美国国际招生协会(AIRC)是什么机构?
AIRC(American International Recruitment Council)， 即美国国际招生协会，是一个非盈利性的组织。 此组织成立的目的是为了制定一套符合美国国情的通过中介机构招收国际学生的行业标准。AIRC的成员主要分为两部分，美国院校成员（将近百所美国知名大学已成为会员）和认证中介成员（目前全球范围内只有8家中介机构获得认证）。
为了大力支持和推广中介机构，AIRC设计了一套完整的科学评估系统。所有认证的中介机构需要在评估系统中每一个环节都达到标准，才能得到最终的认证资格。特别是实地考察环节，AIRC会派出专门的考核人员，到各中介机构进行实地考察和考核工作。AIRC主要从公司组织管理的有效性、招收学生信息的真实性、学生和家长在申请过程中的自主性、处理投诉的途径和流程等方面考核中介机构是否能达到相应的标准。
加入AIRC后的留学中介机结构有什么优势?
1. 得到美国大学的广泛认可
2. 得到美国官方机构的认可（如：Consular Office, Education USA)
3. 参加重要的业内活动（如：IIE Offices， Education USA Fairs etc)
截止到目前为止，全球仅有8家中介机构获得AIRC的认证。中国地区只有艾迪国际教育一家机构获得了AIRC的认证，并且为首批认证成员，成为了组织的创始成员之一。
AIRC有哪些成员学校?
AIRC的学校成员包括的类型比较广泛，有前50的学校，如雪城大学，排名106的田纳西大学等综合大学，还有文理学院，社区学院。另外还有ELS这样的机构。
AIRC的成员学校遍布美国各个州，从东海岸到西海岸都有。
学生与获得AIRC认证的机构签约有什么好处和优势?
学生签约，选择这些成员学校，录取会比自己申请有保障，通过这种被认证的中介机构申请是最安全的，而且可以免申请费。
AIRC官方网站公布的成员名单（见扩展阅读中相关链接）中共有不足90所美国高校[1]，其中几乎半数院校位于美国内陆地区的俄亥俄州或肯塔基州，而且几乎均为受关注度较低的公立学校或州立大学（如州立纽约州大学系统的8所院校全部在列），具体名单如下：
American International University (Massachusetts)
Arcadia University (Pennsylvania)
Arkansas State University – Jonesboro *
Ashland University (Ohio) *
Beauty School of America (Florida)
Bellarmine University (Kentucky) *
Berkeley College (New York)
Brescia University (Kentucky)
Boise State University (Idaho) *
California Lutheran University – Graduate School of Business *
Cascadia Community College (Washington)
Cleveland State University (Ohio) *
Colorado State University
Daemen College (New York) *
Drexel University (Pennsylvania) *
Duquesne University (Pennsylvania) *
Eastern Illinois University *
ELS Language Centers (Nationwide) *
Franklin University (Ohio) *
Foothill-De Anza Community College (California)
Georgia Southern University
Golden Gate University (California) *
Green River Community College (Washington) *
Grand Valley State University (Michigan)
Hendrix College (Arkansas)
Jacksonville State University (Alabama)
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences – Claremont Colleges (California) *
Kent State University (Ohio)
Kutztown University (Pennsylvania) *
Lewis University (Illinois)
Lorain County Community College (Ohio) *
Marshall University (West Virginia)
Middle Tennessee State University *
Montana State University *
Monterey Institute of International Studies (California) *
Murray State University (Kentucky) *
North Dakota State University *
Northern Arizona University *
Northern Kentucky University *
Northern Michigan University *
Northwest Missouri State University
Oglethorpe University (Georgia)
Ohio Dominican University *
Ohio University *
Ohio Wesleyan University *
Ohlone College (California) *
Otterbein College (Ohio) *
Ouachita Baptist University (Arkansas)
Prairie View A&M University (Texas) *
Saint Louis University (Missouri) *
St. Francis University (Pennsylvania)*
St. Norbert College (Wisconsin)
Shawnee State University (Ohio) *
SUNY - State University of New York- System Administration
SUNY-Brockport (New York)
SUNY College at Old Westbury (New York)
SUNY Fredonia (New York)
SUNY Geneseo (New York)
SUNY Oneonta (New York)
SUNY Oswego (New York)
SUNY Plattsburgh (New York)
SUNY Stony Brook University (New York)
Suffolk University (Massachusetts) *
Syracuse University (New York) *
Tiffin University (Ohio) *
University of Akron (Ohio) *
University of Bridgeport (Connecticut) *
University of Cincinnati (Ohio) *
University of Colorado – Denver *
University of Findlay (Ohio)
University of Hartford (Connecticut) *
University of Idaho
University of Illinois – Springfield *
University of Mississippi *
University of Missouri – St. Louis *
University of North Dakota *
University of South Carolina– English Programs for Internationals
University of Texas at San Antonio – Office of ESL Services *
University of Tennessee – Knoxville *
University of the Pacific (California)
University of Toledo (Ohio) *
Upper Iowa University *
Urbana University (Ohio) *
Waynesburg University (Pennsylvania)
West Virginia University *
Western International University (Arizona) *
Western Michigan University *
Western New England College (Massachusetts)
Widener University (Pennsylvania)
Wittenberg University (Ohio)
Wright State University (Ohio) *
