The largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education.
www.nafsa.org

This site is the richest resource for, among other things, public policy positions and information for the field about U.S. government initiatives affecting international education.

The oldest global higher education and professional exchange agency. Among many other initiatives, IIE is the administrator of the Fulbright Program, the U.S. Government's premier public diplomacy initiative.
www.iie.org

IIE publishes the most authoritative data about international education in the United States, including intensive English Programs, through their annual "Open Doors" survey. See opendoors.iienetwork.org

The Alliance is an association of nonprofit organizations comprising the international educational and cultural exchange community in the United States. Its mission is to formulate and promote public policies that support the growth and well-being of international exchange links between the people of the United States and other nations. AAIEP is a member of the Alliance.
www.alliance-exchange.org

A consortium of university and college-administered intensive English programs in the United States. AAIEP and UCIEP are closely related (approximately half the members of UCIEP are also members of AAIEP).
www.uciep.org

The Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA), a not-for-profit corporation, focuses on the accreditation of postsecondary English language programs and institutions in the United States. The underlying principles of CEA accreditation are the following: 1) advance standards and promote excellence in English language instruction and in the administration of English language programs and institutions; 2) provide an objective means to review the quality of programs and institutions using validated standards of the profession through voluntary peer review; 3) use trained and experienced professionals to take part in identifying the strengths and areas of improvement of English language programs and institutions seeking accreditation; 4) publicly recognize programs and institutions that meet the standards; 5) assure the quality of English language programs and institutions for students and the public.
www.cea-accredit.org

Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education since 1978, ACCET provides institutional accreditation for organizations whose primary function is for educational purposes and also for organizations offering continuing education as a clearly identified institutional objective within the operational entity. ACCET 's review of such organizations concentrates on educational quality, the continuous assessment and improvement of educational practices, and assistance to member institutions in the improvement of these practices within their programs. The four major components of this on-going process are: (1) the development and implementation of institutional and program goals and objectives that focus upon a continuing education mission, (2) a comprehensive, analytic self-evaluation review and report by the institution, (3) an on-site professional peer review to evaluate the adequacy and accuracy of the self-evaluation, and (4) an independent review and decision by the Accrediting Commission as an assessment the institution's commitment to and compliance with ACCET standards, policies and procedures.
www.accet.org

TESOL - Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages - is an acronym that refers to both the field itself and the professional association. TESOL is a Professional Association. Founded in 1966, the global education association, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, has approximately 14,000 members in over 120 countries, and is recognized as a non-governmental organization (NGO) of the United Nations Department of Public Information. Its mission is to ensure excellence in English language teaching to speakers of other languages.
www.tesol.org

Felca is the forum of national language and education travel associations from all over the world. Its members include the national associations of Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Korea, Spain, France, Italy and Belgium. The members of the national associations are individual businesses whose role it is to advise and counsel students who want to travel overseas to study at a language school, high school or university.
www.felca.org