State Contact Info for Online Students
The U.S. Department of Education requires institutions offering distance education programs to offer the contact information for States in which it provides distance education to the extent that the State has any licensure or approval processes for an institution outside the State providing distance education in the State. The list below provides contact information for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It should not be construed as informative of agency regulation, where an institution is licensed or in which states an institution is required to be licensed.
Alabama
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
PO Box 302000
Montgomery, AL 36130-2000
Alaska
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
PO Box 110505
Juneau, AK 99811-0505
Alaska Office of Attorney General Consumer Protection Unit
1031 W. Fourth Avenue, Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99501
Arizona
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
1400 W. Washington Street
Room 260
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Arkansas
Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
114 East Capitol Ave
Little Rock, AR 72201
California
California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 980818
W. Sacramento, CA 95798-0818
Colorado
Colorado Department of Higher Education
1560 Broadway, Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
Connecticut
The Office of Financial & Academic Affairs for Higher Education
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105-2326
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
165 Capitol Avenue
Room 110
Hartford, CT 06106
Delaware
Delaware Department of Education
Higher Education Office
John G. Townsend Building
401 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901
Delaware Attorney General
Fraud Division
820 N. French Street, 5th floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Education Licensure Commission
810 First Street, NE
2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Florida
Florida Commission on Independent Education
325 W. Gaines Street
Suite 1414
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Georgia
Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission
2082 E. Exchange Pl. #220
Tucker, GA 30084-5334
Hawaii
Hawaii State Board of Education
PO Box 2360
Honolulu, HI 96804
Idaho
Idaho State Board of Education
650 West State Street
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0037
Illinois
Illinois Board of Higher Education
431 East Adams, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62701-1404
Institutional Complaint Hotline: (217) 557-7359
Illinois Attorney General
Consumer Fraud Bureau
500 South Second Street
Springfield, IL 62706
Indiana
Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education
Attn: Director of Regulatory Compliance
302 W Washington Street, Room E201
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Iowa
Iowa College Aid
603 E. 12th Street, 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
Kentucky
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
1024 Capital Center Dr. #320
Frankfort, KY 40601-7512
Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division
1024 Capital Center Drive
700 Capitol Avenue
Frankfort, KY 4060
Louisiana
Louisiana Board of Regents
PO Box 3677
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3677
Maine
Maine Department of Education
Complaint Investigator
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Maine Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
6 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Maryland
Maryland Higher Education Commission
6 N. Liberty Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Maryland Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
200 St. Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
One Ashburton Place
Room 1401
Boston, MA 02108
Michigan
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
Office of Postsecondary Services
Proprietary School Unit Staff
201 N. Washington Sq.
Lansing, MI 48913
Minnesota
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55108
Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
1400 Bremer Tower
445 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Mississippi
Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211
Mississippi Commission on Proprietary Schools and College Registration
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453
Office of the Attorney General State of Mississippi
Consumer Protection Division
PO Box 22947
Jackson, MS 39225-2947
Missouri
Missouri Department of Higher Education
205 Jefferson Street
PO Box 1469
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469
Montana
Montana University System
Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education
560 N. Park Avenue
PO Box 203201
Helena, MT 59620-3201
Montana Department of Justice
Office of Consumer Protection
2225 11th Avenue
PO Box 200151
Helena, MT 59620-0151
Nebraska
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
PO Box 95005
Lincoln, NE 68509-5005
Nebraska Department of Education
Certification Investigations’ Office
PO Box 94933
Lincoln, NE 68509
Nevada
Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education
3663 East Sunset Road
Suite 202
Las Vegas, Nevada 89120
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Higher Education Commission
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3494
New Jersey
State of New Jersey
PO Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
1 John Fitch Plaza
PO Box 110
Trenton, NJ 08625-0110
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
124 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102
New Mexico
New Mexico Higher Education Department
2048 Galisteo Street
Santa Fe, NM 87505
New York
New York Office of College and University Evaluation
New York State Education Department
5 North Mezzanine
Albany, NY 12234
North Carolina
The University of North Carolina General Administration
Post-secondary Education Complaints
c/o Assistance Director of Licensure and Workforce Studies
910 Raleigh Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
North Carolina Community College System
Office of Proprietary School Licensing and Services
5016 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-5016
North Carolina Consumer Protection
Attorney General's Office
9001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-9001
North Dakota
North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education
State Capitol - 15th Floor
600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 270
Bismarck, ND 58505-0610
North Dakota Consumer Protection Division
Office of Attorney General
Gateway Professional Center
1050 E. Interstate Ave. Suite 200
Bismarck, ND 58503-5574
Ohio
Ohio Board of Regents
30 East Broad Street, 36th floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3414
Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools
30 East Broad Street, Suite 2481
Columbus, OH 43215
Ohio Attorney General
Consumer Protection Section
30 East Broad Street, 14th floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Parkway
Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Unit
Attn: Investigative Analyst
313 NE 21st Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Oregon
Oregon Office of Degree Authorization
1500 Valley River Drive, Suite 100
Eugene, OR 97401
Oregon Attorney General
Financial Fraud/Consumer Protection Section
1162 Court Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-4096
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 12th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Office of Attorney General
Bureau of Consumer Protection
14th Floor, Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education
PO Box 1900
San Juan, PR 00910-1900
Puerto Rico Department of Justice
PO 9020192
San Juan, PR 00902-0192
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education
Shepard Building
80 Washington Street
Providence, RI 02903
Rhode Island Department of Attorney General
Consumer Protection Unit
150 South Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
South Carolina
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
1122 Lady Street, Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29201
South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Regents
306 E. Capitol Ave, Suite 200
Pierre, SD 57501-2545
South Dakota Office of Attorney General
Division of Consumer Protection
1302 E. Hwy 14 Suite 3
Pierre, SD 57501-8053
Tennessee
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
404 James Robertson Parkway, Suite 1900
Nashville, TN 37243
Texas
Texas Workforce Commission
Career Schools and Colleges
101 East 15th Street, Room 226-T
Austin, TX 78778-0001
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
1200 E. Anderson Lane
Austin, TX 78752
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
PO Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711-2548
Utah
Utah Division of Consumer Protection
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Vermont
Vermont Department of Education
State Board of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
Virginia
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
101 N. 14th St., 9th Floor
James Monroe Building
Richmond, VA 23219
Washington
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board
917 Lakeridge Way
PO Box 43430
Olympia, WA 98504-3430
Washington State Office of the Attorney General
1125 Washington Street SE
PO Box 40100
Olympia, WA 98504-0100
West Virginia
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Blvd E., Ste 700
Charleston, WV 25301-2800
West Virginia Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
PO Box 1789
Charleston, WV 25326-1789
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Educational Approval Board
201 W. Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor
P.O. Box 8696
Madison, WI 53708 - 8696
Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Education
2300 Capitol Avenue
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
Wyoming Attorney General's Office
Consumer Protection Unit
123 Capitol Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002