Editing Tertiary education (section)

== United States ==
{{Main|Higher education in the United States}}
[[File:Upper Quad Gate in the fall.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|The [[University of Pennsylvania]], an American research university]]
The [[Higher education in the United States|higher education system in the United States]] is decentralized and regulated independently by each state<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caichildlaw.org/Misc/Information_statebystate.pdf |title=For Profit Postsecondary Schools: Oversight and Governing Statutes & Regulations |website=caichildlaw.org |year=2014 |access-date=22 April 2022 |archive-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515055451/http://www.caichildlaw.org/Misc/Information_statebystate.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> with [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accreditors]] playing a key role in ensuring institutions meet minimum standards. It is large and diverse with institutions that are privately governed and institutions that are owned and operated by state and local governments. Some private institutions are affiliated with religious organizations whereas others are secular with enrollment ranging from a few dozen to tens of thousands of students. The United States Department of Education presents a broad-spectrum view of tertiary education and detailed information on the nation's educational structure, accreditation procedures, and connections to state as well as federal agencies and entities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/|title=National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Home Page, part of the U.S. Department of Education|website=nces.ed.gov|access-date=2018-07-02}}</ref>

The [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education]] provides one framework for classifying U.S. colleges and universities in several different ways.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.carnegiefoundation.org/newsroom/news-releases/iu-research-center-house-carnegie-classification-institutions-higher-education/|title=IU research Center to House Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education {{!}} Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching|date=2014-10-07|work=Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching|access-date=2018-07-02|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222162815/https://www.carnegiefoundation.org/newsroom/news-releases/iu-research-center-house-carnegie-classification-institutions-higher-education/|url-status=live}}</ref> US tertiary education also includes various non-profit organizations promoting professional development of individuals in the field of higher education and helping expand awareness of related issues like international student services and complete campus internationalization.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://educationusa.state.gov/foreign-institutions-and-governments/understanding-us-higher-education|title=Understanding U.S. Higher Education|date=2015-01-08|work=EducationUSA|access-date=2018-07-02|archive-date=2 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702093813/https://educationusa.state.gov/foreign-institutions-and-governments/understanding-us-higher-education|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acenet.edu/Pages/default.aspx|title=The American Council on Education|website=acenet.edu|access-date=2018-07-02|archive-date=2 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702093647/http://www.acenet.edu/Pages/default.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>