Contact Information for Student Complaint Processes
Alabama
Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education
PO Box 302130
Montgomery, AL 36130-2130
1-334-293-4500
Alaska
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
PO Box 110505
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0505
1-880-441-2962
Arizona
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
1400 W. Washington, Room 260
Phoenix, AZ 85007
1-602-542-2399
Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
114 East Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201-3818
1-501-371-2000
California
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
PO Box 980818
W. Sacramento, CA 95798-0818
888-370-7589 or 916-431-6959
Colorado
Department of Higher Education
Commission on Higher Education
1300 Broadway Rd., Second Floor
Denver, CO 80203
1-303-862-3001
Connecticut
Connecticut Office of Higher Education
61 Woodland St.
Hartford, CT 06105-2326
1-860-947-1800 or 860-947-1310
Delaware
Delaware Department of Education
The Townsend Building
401 Federal St., Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901-3639
1-302-735-4000
Florida
Commission for Independent Education
325 W. Gaines St., Suite 1414
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
1-850-245-3200 or 1-888-224-6684
Georgia
Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission
2082 E. Exchange Pl., Suite 220
Tucker, GA 30084
1-770-414-3300
Hawaii
Business Registration
Division of the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
PO Box 40
Honolulu, HI 96810
1-808-587-4272
Idaho
Idaho State Board of Education
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0037
1-208-332-1587
Illinois
Illinois Board of Higher Education
1 N. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333
Springfield, IL 62701-1377
1-217-557-7359
http://www.ibhe.org/
Indiana
Board for Proprietary Education Indiana Commission for Higher Education
101 W. Ohio St., Suite 670
Indianapolis, IN 46204
1-317-464-4400
Iowa
Iowa College Student Aid Commission
603 E. 12th St., 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
1-515-725-3400
Kansas
Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
1-785-296-4936
Kentucky
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
1024 Capital Center Dr., Suite 320
Frankfort, KY 40601-8204
1-502-573-1555
Louisiana
State of Louisiana Board of Regents
PO Box 3677
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
1-225-342-4253
Maine
Maine State Board of Education (MSBE)
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
1-207-624-6616
Maryland
Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)
6 N. Liberty St., 10th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
1-410-767-3301
Maryland Office of the Attorney General
200 St. Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
1-410-576-6300 or 1-888-743-0023; TDD 1-410-576-6372
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
One Ashburton Place, Suite 1401
Boston, MA 02108-1696
1-617-994-6950
Michigan
Michigan Department of Education
PO Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
1-517-373-9235
Minnesota
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
1450 Energy Park Dr., Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55108
1-651-259-3975 or 1-800-657-3866
Mississippi
Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation
3825 Ridgewood Rd
Jackson, MS 39211
1-601-432-6372
Missouri
State of Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education
205 Jefferson St.
Jefferson City, MO 65101
1-573-751-2361
Montana
Montana Board of Regents
Office of Commissioner of Higher Education
Montana University System
2500 Broadway Street
PO Box 203201
Helena, MT 59620-3201
1-406-444-6570
Nebraska
Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
PO Box 95005
Lincoln, NE 68509-5005
1-402-471-2847
Nevada
Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education
3663 E. Sunset Road, Suite 202
Las Vegas, NV 89120
1-702-486-7330
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301
1-603-271-0257
New Jersey
New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education
20 W. State St.
PO Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625-0542
1-609-292-4310 or 1-609-984-2709
New Mexico
New Mexico Higher Education Department
2048 Galisteo St.
Santa Fe, NM 87505-2100
1-505-476-8400
New York
New York State Education Department
Office of College & University Evaluation
Education Bldg
5 North Mezzanine, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234
1-518-474-2593
North Carolina
Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina
General Administration
910 Raleigh Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2688
1-919-962-4538
North Dakota
North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education
State Capitol – 15th Floor
600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 270
Bismarck, ND 58505-0610
1-701-328-2960
Ohio
Ohio Board of Regents, registration number 1154320
25 S. Front St.
Columbus, OH 43215
1-614-466-6000
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education
655 Research Pkwy, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104-3603
1-405-225-9100 or 1-405-225-9142
Oregon
Oregon Office of Degree Authorization
1500 Valley River Dr., Suite 100
Eugene, OR 97401
1-503-373-0072
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market St.
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
1-717-783-6785
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
Shepard Building
80 Washington Street, Suite 524
Providence, RI 02903
1-401-736-1110
Puerto Rico
Consejo de Educacion Superior de Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education
PO Box 19900
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00910-1900
787-724-7100 ext. 2022 or ext. 2016
South Carolina
Nonpublic Postsecondary Institution Licensing
1333 Main St., Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29201
1-803-737-3918
South Dakota
South Dakota Secretary of State
State Capitol
500 E. Capitol Ave, Pierre, SD
1-605-773-3215
Tennessee
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Parkway Towers, Suite 1700
404 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN 37243-0830
1-615-741-3605
Texas
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
P.O. Box 12788
Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711
1-512-427-6520
Utah
Utah System of Higher Education State Board of Regents
60 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1284
1-801-321-7103
Vermont
Vermont Agency of Education
State Board of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
Vermont Attorney General’s Office
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-1001
1-802-828-3171
Virginia
Commonwealth of Virginia Council of Higher Education
James Monroe Building
101 N. Fourteenth St.
Richmond, VA 23219
1-804-225-2600
Washington
Washington Student Achievement Council
PO Box 43430
Olympia, WA 98504-3430
1-360-753-7869 or 1-360-753-7866
Washington DC
Government of the District of Columbia Education Licensure Commission
810 1st Street, NE, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
1-202-724-2065
West Virginia
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Boulevard East, Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301
1-304-558-2101
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Educational Approval Board
201 W. Washington Ave., 3rd Floor
Madison, WI 53703
1-608-266-1996 or 1-608-266-1996
Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Education
Hathaway Bldg., 2nd Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
1-307-777-5712
American Samoa
Department of Protection and Advocacy
Attn: Dr. L Tagoilelagi
Executive Office Building, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
1-684-633-2441
advocacy@americansamoa.gov
Guam
Office of Attorney General
287 W O’Brien Dr., Hagatna, Guam 96910
1-671-475-3324
Northern Mariana Islands
State Higher Education Agency, Northern Marianas College
POB 501250, Saipan MP 96950-1250
Office of Attorney General
Juan A Sablan Memorial Bldg.
Capital Hill,
Caller Box 10007, Saipan, MP 96950
670-234-5498
US Virgin Islands
Government of Licensing and Consumer Affairs
Attn: Consumer Affairs
Golden Rock Shopping Center,
3000 Estate Golden Rock, Suite 9, St. Croix, VI 00820
340-713-2754
This list includes contact information for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico and should not be construed as informative of what agencies regulate the institution or in what states the institution is licensed or required to be licensed. States, through the relevant agencies or Attorneys General Offices will accept complaints regardless of whether an institution is required to be licensed in that state.