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of Educational and Cultural Affairs About EducationUSA EducationUSA is a global network of more than 450 advising and information centers in 170 countries supported by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. These centers actively promote United States higher education around the world by offering accurate, comprehensive, objective and timely information about educational opportunities in the United States and guidance to qualified individuals on how best to access those opportunities. EducationUSA advising centers are staffed by professional advisers, many of whom have first-hand experience having studied in the United States themselves, and/or having received State Department-approved training about United States higher education and the advising process. They assist roughly 25 million prospective international students each year, either in person, by telephone, through e-mail, or on the Internet. Centers provide impartial, accurate information about the full range of accredited institutions of higher learning in the United States. They do not serve as agents or recruiters and are encouraged to abide by established standards of ethical practice. Information available at centers includes:
Download a flyer providing an overview of EducationUSA EducationUSA Website The EducationUSA website provides information and services for international students at all stages of the college search, from finding a local advising center, to reading about the many types of opportunities that make U.S. higher education so unique. Nearly 300,000 people visited EducationUSA.state.gov in its first year. More than half were international students with questions about how to find and apply for admission to a U.S. college or university. Regional Coordination of EducationUSA Advising Centers Under the aegis of the Educational Information and Resources Branch, Regional Educational Advising Coordinators (REACs) provide leadership and expertise to educational information centers and to U.S. embassies. The REACs serve as a liaison between Washington, DC staff and educational advisers in their region and help develop and strengthen the worldwide EducationUSA network. Contacting Overseas Educational Advising Centers Contact information for EducationUSA advising centers around the world is available at http://www.educationusa.state.gov/centers.htm. In addition, the College Board publishes an annual Directory of Overseas Educational Advising Centers in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State; the latest version is available for purchase at store.collegeboard.com/productdetail.do?Itemkey=040161065 or by telephone at 800-323-7155 (212-713-8260 from outside the United States).
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