| |
 | |
| Colleges,
Universities and Libraries:
Finding
Tools
| | |
|
A
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
www.abet.org
Lists by school all accredited engineering programs, technology programs and engineering-related programs in the United States, plus some accredited international programs. Contains contact information for the board. International Activities contains information on mutual recognition agreements, non-domestic accreditation, FAQs for international students and graduates.
Acoustical Society of America
asa.aip.org
Contains "Directory of Graduate Education in Acoustics," a database of faculty and graduate students involved with acoustics graduate courses or research, including architectural acoustics, engineering acoustics, and structural acoustics and vibration. Provides links to academic departments and programs in acoustics.
Air and Waste Management Association
www.awma.org/enviro_edu/index.html
College Environmental Education lists colleges and universities in the United States and Canada offering advanced environmental degrees; U.S. colleges and universities offering undergraduate environmental degrees, organized by state.
American Association of Community Colleges
www.aacc.nche.edu
Community College Finder lists colleges by state, with contact information and Web links. Many offer training program in construction craft skills, such as electrical, mechanical, plumbing, welding, HVAC.
American Council for Construction Education
www.acce-hq.org
Lists accredited baccalaureate and associate programs in construction management, with addresses and chair names.
American Planning Association
www.planning.org
Education provides links to Ph.D. programs in planning.
American Society for Engineering Education
www.asee.org
Directory of engineering colleges provides detailed profiles that include contact information, campus and enrollment data, admissions and degree information and requirements, list of degrees and programs, department information, list of research centers, areas of expertise, professional affiliations, student projects, faculty research and profiles, financial aid information, enrollment statistics, degree award statistics, program comparisons, research expenditures. Reports since 1998 are available.
American Society of Civil Engineers
www.asce.org
Lists colleges and universities with civil engineering programs.
American Society of Landscape Architects
www.asla.org
Lists accredited landscape architecture programs.
American Society of Safety Engineers
www.asse.org
Educational Standards Committee lists associate, bachelor and master’s programs in safety and related fields, viewable by region.
architectstore.com
www.architectstore.com
Lists U.S. and international academic programs in architecture.
Architects USA
www.architectsusa.com
Provides contact information and Web links for U.S. architecture schools.
Architectural Record, Guide to Architectural Education
www.archrecord.construction.com/
features/EducationChart/EducationChart_AL.asp
Lists U.S. programs accredited by the National Architectural Accreditation Board; provides links; name of dean; tuition; degree type; information about specialization, scholarships, accreditation.
Associated Schools of Construction
www.ascweb.org/
Professional association for the development and advancement of construction education. Regional Directory lists colleges, universities and libraries with graduate programs in construction management. Listings arranged by region, master's or doctoral program. Retrieves name of the department head, phone number and e-mail link.
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
www.acsa-arch.org
Contains directory of member and candidate member schools worldwide; directory of faculty members.
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
www.acsp.org
Contains guide to graduate and undergraduate education in urban and regional planning; lists planning awards and scholarships. Provides links to accredited and non-accredited planning programs and Ph.D. programs in the United States and Canada.
Association of Professional Landscape Designers
www.apld.com
Provides links to colleges programs in landscape design organized by state.
B
BrainTrack
www.braintrack.com/us-colleges
Provides profiles of U.S. colleges, universities, organized by state and alphabetically by name; includes information on academic programs, enrollment, admissions. Includes guide to international colleges and universities.
Building Trades Directory
www.buildingtradesdir.com
Provides links to universities with architecture, landscape architecture and engineering programs.
C
College and University Home Pages
www.mit.edu:8001/people/cdemello/univ.html
Links to home pages of U.S. and international colleges and universities, organized alphabetically by name or by country.
Community College Systems – Organized by State
Many community colleges offer training in construction craft skills, including electrical, mechanical, plumbing, welding and HVAC, and for technicians in engineering, drafting, surveying and architecture. State community college systems are listed, with links to their Web sites. Follow those links to local campuses and particular training programs. Click here for the listing.
Construction Industry Institute
construction-institute.org
Research lists universities involved in CII research programs.
Construction Management Association of America
www.cmaanet.org
Lists colleges with construction management programs.
ConstructMyFuture.com
www.constructmyfuture.com
Parent Resources include search engine for college and university programs in many construction fields, which is searchable by state, industry segment and curriculum.
Council for Interior Design Accreditation
www.accredit-id.org/
Lists professional level programs and pre-professional assistant level programs by state.
D
Design Intelligence
www.di.net
Sells copies of practitioner's and editor's rankings of college architecture programs.
E
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association
www.ecedha.org/directory/index.asp
Member directory includes 356 U.S. college departments that offer programs in electrical or computer engineering accredited by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. Profiles include department’s Web link; contact information for department, head of department, selected faculty; list of programs; other information. Can sort directory alphabetically, by state or Carnegie classification.
ENR
www.enr.com
Lists construction and engineering programs by region, with enrollment, faculty, graduate and recruitment statistics.
G
Geotechnical Directory
www.geotechnicaldirectory.com
Provides links to universities and research centers with geotechnical engineering programs.
Gradschools.com
www.gradschools.com
Directory of graduate school programs searchable by subject and region (East and West or outside the U.S.); retrieves matching programs with contact information, short program description and e-mail link. Can also browse directory by school or search distance learning programs directory.
I
iCivilEngineer
www.icivilengineer.com
Provides links to U.S and international college and university engineering departments.
L
Land Surveyor Reference Page
www.lsrp.com
Provides listings of colleges and universities with surveying programs.
N
NACME Backs Me
www.nacmebacksme.org/
Developed by the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), this guide offers advice to minority students on selecting an engineering school, application process and financing for education. Includes overview of engineering professions; an interactive guide to academic institutions that provides information about school diversity characteristics, costs and support programs; scholarship and financial aid links.
National Architectural Accrediting Board
www.naab.org
Contains directory of NAAB-accredited professional programs in architecture searchable by state and program type.
P
Peterson's Educational Portal
www.petersons.com
Can search college programs by location, major, tuition, size, student-to-faculty ratio, GPA, sports and religion. Includes articles on college selection and admission process tips.
Progressive Engineer
www.progressiveengineer.com
Lists engineering colleges and universities by state.
Project Management Institute
www.pmi.org
Lists U.S. and foreign graduate schools that offer degrees in project management.
S
Scout Report
www.scout.wisc.edu
Weekly online publication offering new and newly published Internet resources of interest to researchers and educators. Issues include links and descriptions of resources in such categories as subject-specific reports, research and education and general interest. Also publishes bi-weekly updates in subject-specific categories of Business and Economics, Science and Engineering and Social Sciences. Can browse issue database in subject-specific categories, search in Library of Congress classifications or on a query. Can subscribe to receive free e-mail updates.
Search4CareerColleges.com
www.search4careercolleges.com
Can browse directory of colleges and universities by state and education program. Retrieves listings of colleges, universities and online programs.
Society of Wood Science and Technology
www.swst.org
Provides directory of U.S. and Canadian colleges offering baccalaureate and graduate programs of study in wood science and technology. Includes accreditation updates for other college programs and accreditation handbook.
U
Ultimate Civil Engineering Directory
www.tenlinks.com/engineering/civil/
Provides links to civil engineering and construction programs at schools and universities worldwide.
Universities.com
www.universities.com
Can browse directory of universities, colleges, vocational schools, training centers and learning programs alphabetically, by program of study, by U.S. state or, for international schools, by country. Provides school information and Web links.
U.S. College Search
www.USCollegeSearch.org
Database of more than 9,000 four-year colleges and universities, junior colleges, vocational schools, job training programs, technical certification programs, searchable by location, major, degree program or name.
U.S. Universities by State
www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state/
Web site created by University of Texas. Links to colleges and universities can be viewed by state or alphabetically.
W
Wastewater Engineering Virtual Library
www.cleanh2o.com/ww/
Contains database of links to research institutions doing wastewater research.
|
|
| |
