Students' Right To Know

The Higher Learning Commission
230 North LaSalle Street
Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604
(800) 621-7440 or (312) 263-0456
HLC complaint process inquiry form

The U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
(800) 872-5327 or (202) 401-2000

Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
140 N. 8th Street, Suite 300
Lincoln, NE 68508
ccpe.nebraska.gov/student-complaints-against-postsecondary-institutions

If a student disputes the Coordinating Commission for Post-secondary Education (CCPE) decision, they may file a complaint with the SARA Regional Steering Committee for the Midwestern Higher Education Compact (M-SARA) using the following link: www.mhec.org/programs/midwestern-state-authorization-reciprocity-agreement.

For further resources on the delivery of postsecondary distance education, students may also reach out to the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) at the following link: nc-sara.org

Office for Civil Rights - Headquarters
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Room 509F HHH Bldg.
Washington, DC 20201

Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education
135 South Union Street
Montgomery AL 36104-4340
www.accs.cc

Alaska Commission on Post-secondary Education
PO Box 110505
Juneau, AK 99811-0505
EED.ACPE-IA@alaska.gov  complaint request form

Arizona State Board for Private Post-secondary Education
1400 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
azppse.state.az.us

Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board
114 East Capitol Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72201
www.adhe.edu

California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 980818
West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818
www.bppe.ca.gov

Department of Higher Education
1560 Broadway
Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
cdhe.colorado.gov

The Connecticut Office of Higher Education
61 Woodland St.
Hartford, CT 06105-2326
www.ohe.ct.gov/

Delaware Department of Education
John G. Townsend Building
401 Federal Street
Dover, Delaware 19901
www.doe.k12.de.us

DC Education Licensure Commission
810 First Street NE 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
202-727-6436
osse.dc.gov/service/education-licensure-commission-elc-public-complaints

Commission for Independent Education
325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 1414
Tallahassee, FL. 32399-0400
www.fldoe.org

Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission
2082 E. Exchange Place, Suite 220
Tucker, GA 30084-5334
gnpec.georgia.gov/

Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
120 Pauahi Street, Suite 212
New Kaiko’o Building
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
(808) 933-0910
cca.hawaii.gov/ocp/consumer-complaint

State Coordinator for Private Colleges & Proprietary Schools
Idaho State Board of Education
650 W. State St
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0037
harv.lyter@osbe.idaho.gov
boardofed.idaho.gov

Illinois Board of Higher Education
431 East Adams Street, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62701
Complaints must be in submitted in writing :  info@ibhe.org

Indiana Commission for Higher Education
101 West Ohio Street, Suite 550
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1984
www.in.gov

Iowa College Student Aid Commission          
603 E. 12th Street FL 5th
Des Moines, IA 50319
Fax: (515) 725-3402
https://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/

Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
www.kansasregents.org

Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 320
Frankfort, KY, 40601
cpe.ky.gov

The Louisiana State Attorney General
Consumer Protection Section
P.O. Box 94005
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005
www.ag.state.la.us

Maine Department of Education
Office of Higher Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Harry.osgood@maine.gov

Consumer Protection Division
Office of the Attorney General
200 Saint Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
www.oag.state.md.us

Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
One Ashburton Place, Room 1401
Boston, MA 02108
www.mass.edu

Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Commercial Services, Licensing Division
Proprietary School Unit
PO Box 30714
Lansing, MI 48909
www.michigan.gov/pss

Minnesota Office of Higher Education
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN, 55108-5227
www.ohe.state.mn.us

Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS   39211
www.mississippi.edu

Missouri Department of Higher Education
205 Jefferson St.
Jefferson City, MO 65101
dhe.mo.gov

Montana Office of Consumer Protection
2215 11th Avenue
P.O. Box 200151
Helena, MT 59620-0151\
dojmt.gov/consumer

Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
140 N. 8th Street, Suite 300
Lincoln, NE 68508
ccpe.nebraska.gov/student-complaints-against-postsecondary-institutions

Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education
3663 East Sunset Road, Suite 202
Las Vegas, Nevada 89120
https://doe.nv.gov/

New Hampshire Department of Education
Department of Higher Education
101 Pleasant ST
Concord, NH 03301-3494
www.education.nh.gov

New Mexico Higher Education Department
2408 Galisteo St.
Santa Fe, NM 87505-2100
https://hed.state.nm.us

University of the State of New York
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Av
Albany, NY 12234
www.highered.nysed.gov

Post-Secondary Education Complaints office
Director of Licensure and Workforce Studies
University of North Carolina, General Administration
910 Raleigh Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
studentcomplaint@northcarolina.edu

Office of Attorney General
Gateway Professional Center
1050 East Interstate Av, Suite 200
Bismarck, ND 58503
www.cte.nd.gov

The Ohio Board of Regents
30 East Broad St 36th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
highered.ohio.gov

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Academic Affairs Office
655 Research Parkway, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
www.okhighered.org

Office of Degree Authorization
Oregon Student Access Commission
1500 Valley river Drive, Suite 100
Eugene, OR 97401
www.oregonstudentaid.gov

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Postsecondary and Adult Education
333 Market St, 12th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
www.education.pa.gov

Commissioner of Higher Education
RI Office of Higher Education
80 Washington Street, Suite 524
Providence, RI 02903
www.ribghe.edu

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Nonpublic Postsecondary Institution Licensing
1122 Lady Street, Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29201
www.che.sc.gov

South Dakota Attorney General's Office
1302 E Hwy 14, Suite 1
Pierre, SD 57501-8501
www.atg.sd.gov

Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Investigations Officer
404 James Robertson Parkway, Suite 1900
Nashville, TN 37243
www.tn.gov

Texas Workforce Commission
101 E. 15th St. Room 226T
Austin, TX 78778-0001
www.twc.texas.gov

Utah Division of Consumer Protection
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
www.consumerprotection.utah.gov

Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
education.vermont.gov

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
101 N. 14th Street, 9th Floor
James Monroe Building
Richmond, VA 23219
www.schev.edu

Washington Student Achievement Council
P.O. Box 43430
Olympia, WA 98504-3430
www.wsac.wa.gov

West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Blvd., E. Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301
www.wvhepc.edu

Education Approval Board
30 W. Mifflin Street, 9th Floor
Madison, WI 53703
dsps.wi.gov

Wyoming Department of Education
2300 Capitol Avenue
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
edu.wyoming.gov