A educação metodista tem uma tradição de mais de 250 anos, tendo sido iniciada em 1748 por John Wesley (patriarca do Metodismo), com a fundação da Kingswood School, em Bath, na Inglaterra. No Brasil, a caminhada metodista teve início no ano de 1881, com a instalação do Colégio Piracicabano.
Atualmente, são mais de 700 instituições metodistas em 67 países, incluindo grandes universidades no México, Argentina, Estados Unidos, Japão, Inglaterra, países da Europa e Zimbábue, na África. No Brasil, são 54 escolas, faculdades e universidades, presentes em 10 Estados, todas elas filiadas ao Cogeime (Instituto Metodista de Serviços Educacionais).
O Instituto Metodista Bennett completou 120 anos no dia 12 de outubro de 2008. Sua história data de 1888, quando foi inaugurada a Escola do Alto, fruto do trabalho missionário da Divisão de Mulheres da Missão Estrangeira da Igreja Metodista dos Estados Unidos.

The University of California, Los Angeles, generally known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university whose main campus is in the residential area of Westwood, Los Angeles, California. Established as a branch of the state university in 1919, it is the second-oldest general-purpose campus in the University of California system and has the largest enrollment of any university in the state.
The university is one of the most selective universities in the nation, accepting 11,750 students of the more than 47,000 who applied for admission as freshmen in Fall 2005. More people applied for admission to UCLA than to any other university in the country in that semester. Source

The USF System welcomes more than 47,000 students from across the country and around the globe and is recognized as one of the nation’s top 63 public research universities.
At USF, students are encouraged to participate in meaningful research that seeks to change lives for the better, to collaborate across fields of study, and to connect to local and global communities through service learning, activism and volunteerism.

The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) was founded in 1886 through the efforts of two distinguished rabbis, Dr. Sabato Morais and Dr. H. Pereira Mendes, along with a group of prominent lay leaders from Sephardic congregations in Philadelphia and New York. Its mission was to preserve the knowledge and practice of historical Judaism. In 1887, JTS held its first class of ten students in the vestry of the Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue, New York City's oldest congregation.

Teachers College, Columbia University is an institution with a rich and distinguished record in the field of education. Decade after decade, since its founding in 1887, the College has anticipated concerns and acted with initiatives to advance educational reforms and issues. With its tradition of innovation and insights, the College is one of the leading schools of education in the country, if not the world, embracing three fields: education, psychology and health.

Stony Brook’s reach extends from its 1,039-acre campus on Long Island’s North Shore – encompassing the main academic areas, an 8,300-seat stadium and sports complex, a performing arts center, Stony Brook University Medical Center, the Health Sciences Center, and the Veterans Home – to Stony Brook Manhattan, a new Research and Development Park, three business incubators including one at Calverton, New York, and the Stony Brook Southampton campus on Long Island’s East End. Stony Brook also co-manages Brookhaven National Laboratory, joining Princeton, the University of Chicago, Stanford, and the University of California as the only major institutions involved in a research collaboration with a national lab.

The School’s mission is to train students from middle school through graduate school for professional careers in the performing, visual, and film and television arts. Performance is an integral part of the training program, and students, faculty and guest artists present more than 400 public performances and screenings annually in the School’s facilities in Winston-Salem, as well as across the state and the Southeast, in major U.S. cities and overseas. Source

Thomas University is a four-year coeducational university that serves the post-secondary educational needs of south Georgia and north Florida. The university is located in Thomasville, Georgia, a relatively small town of over 18,000 people in rural southwest Georgia. The town is 35 miles north of Tallahassee, Florida, 55 miles south of Albany, Georgia, and 45 miles west of Valdosta, Georgia.

In a little over 60 years, Binghamton University has built a reputation as a world-class institution that combines a broadly interdisciplinary, international education with one of the most vibrant research programs in the nation.
Binghamton is proud to be ranked among the elite public universities in the nation for challenging our students academically, not financially. The result is a unique, best-of-both-worlds college experience.

Founded in 1906 and operating for decades as Mississippi Woman's College, William Carey College was renamed in honor of the founder of modern missions in 1954 when the school became coeducational. In 2006, the College's board of trustees renamed the institution William Carey University.

Over the years, Mount Sinai had built up a tremendous, and well deserved, reputation for the excellence of its patient care and clinical research programs. Many contributions were made by Mount Sinai physicians regarding the basic underpinnings and actions of various diseases.

Capitol College is the only independent college in Maryland dedicated to engineering, computer sciences, information technologies and business. Founded in 1927, Capitol College is a regionally accredited institution offering associate, bachelor's and master's degrees, as well as professional development training and certificates. The college's 52-acre campus is located in Laurel, Maryland, a suburban setting midway between Washington, DC and Baltimore. Full-time undergraduate students are eligible for a five-year tuition lock and a job guarantee. All graduate-level degrees are available online, supported by software that delivers live, real-time lectures.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech, is a public land grant polytechnic university in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. Although it is a comprehensive university with many departments, the agriculture, engineering, architecture, forestry, and veterinary medicine programs are considered to be among its strongest. It is also one of the few public universities in the United States, along with Texas A&M University, which continues to maintain a corps of cadets (a full-time military training component within a larger civilian university).
In addition to its research and academic programs, Virginia Tech is known for its campus and location in the New River Valley of southwestern Virginia in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a part of the Appalachian Mountains. The university's public profile has also been raised significantly in recent years by the success of its football program. Source

JU combines the advantages of a liberal arts college with the strengths of an urban comprehensive university. Its academic programs and resources prepare students for success in their chosen careers and for advanced study at the graduate level. Connections with area businesses and civic organizations provide meaningful internships and educational opportunities outside of the classroom.

Parte importante da história da educação no Brasil, a Estácio contribui para o crescimento dos indivíduos e para o desenvolvimento sustentável do país, formando cidadãos e disseminando conhecimento. São mais de 200 mil estudantes que, diariamente, escrevem a história de suas vidas amparados pela instituição, preparando-se para o mercado de trabalho e construindo um futuro melhor.

With more than 60,000 alumni and 12,000 students, Lehman College serves the Bronx and our surrounding region as an intellectual, economic, and cultural center. The College is named after Herbert H. Lehman, who was governor of New York State, a U.S. Senator, and an internationalist. His values of dedicated public service continue to guide the College today.

As Faculdades São Camilo são compostas por três unidades de atuação distintas:
» Faculdade de Enfermagem Luiza de Marillac: marco de excelência no ensino de enfermagem na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, com modernas instalações, laboratórios e equipamentos, além de uma infra-estrutura adequada às necessidades atuais de mercado;
» Faculdade de Administração São Camilo: a mais nova faculdade de administração do Rio de Janeiro que vem proporcionar a mais completa orientação e formação de administradores capacitando-os para uma atuação em amplas áreas - recursos humanos, finanças, marketing, relações internacionais, possuindo ainda um diferencial, capacitação em Administração Hospitalar;
» Centro de Pós-Graduação São Camilo, o mais moderno e tradicional centro de estudos em pós-graduação, oferecendo uma ampla atuação aos profissionais da área de saúde, com vários cursos onde podemos destacar: Administração Hospitalar, Saúde Pública, Nutrição Clínica e Paciente Crítico.

The University of Connecticut is the state's flagship institution of higher learning. Founded in 1881, the University of Connecticut has grown to include 10 Schools and Colleges at its main campus in Storrs, separate Schools of Law and Social Work in Hartford, five regional campuses throughout the state and Schools of Medicine and Dentistry at the UConn Health Center in Farmington.

Located in the heart of TriBeCa, the New York Academy of Art, a not-for-profit educational and cultural institution, is dedicated to the advancement of figurative painting, sculpture and drawing. The only graduate school in the United States devoted exclusively to the study of the human figure, the Academy fosters values and skills intrinsic to the creation of significant contemporary art.

Strategically located in the state capital of New York, the University at Albany is an internationally recognized public research institution that brings "The World Within Reach" to nearly 18,000 students at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The varied perspectives and life experiences of a student body and faculty that represent more than 100 nations provide a diversity that enriches learning at UAlbany.

On a 70-acre campus of rolling lawns and wooded hills overlooking the Hudson River, just 12 miles from midtown Manhattan, the College of Mount Saint Vincent offers excellent academic and professional programs to more than 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students. It’s a special place—a supportive academic community enhanced by the excitement of Manhattan’s world-class businesses and cultural institutions.

Faulkner University has been a part of Montgomery, Alabama since its beginnings on Ann Street as Montgomery Bible School in 1942. Joe Greer served as the first chairman of the Board of Trustees. Drs. Rex Turner and Leonard Johnson served as the co-founding presidents of the school.

A PRIMEIRA UNIVERSIDADE BRASILEIRA, pois originou-se da Escola Universitária Livre de Manáos, criada em 17 de janeiro de 1909. Mesmo com a extinção da Escola, permaneceu a Faculdade de Direito, que deu continuidade ao modelo da atual UFAM. O fato foi registrado em 1995 no "Guinness Book", o livro dos recordes.

As Faculdades Integradas Maria Thereza (FAMATh), que contam hoje com mais de trinta anos de serviços prestados à Educação de nosso país, se caracteriza por ter sido a primeira instituição privada no município de Niterói. A Instituição tem sido pioneira na criação de cursos relevantes e de imensa procura, como Psicologia, Ciências Biológicas, Biologia Marinha, Educação Física e Pedagogia, que hoje culminam com a oferta de vários cursos de pós-graduação e o projeto de sua transformação em Centro Universitário.

Yale’s roots can be traced back to the 1640s, when colonial clergymen led an effort to establish a college in New Haven to preserve the tradition of European liberal education in the New World. This vision was fulfilled in 1701, when the charter was granted for a school “wherein Youth may be instructed in the Arts and Sciences [and] through the blessing of Almighty God may be fitted for Publick employment both in Church and Civil State.” In 1718 the school was renamed “Yale College” in gratitude to the Welsh merchant Elihu Yale, who had donated the proceeds from the sale of nine bales of goods together with 417 books and a portrait of King George I.

Missão: "Gerar, difundir e divulgar o conhecimento em ciências exatas, tecnologia e inovação, aliado à formação de recursos humanos e às demandas da sociedade."

O desafio maior que elege a missão das Souza Marques, Faculdades é o constante aprimoramento do processo ensino-aprendizagem como meio para formação humana e intelectual, permitindo que nossos alunos sejam capazes de enfrentar o trabalho intelectual através do crescimento da dimensão do pensamento, da crítica, da justiça, da solidariedade e da ética.
Sonhar com o amanhã abre caminhos, amplia limites e supera o existente, permitindo a produção do novo, o que deverá ser criado através da gestão do conhecimento desenvolvida nas instituições de Ensino Superior

A Faculdade Saberes tem um projeto político-pedagógico que se fundamenta em princípios educacionais, filosóficos, psicológicos, sociológicos, lingüísticos e culturais que sinalizam uma educação voltada para o desenvolvimento/aprimoramento de um ser humano capaz de perceber o momento que está vivendo e agir, individual e coletivamente em pro do ser humano.