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Student Complaint Information by State

Alabama

Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education
PO Box 302130
Montgomery, AL 36130-2130

Alaska

Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
PO Box 110505,
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0505

https://acpe.alaska.gov/ConsumerProtection

Arizona

Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
1400 W. Washington, Room 260
Phoenix, AZ 85007

https://ppse.az.gov/complaint

Arkansas

Arkansas Department of Higher Education
114 East Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201-3818

https://www.adhe.edu/students-parents/colleges-universites/student-grievance-form

California

Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
PO Box 980818
W. Sacramento, CA 95798-0818
https://www.bppe.ca.gov/enforcement/complaint.shtml

Colorado

Department of Higher Education
Commission on Higher Education
1300 Broadway Rd., Second Floor
Denver, CO 80203
https://cdhe.colorado.gov/complaint-procedures

Connecticut

Connecticut Office of Higher Education
39 Woodland St.
Hartford, CT 06105-2326

Delaware

Delaware Department of Education
The Townsend Building
401 Federal St., Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901-3639

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Education Licensure Commission
810 First Street, NE
9th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
http://osse.dc.gov/service/public-complaints

Florida

Commission for Independent Education
325 W. Gaines St., Suite 1414
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
https://www.fldoe.org/policy/cie/

Georgia

Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission
2082 E. Exchange Pl., Suite 220
Tucker, GA 30084
https://gnpec.georgia.gov/webform/ga-sara-online-student-complaint-form

Hawaii

Business Registration
Division of the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
PO Box 40
Honolulu, HI 96810
http://cca.hawaii.gov/hpeap/student-complaint-process/

Idaho

Idaho State Board of Education
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0037
https://boardofed.idaho.gov/higher-education-private/proprietary-schools-non-degree-granting/student-complaint-procedures/

Illinois

Illinois Board of Higher Education
1 N. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333
Springfield, IL 62701-1377
http://complaints.ibhe.org/

Indiana

Board for Proprietary Education Indiana Commission for Higher Education
101 W. Ohio St., Suite 670
Indianapolis, IN 46204
https://www.in.gov/che/2744.htm

Iowa

Iowa College Student Aid Commission
603 E. 12th St., 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
https://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/StudentComplaintForm

Kansas

Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
https://www.kansasregents.org/state_university_student_complaint_form

Kentucky

Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
1024 Capital Center Dr., Suite 320
Frankfort, KY 40601-8204

Louisiana

State of Louisiana Board of Regents
PO Box 3677
Baton Rouge, LA 70821

Maine

Maine State Board of Education (MSBE)
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
https://www.maine.gov/doe/learning/highered/sara

Maryland

Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)
6 N. Liberty St., 10th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
https://mhec.maryland.gov/institutions_training/Documents/acadaff/Student%20Complaint%20Process%20-%20MJK%20Revisions.pdf

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
One Ashburton Place, Suite 1401
Boston, MA 02108-1696
https://www.mass.edu/forstufam/complaints/complaints.asp

Michigan

Michigan Department of Education
PO Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/lara/Post-Secondary_Student_Complaints_498839_7.pdf

Minnesota

Minnesota Office of Higher Education
1450 Energy Park Dr., Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55108
http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=1078

Mississippi

Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation
3825 Ridgewood Rd.
Jackson, MS 39211
http://www.mississippi.edu/mcca/student_complaint_process.asp

Missouri

State of Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education
205 Jefferson St.
Jefferson City, MO 65101
https://dhe.mo.gov/documents/POLICYONCOMPLAINTRESOLUTION-reviseddraft.pdf

Montana

Montana Board of Regents
Office of Commissioner of Higher Education
Montana University System
2500 Broadway Street
PO Box 203201
Helena, MT 59620-3201
https://mus.edu/board/

Nebraska

Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
PO Box 95005
Lincoln, NE 68509-5005
https://ccpe.nebraska.gov/student-complaint-form

Nevada

Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education
3663 E. Sunset Road, Suite 202
Las Vegas, NV 89120
http://cpe.nv.gov/Students/Students_Home/

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301
https://www.education.nh.gov/highered/colleges/index.htm

New Jersey

New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education
20 W. State St.
PO Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625-0542
https://www.state.nj.us/bpu/assistance/complaints/

New Mexico

New Mexico Higher Education Department
2048 Galisteo St.
Santa Fe, NM 87505-2100
http://www.hed.state.nm.us/

New York

New York State Education Department
Office of College & University Evaluation
Education Bldg
5 North Mezzanine, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/ocue/spr/COMPLAINTFORMINFO.html

North Carolina

Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina
General Administration
910 Raleigh Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2688
https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/proprietary-schools

North Dakota

North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education
State Capitol – 15th Floor
600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 270
Bismarck, ND 58505-0610
http://www.nd.gov/cte/

Ohio

Ohio Board of Regents, registration number 1154320
25 S. Front St.
Columbus, OH 43215
https://scr.ohio.gov/information-for-students/file-a-complaint/6-file-a-complaint

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education
655 Research Pkwy, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104-3603
http://www.okhighered.org/

Oregon

Oregon Office of Degree Authorization
1500 Valley River Dr., Suite 100
Eugene, OR 97401

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market St.
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333

Puerto Rico

Consejo de Educacion Superior de Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education
PO Box 19900
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00910-1900

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
Shepard Building
80 Washington Street, Suite 524
Providence, RI 02903
https://www.riopc.edu/page/student_complaint/

South Carolina

Nonpublic Postsecondary Institution Licensing
1333 Main St., Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29201
https://che.sc.gov/sites/che/files/Documents/Institutions%20and%20Educators/Complaint_Procedures_and_Form.pdf

South Dakota

South Dakota Secretary of State
State Capitol
500 E. Capitol Ave, Pierre, SD
http://www.sdbor.edu/

Tennessee

Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Parkway Towers, Suite 1700
404 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN 37243-0830
https://www.tn.gov/thec/for-students-and-families/transcript-requests-and-institution-complaints.html

Texas

Texas Workforce Commission
Career Schools and Colleges-Rm 226-T
101 East 15th Street
Austin, TX 78778-0001
https://twc.texas.gov/jobseekers/career-schools-colleges-students#howToSubmitAComplaintAgainstASchool

Utah

Utah Division of Consumer Protection
160 East 300 South, 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 146704
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111-6704
https://consumerprotection.utah.gov/complaints.html

Vermont

Vermont Agency of Education
State Board of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
https://education.vermont.gov/documents/postsecondary-program-complaint-resolution

Virginia

Commonwealth of Virginia Council of Higher Education
James Monroe Building
101 N. Fourteenth St.
Richmond, VA 23219
https://www.schev.edu/students/resources/student-complaints

Washington

Washington Student Achievement Council
PO Box 43430
Olympia, WA 98504-3430
https://wsac.wa.gov/student-complaints

West Virginia

West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Boulevard East, Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Educational Approval Board
431 Charmany Drive, Suite 102
Madison, WI 53719

Wyoming

Wyoming Department of Education
Hathaway Bldg., 2nd Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
https://edu.wyoming.gov/for-district-leadership/special-programs/dispute-resolution/