Mission Statement

The American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) is a non-profit Standards Development Organization (SDO) controlled by United States accredited educational institutions and officially registered with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission.

The purposes of the organization are to:

• Develop standards of ethical practice pertaining to recruitment of international students to American educational institutions, such standards to address two constituencies: educational institutions and student recruitment agents; 


• Develop best practices and training to assist overseas student recruitment agents and institutions themselves to better serve both students seeking admission to American educational institutions, and


• Establish a framework through which participating agents can have their practices certified. In addition, the organization may undertake other activities as are necessary to accomplish its goals.