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States, through the relevant agencies or Attorneys General Offices will accept complaints regardless of whether an institution is authorized to operate in that state. Also, the University does not maintain the state and territory websites, and information may change without the University’s knowledge. - Alabama [Alabama Community College System](https://www.accs.edu/about-accs/private-school-licensure/complaints/) Attn: Division of Academic and Student Affairs PO Box 302130 Montgomery, AL 36130-2130 Phone: 334-293-4500 - Alaska [Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education](https://acpe.alaska.gov/ConsumerProtection) PO Box 110505, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0505 Phone: 907-465-6741 - Arizona [Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education](https://ppse.az.gov/complaint) 1740 W. Adams St., Suite 3008 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602-542-5709 - Arkansas [Arkansas Division of Higher EducationExternal link:open\_in\_new](https://www.adhe.edu/institutions/academic-affairs/institutional-certification-advisory-committee/grievance-form) 423 Main St., Suite 400 Little Rock, AR 72201-3818 Phone: 501-371-2000 - California [California Department of Consumer Affairs](https://www.dca.ca.gov/consumers/complaints/oos_students.shtml) Consumer Information Center 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N-112 Sacramento, CA 95834 Phone: 833-942-1120 - Colorado [Colorado Department of Higher Education](https://highered.colorado.gov/filing-student-complaint) Commission on Higher Education 1600 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: 303-862-3001 - Connecticut [Connecticut Office of Higher Education](https://www.ctohe.org/StudentComplaints.shtml) 450 Columbus Blvd., Suite 707 Hartford, CT 06103-1841 Phone: 860-947-1800 - Delaware [Delaware Department of Education](https://www.doe.k12.de.us/) The Townsend Building 401 Federal St., Suite 2 Dover, DE 19901-3639 Phone: 302-735-4000 - Florida [Florida Department of Education](http://www.fldoe.org/policy/cie/file-a-complaint.stml) Commission for Independent Education 325 W. Gaines St., Suite 1414 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 Phone: 850-245-0505 - Georgia [Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission](https://gnpec.georgia.gov/student-resources/student-complaints) 2082 E. Exchange Pl., Suite 220 Tucker, GA 30084 Phone: 770-414-3300 - Hawaii [Business Registration Division of the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs](http://cca.hawaii.gov/breg/) PO Box 40 Honolulu, HI 96810 Phone: 808-586-2727 - Idaho [Idaho State Board of Education](https://boardofed.idaho.gov/higher-education-private/private-colleges-degree-granting/student-complaint-procedures/) State Authorization Program Manager PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0037 Phone: 208-332-1587 - Illinois [Illinois Board of Higher Education](http://complaints.ibhe.org/default.aspx) 1 N. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333 Springfield, IL 62701-1377 Phone: 217-782-2551 - Indiana [Board for Proprietary Education Indiana Commission for Higher Education](https://www.in.gov/che/student-complaints/) 101 W. Ohio St., Suite 300 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: 317-464-4400 - Iowa [Iowa College Student Aid Commission](https://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/StudentComplaintForm) 475 SW Fifth St., Suite D Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone: 877-272-4456 - Kansas [The Kansas Board of Regents](https://www.kansasregents.org/academic_affairs/private_out_of_state/complaint_process) 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 520 Topeka, KS 66612-4240 Phone: 785-430-4240 - Kentucky [Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education](http://cpe.ky.gov/campuses/consumer_complaint.html) 100 Airport Rd. Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: 502-573-1555 - Louisiana [State of Louisiana Board of Regents](https://regents.la.gov/students-parents/student-complaint-process/) 1201 N. Third St., Suite 6-200 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Phone: 225-342-4253 Louisiana Alternate Contact: Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection Section P.O. Box 94005 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005 Phone: 225-326-6464 or 800-351-4889 - Maine [Maine Department of Education](https://www.maine.gov/doe/learning/highered/sara) 23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0023 Phone: 207-624-6600 - Maryland [Maryland Higher Education Commission](https://mhec.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx) 6 N. Liberty St., 10th Floor Baltimore, MD 21201 Phone: 410-767-3301 Maryland Alternate Contact: [Maryland Office of the Attorney General](https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/) 200 St. Paul Place Baltimore, MD 21202 Phone: 410-576-6300 or 888-743-0023 - Massachusetts [Massachusetts Department of Higher Education](https://www.mass.edu/home.asp) One Ashburton Place, Suite 1401 Boston, MA 02108-1696 Phone: 617-994-6950 - Michigan [Michigan Department of Education](https://www.michigan.gov/mde) PO Box 30008 Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: 517-373-9235 - Minnesota [Minnesota Office of Higher Education](https://www.ohe.state.mn.us/) 1450 Energy Park Dr., Suite 350 St. Paul, MN 55108 Phone: 651-259-3975 or 800-657-3866 - Mississippi [Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation](http://www.mississippi.edu/mcca/student_complaint_process.asp) 3825 Ridgewood Rd. Jackson, MS 39211 Phone: 601-432-6372 - Missouri [Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development](https://web.archive.org/web/20220117031820/https://dhewd.mo.gov/cbhe/) 301 W. High St. Jefferson City, MO 65101 Phone: 573-751-2361 - Montana [Montana University System Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education](https://mus.edu/MUS-Statement-of-Complaint-Process.html) 560 N. Park Ave. PO Box 203201 Helena, MT 59620-3201 Phone: 406-449-9124 - Nebraska [Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education](https://ccpe.nebraska.gov/student-complaints-against-postsecondary-institutions) ATTN: Complaints PO Box 95005 Lincoln, NE 68509-5005 Phone: 402-471-2847 - Nevada [Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education](https://cpe.nv.gov/Students/Students_Home/) 2800 E. St. Louis Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89104 Phone: 702-486-7330 - New Hampshire [New Hampshire Department of Education](https://my.doe.nh.gov/ESSWEB/HigherEducation/Complaint.aspx) 101 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301-3494 Phone: 603-271-3494 - New Jersey [New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education](https://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/OSHEComplaintInstructions.shtml) ATTN: Complaints P.O. Box 542 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0542 Phone: 609-292-4310 - New Mexico [New Mexico Higher Education Department](https://hed.state.nm.us/students-parents/student-complaints) 2044 Galisteo St., Suite 4 Santa Fe, NM 87505-2100 Phone: 505-476-8400 - New York [New York State Education Department](http://www.nysed.gov/college-university-evaluation/filing-complaint-about-college-or-university) Office of College and University Evaluation 89 Washington Avenue EBA Room 960 Albany, New York 12234 Phone: 518-486-3633 - North Carolina [North Carolina Post-Secondary Education Complaints](https://www.northcarolina.edu/post-secondary-education-complaints/) 910 Raleigh Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Phone: 919-962-4558 North Carolina Alternate Contact: [North Carolina Department of Justice](https://ncdoj.gov/file-a-complaint/) Consumer Protection Division Attorney General’s Office Mail Service Center 9001 Raleigh, NC 27699-9001 Phone: 877-566-7226 or 919-716-6000 (En Español 919-716-0058) - North Dakota [North Dakota University System](https://ndus.edu/state-authorization-sara/) Core Technology Services 2000 44th St. SW, Suite 301 Fargo, ND 58103 - Ohio [Ohio Department of Higher Education](https://www.ohiohighered.org/students/complaints) 25 South Front Street Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: 614-728-3095 - Oklahoma [Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education](https://www.okhighered.org/current-college-students/complaints.shtml) 655 Research Pkwy, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104-3603 Phone: 405-225-9100 or 405-225-9142 - Oregon [Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission](https://www.oregon.gov/highered/about/Pages/complaints.aspx) 3225 25th Street SE Salem, Oregon 97302 Phone: 503-947-2448 - Pennsylvania [Pennsylvania Department of Education](https://www.education.pa.gov/Educators/Misconduct/Pages/File-A-Complaint.aspx) Office of Chief Counsel 333 Market Street, 9th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 Phone: 717-783-6788 - Puerto Rico [Puerto Rico Departamento de Estado](http://www.agencias.pr.gov/agencias/cepr/inicio/Pages/default.aspx) Consejo de Educacion Superior de Puerto Rico/ Puerto Rico Council on Higher Ed. PO BOX 9023271 San Juan, PR 00902-3271 Phone: 787-722-2121 - Rhode Island [Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Education Commission](https://www.riopc.edu/page/student_complaint/) 560 Jefferson Blvd. Warwick, RI 02886-1304 Phone: 401-736-1100 - South Carolina [South Carolina Commission on Higher Education](https://www.che.sc.gov/) 1122 Lady Street Suite 300 Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: 803-737-3918 - South Dakota [South Dakota Board of Regents](https://www.sdbor.edu/administrative-offices/academics/SD-SARA/Pages/default.aspx) 306 East Capitol Ave Suite 200 Pierre, SD 57501 Phone: 605-773-3455 - Tennessee [Tennessee Higher Education Commission & Student Assistance Corporation](https://www.tn.gov/thec/bureaus/student-aid-and-compliance/postsecondary-state-authorization/request-for-complaint-review.html) Parkway Towers, Suite 1900 404 James Robertson Pkwy Nashville, TN 37243-0830 Phone: 615-741-5293 or 615-253-8857 - Texas [Texas Workforce Commission](https://www.twc.texas.gov/jobseekers/career-schools-colleges-students#howToSubmitAComplaintAgainstASchool) Career Schools and Colleges-Rm 226-T 101 East 15th Street Austin, TX 78778-0001 Phone: 512-936-3100 Texas Alternate Contact #1: [Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board](https://www.highered.texas.gov/links/student-complaints/) Office of General Counsel P.O. 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Box 12548 Austin, TX 78711-2548   - Utah [Utah System of Higher Education State Board of Regents](https://ushe.edu/office-of-commissioner/state-authorization-ut-sara/sara-complaint-form/) 60 South 400 West Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1284 Phone: 801-321-7200 or 1-800-418-8757 - Vermont [Vermont Agency of Education](https://education.vermont.gov/documents/postsecondary-program-complaint-resolution) 219 North Main St., Suite 402 Barre, VT 05641 Phone: 802-479-1030 Vermont Alternate Contact: [Vermont Attorney General’s Office](https://ago.vermont.gov/) 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-1001 Phone: 802-828-3171 - Virginia [State Council of Higher Education for Virginia](https://www.schev.edu/index/students-and-parents/resources/student-complaints) James Monroe Building 101 N. 14th St., 10th Floor Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: 804-225-2600 - Washington [Washington Student Achievement Council](https://wsac.wa.gov/student-complaints) 917 Lakeridge Way SW Olympia, WA 98502 Phone: 360-753-7625 - Washington, D.C. 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