Bridgerland Applied Technology College (Logan)

　　Brigham Young University (Provo)

　　Cameo College of Essential Beauty (Salt Lake City)

　　Careers Unlimited (Orem)

　　Central Utah Nail Academy (Richfield)

　　Certified Careers Institute (Clearfield)

　　Certified Careers Institute (Salt Lake City)

　　Chatterton, Inc. (Salt Lake City)

　　College of Eastern Utah (Price)

　　Color My Nails School of Nail Technolgy (Midvale)

　　Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Institute School of Esthe (Orem)

　　Dallas Roberts Academy of Hair Design (Provo)

　　Davis Applied Technology College (Kaysville)

　　Dixie Applied Technology College (St. George)

　　Dixie State College of Utah (St. George)

　　Eagle Gate College (Salt Lake City)

　　Evan‘s Hairstyling College (Cedar City)

　　Evans Hairstyling College (Orem) (Orem)

　　Evan’s Hairstyling College (St. George) (St. George)

　　Fran Brown College of Beauty (Layton)

　　Francois D. Hair Design Academy (Sandy)

　　Hairitage College of Beauty (Salt Lake City)

　　Hairitage Hair Academy (St. George)

　　Healing Mountain Massage School (Salt Lake City)

　　Hot Nails School of Nail Technology (Washington)

　　Image Works Academy of Hair Design, Inc. (Spanish Fork)

　　International Institute of Hair Design (Bountiful)

　　International Institute of Hair Design (Taylorsville)

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　　ITT Technical Institute (Murray)

　　LDS Business College (Salt Lake City)

　　Mandalyn Academy Inc. (Orem)

　　Maximum Style Technical School of Cosmetology (Logan)

　　Mountain West College (West Valley City)

　　Mountainland Applied Technology College (Orem)

　　Myotherapy College of Utah (Salt Lake City)

　　New Horizons Beauty College (Logan)

　　Northface University (Salt Lake City)

　　Ogden Institute of Massage Therapy (Ogden)

　　Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College (Ogden)

　　Paul Mitchell The School (Provo)

　　Premier Hair Academy (West Valley)

　　Prime Cut Academy of Hair & Nail Artistry (Roosevelt)

　　Provo College (Provo)

　　Salt Lake Community College (Salt Lake City)

　　Salt Lake - Tooele Applied Technology College (Salt Lake City)

　　Sherman Kendall‘s Academy of Beauty Arts & Science (Midvale)

　　Sherman Kendall’s Academy of Beauty Arts & Science (Salt Lake City)

　　The Skin Institute, LLC (St. George)

　　Skin Works School of Advanced Skin Care (Salt Lake City)

　　Snow College (Ephraim)

　　Southeast Applied Technology College (Price)

　　Southern Utah University (Cedar City)

　　Southwest Applied Technology College (Cedar City)

　　Stacey‘s Hands of Champions Beauty College Inc. (Ogden)

　　Stevens-Henager College (Murray)

　　Stevens-Henager College (Ogden)

　　Stevens-Henager College (Providence)

　　Stevens-Henager College (Provo)

　　Taylor Andrews Inc. (West Jordan)

　　Uintah Basin Applied Technology College (Roosevelt)

　　University of Utah (Salt Lake City)

　　Utah Career College (West Jordan)

　　Utah College of Massage Therapy (Salt Lake City)

　　Utah State University (Logan)

　　Utah Valley State College (Orem)

　　Weber State University (Ogden)

　　Westminster College (Salt Lake City)