Professional Associations 113
F. Regional Accrediting Bodies 116
The following list has been compiled by Career Technical Programs Department staff for the convenience of the readers of the Guidelines for Instructional Programs in Workforce Education (GIPWE). All URL addresses were correct at the time of publication. Except for the Career Technical Programs information on the Coordinating Board’s website, the Career Technical Programs department staff takes no responsibility for changes made by the owners of these websites. Any oversights or inaccuracies are unintentional.
A. Coordinating Board Information
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Main Website http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Rules and Regulations http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/Rules/
Texas Career Technical/Workforce Education Website
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/AAR/UndergraduateEd/WorkforceEd/
Perkins Data Resources
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/OS/Grants/Perkins/perkdata/
B. Federal Government Agencies (General Information) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/
National Archives and Records Administration (Federal Register) http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/index.html
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) http://www.nces.ed.gov/
NCES Fast Facts
http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/index.asp Occupational Information Network (O-NET) http://www.doleta.gov/programs/onet
Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS)
U.S. Department of Labor – Employment and Training Administration http://wdr.doleta.gov/SCANS/ (note: case sensitive)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Home Page (BLS) http://www.bls.gov/
Occupational Outlook Handbook (online searchable edition) http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
U.S. Department of Education/ Office of Vocational and Adult Education http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html?src=mr
C. State Government Agencies (General Information) Career Development Resources (CDR) formerly SOICC http://www.cdr.state.tx.us/
Legislative Budget Board (LBB) http://www.lbb.state.tx.us/
State of Texas Official Web Site http://www.state.tx.us/
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA) http://www.tcada.state.tx.us/
Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) http://www.tcfp.state.tx.us/
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/
Texas Department of Health (TDH) – now part of Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/
Texas Department of Human Services (TDHHS) – now under Texas Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.state.tx.us/
Texas Education Agency (TEA) http://www.tea.state.tx.us/
Texas Education-Related sites (Links) http://www.state.tx.us/
Texas Electronic Library http://link.tsl.state.tx.us/
Texas Labor Market Information http://www.tracer2.com/
Texas State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (SOICC) http://www.borderecoweb.sdsu.edu/bew/drct_pgs/s/soicc.html
Texas Office of the Secretary of State (Texas Register) http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/index.shtml
Texas Workforce Commission/ Apprenticeships http://www.twc.state.tx.us/svcs/apprentice.html
Texas Workforce Commission/ Local Workforce Development Boards http://www.twc.state.tx.us/dirs/wdbs/wdbmap.html
Texas Workforce Commission/ Proprietary Institutions http://www.twc.state.tx.us/svcs/propschools/prophp.html
Texas Workforce Commission/ Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 http://www.twc.state.tx.us/boards/wia/txwia.html#wia1998
D. Higher Education Associations and Information Resources
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) http://www.aacrao.org/
American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) http://www.aacc.nche.edu/
American College Personnel Association (ACPA) http://www.acpa.nche.edu/
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) http://www.acteonline.org/
Association for Institutional Research (AIR) http://www.airweb.org/
Association of College & Research Libraries Standards (American Library Association) http://www.ala.org/acrl/guides/
Association on Higher Education and Disabilities (AHEAD) http://www.ahead.org/
Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) http://www.asahp.org/
Boards of Higher Education in the U.S.
http://www.regents.state.la.us/board/boardsus.htm Career Colleges and Schools of Texas (CCST) http://www.colleges-schools.org/
Center for the Health Professions – PEW Health Professions Commission http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/compubs.html
Classification of Instructional Programs, 2010 Edition: http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/
(2000 Edition: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/cip2000/) ERIC Database (online search function)
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Healthcare Career Resource Center http://library.thinkquest.org/15569/
International Technology Education Association (ITEA) http://www.iteaconnect.org/index.html
NAFSA: Association of International Educators http://www.nafsa.org/
National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) http://www.nacubo.org/
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) http://www.naspa.org/
National Library of Medicine (NLM) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) http://www.scup.org/
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) http://www.sreb.org/
State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) http://www.sheeo.org/
Texas Association of Institutional Researchers (TAIR) http://www.texas-air.org/
Texas Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers (TACRAO) http://www.tacrao.org/
Tech Prep Texas Statewide Articulation and Evaluation http://www.techpreptexas.org/aboutus.html
Texas Administrators of Continuing Education (TACE) http://www.taceonline.org/
Texas Association for Developmental Education (TADE) http://www.tade.org/
Texas Association of College Technical Educators (TACTE) http://www.tacte.org/
Texas Common Course Numbering System http://www.tccns.org/
Texas Community College Teachers Association (TCCTA) http://www.tccta.org/
Texas Skill Standards Board http://www.tssb.org/
Texas Society of Allied Health Professions (TSAHP) http://tsahp.org/Home/index.htm
Virtual College of Texas http://www.vct.org/
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) http://www.wiche.edu/
E. Program or Occupation-Specific Accrediting, Certifying, or Licensing Bodies and Professional