Online Program Compliant Process by State
Alabama
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
100 North Union Street, Suite 782
Montgomery, AL 36104
Student Complaint Information: http://ache.edu/AlaPortal.aspx
Alaska
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
PO Box 110505
Juneau, AK 99811-0505
(907) 465-6741
Arizona
Arizona SARA Council
(480) 517-8226
Arkansas
“Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board certification does not constitute an endorsement of any institution, course or degree program. Such certification merely indicates that minimum standards have been met under the rules and regulations of institutional certification as defined in Arkansas Code 6-61- 301.”
“The student should be aware that these degree programs may not transfer. The transfer of course/degree credit is determined by the receiving institution.”
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
114 East Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 371-2000
California
California Department of Consumer Affairs: Consumer Information Center
1625 North Market Blvd. Suite N-112
Sacramento, California 95834
(833) 942-1120
Colorado
Colorado Department of Higher Education
1600 Broadway, Suite 2200
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 862-3001
Connecticut
Connecticut Office of Higher Education
450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 707
Hartford, CT 06105-2326
(860) 947-1800
Delaware
Delaware Higher Education Office
Townsend Building
401 Federal St #2
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 735-4120
https://www.doe.k12.de.us/sara
District of Columbia
DC HELC
Office of the State Superintendent of Education: Higher Education Licensure Commission
1050 First Street, NE 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 727-6436
Florida
Florida Commission on Independent Education
325 W. Gaines Street Suite 1414
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
1-888-224-6684
<a href="http://www.fldoe.org/policy/cie/file-a-complaint.stml
“>Florida Licensure Complaints
Georgia
Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission
2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220
Tucker, GA 30084
(770) 414-3300
Hawaii
Hawaii Post-Secondary Education Authorization Program (HPEAP)
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
PO Box 541
Honolulu, Hawaii 96809
(808) 586-7327
hpeap@dcca.hawaii.gov
Complaint Process
Idaho
Office of the State Board of Education
Attn: Private Colleges and Proprietary Schools
650 West State Street, Suite 307
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0037
(208) 332-2770
Illinois
Illinois Board of Higher Education
1 N. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333
Springfield, IL 62701-1377
(217) 557-7359
Indiana
Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE)
Indiana Board for Proprietary Education
101 W. Ohio Street, Suite 670
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1984
(317) 464-4400
Iowa
Iowa College Student Aid Commission
430 East Grand Ave., FL 3
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 725-3413
Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-8388
Kentucky
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
1024 Capital Center Dr #320
Frankfort, KY 40601-7512
(502) 573-1555
Louisiana
Louisiana Board of Regents
P.O. Box 3677
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(225) 242-4253
Maine
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 624-6644
Maryland
Maryland Department of Education
Associate Director for Private Career Schools
Planning and Academic Affairs
Maryland Higher Education Commission
6 N. Liberty Street, 10th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
(800) 974-0203
Institutions are subject to investigation of complaints by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General or the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
One Ashburton Place, RM. 1401
Boston, MA 02108
Michigan
State of Michigan
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau
Administrative Services Section-Complaint Intake
P.O. Box 30018
Lansing, MI 48909
Minnesota
Georgetown University is registered as a private institution with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education pursuant to sections 136A.61 to 136A.71. Registration is not an endorsement of the institution. Credits earned at the institution may not transfer to all other institutions.
Registration & Licensing
Office of Higher Education
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55108-5227
(800) 657-3866
Minnesota Licensure Complaints
Mississippi
Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453
(601) 432-6647
Complaint Process
Missouri
Missouri Department of Higher Education
205 Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 1469
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469
(573) 751-2361
Montana
Montana Board of Regents, Office of Commissioner of Higher Education
Montana University System
2500 E. Broadway Street
P.O. Box 203201
Helena, MT 59620-3201
(406) 444-6570
Nebraska
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 95005
Lincoln, NE 68509-5005
(402) 471-2847
Nevada
Nevada System of Higher Education: Commission on Post Secondary Education
8778 South Maryland Parkway, Suite 115
Las Vegas, NV 89123
(702) 486-7330
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
(603) 271-3494
New Jersey
New Jersey Commission on Higher Education
P.O. Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625
(800) 792-8670
New Jersey Licensure Complaints
New Mexico
New Mexico Higher Education Department
2044 Galisteo St, Suite 4
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-8400
New York
New York State Education Department
Office of College and University Evaluation
89 Washington Avenue: EBA Room 960
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-1551
North Carolina
NCSEAA
C/O SARA North Carolina
PO Box 14103
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(855) 727-2162
North Dakota
North Dakota University System
2000 44th St. SW, Suite 301
Fargo, ND 58103
Ohio
Ohio Department of Higher Education
25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-6000
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Parkway Suite 200
P.O. Box 108850
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
(405) 225-9154
Oregon
Higher Education Coordinating Commission
255 Capitol St NE, Third Floor
Salem, OR 97301
<a href="http://www.oregonstudentaid.gov/oda-doc/ODA%20Student%20Complaint%20Form.pdf
“>Oregon Complaint Process
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
((717) 783-6788
Pennsylvania Complaint Process
Puerto Rico
Government of Puerto Rico
PO Box 19900
San Juan PR 0910-1900
(787) 722-2121
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
560 Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 100
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 736-1100
South Carolina
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
1122 Lady Street, Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 737-2260
South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Regents
306 E. Capitol Ave., Suite 200
Pierre, SD 57501-2545
(605) 773-3455
Tennessee
Tennessee Higher Education Commission & Student Assistance Corporation
404 James Robertson Parkway, Suite 1900
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-3605
Texas
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
1200 E. Anderson Lane
Austin, Texas 78778-0001
(512) 427-6101
Utah
Utah System of Higher Education
Board of Regents Building
The Gateway
60 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
1-800-418-8757
Vermont
Vermont Agency of Education
219 North Main Street, Suite 402
Barre, VT 05641
(802) 479-1030
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Camille McKalyle, PHD
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
University of the Virgin Islands
cmckayl@uvi.edu
(340) 693-1200
Virginia
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
101 N. 14th St, 9th Floor
James Monroe Building
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 371-2285
Washington
Georgetown University is authorized by the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) and meets the requirements and educational standards established for degree-granting institutions under the Degree-Granting Institutions Act. This authorization is subject to periodic review and authorizes Georgetown University to offer clinical training within the following degree program: Master of Science in Nursing. Authorization by HECB does not carry with it an endorsement by the board of the institution or its programs. Any persons desiring information about the requirements of the act or applicability of those requirements to the institution may contact the HECB at P.O. Box 43430, Olympia, WA 98504- 3430.
Washington Student Achievement Council
917 Lakeridge Way SW
Olympia, WA 98502
(360) 753-7800
Washington Licensure Complaints
West Virginia
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Blvd E., Ste 700
Charleston WV 25301-2800
1-800-368-8808
West Virginia Licensure Complaints
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Educational Approval Board
431 Charmany Drive, Suite 102
Madison, WI 53719
(608) 266-1996
Wisconsin Licensure Complaints
Wyoming
Wyoming Community Colleges
2300 Capitol Avenue 5th Fl. Ste. B
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0060
Code of Ethical Conduct
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