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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
attorney.general@alaska.gov
http://www.law.state.ak.us/pdf/consumer/FORM_complaint.pdf

Arizona

Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education

1400 W. Washington Street Room 260

Phoenix, AZ 85007

https://ppse.az.gov/student

Arkansas

Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Arkansas Department of Higher Education

114 East Capitol Ave

Little Rock, AR 72201

ADHE_Info@adhe.edu

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

Arkansas State Board of Private Career Education

501 Woodlane, Suite 312-S

Little Rock, AR 72201

sbpce@arkansas.gov

California

Attorney General’s Office California Department of Justice

Attn: Public Inquiry Unit

P.O. Box 9044255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

http://ag.ca.gov/contact/complaint_form.php?cmplt=PL

Colorado

Colorado Department of Higher Education

1560 Broadway, Suite 1600

Denver, CO 80202

http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Complaints/

Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Higher Education

61 Woodland Street

Hartford, CT 06105-2326

edinfo@ctohe.org

Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection

165 Capitol Avenue Room 110

Hartford, CT 06106

trade.practices@ct.gov

http://www.ctohe.org/StudentComplaints.shtml

Consumer Complaint Hotline: (800) 842-0229

Delaware

Delaware Higher Education Office

Carvel State Office Building, 5th Floor 820 N. French Street

Wilmington, DE 19801-3509

dheo@doe.k12.de.us

Delaware Attorney General

Consumer Protection Wilmington

820 N. French Street, 5th floor

Wilmington, DE 19801

consumer.protection@state.de.us

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/publication/policy-complaint-procedures-elementary-secondary-education-act-programs-and-competitive

Florida

Florida Commission on Independent Education

325 W. Gaines Street Suite 1414

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400

Commissioner@fldoe.org

http://www.fldoe.org/policy/cie/file-a-complaint.stml

Georgia

Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission

2082 E. Exchange Pl. #220

Tucker, GA 30084-5334

www.gnpec.org

https://gnpec.georgia.gov/student-complaints

Hawaii

Hawaii Post-secondary Education Authorization Program

Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

PO Box 541

Honolulu, HI 96809
hpeap@dcca.hawaii.gov

http://cca.hawaii.gov/hpeap/

http://cca.hawaii.gov/hpeap/student-complaint-process/

Idaho

Idaho State Board of Education

Attn: State Coordinator for Private Colleges and Proprietary Schools

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

info@ibhe.org

Institutional Complaint Hotline: (217) 557-7359

Illinois State Board of Education

100 N. 1st Street

Springfield, IL 62777

http://webprod1.isbe.net/contactisbe/ (email)

Illinois Attorney General

Consumer Fraud Bureau

500 South Second Street

Springfield, IL 62706

http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/about/email_consumers.jsp

http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/conscomp.pdf

Consumer Fraud Hotline: (800) 243-0618

Indiana

Indiana Board for Proprietary Education

Attn: Director of Regulatory Compliance

302 W Washington Street, Room E201

Indianapolis, IN 46204

http://www.in.gov/cpe/files/sf39280-complaint.pdf

Iowa

Iowa Student Aid Commission

603 E. 12th Street, 5th Floor

Des Moines, IA 50319 i

nfo@iowacollegeaid.gov
https://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/content/student-resources

https://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/sdrf-start (Student Dispute Resolution Form)

Kansas

Kansas Board of Regents

1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 520 Topeka,

KS 66612-1368

http://www.kansasregents.org/

Kentucky

Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

1024 Capital Center Dr. #320

Frankfort, KY 40601-7512

Kentucky Board of Proprietary Education

911 Leawood Drive

Frankfort, KY 40601-3319

Office of the Attorney General

Capitol Suite 118

700 Capitol Avenue

Frankfort, KY 40601-3449

consumer.protection@ag.ky.gov

https://ag.ky.gov/safeguarding-kentuckians/consumer-protection

Louisiana

Louisiana Board of Regents

PO Box 3677

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3677
http://www.regents.la.gov/assets/docs/2014/07/StudentComplaintProcedure.pdf

Maine

Maine Department of Education, Office of Higher Education

23 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333-0023

jonathan.braff@maine.gov

Maine Attorney General Consumer Protection Division

6 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333

http://www.maine.gov/doe/highered/index.html
http://www.maine.gov/doe/highered/sara/sara-complaint-form.pdf

Maryland

Maryland Higher Education Commission

6 North Liberty Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

http://mhec.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx
http://mhec.maryland.gov/institutions_training/Pages/career/pcs/complaint.aspx

Maryland Attorney General Consumer Protection Division

200 St. Paul Place

Baltimore, MD 21202

consumer@oag.state.md.us

https://web.oag.state.md.us/editor/customer/onlineformhelpers/formviewer.aspx?filename=MUGeneral.htm

Consumer Protection Hotline: (410) 528-8662

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Higher Education

One Ashburton Place Room 1401

Boston, MA 02108

http://www.mass.edu/home.asp
http://www.mass.edu/forstufam/complaints/complaints.asp

Michigan

Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Corporations, securities, and Commercial Licensing Bureau

Licensing Division

P.O. Box 30714

Lansing, MI 48909

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/lara/Post-Secondary_Student_Complaints_498839_7.pdf

Minnesota

Minnesota Office of Higher Education

1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350

St. Paul, MN 55108-5227

http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=1078

Minnesota Attorney General’s Office

1400 Bremer Tower 445 Minnesota Street

St. Paul, MN 55101

http://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Complaint.asp

Mississippi

Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation

3825 Ridgewood Road

Jackson, MS 39211-6453

Mississippi Commission of Proprietary Schools and College Registration

3825 Ridgewood Road

Jackson, MS 39211-6453

Consumer Protection Division

Office of the Attorney General

State of Mississippi

PO Box 22947

Jackson, MS 39225-2947

http://www.ago.state.ms.us/contact/

http://www.mississippi.edu/mcca/downloads/studentcomplaintform.pdf

Missouri

Missouri Department of Higher Education

205 Jefferson Street PO Box 1469

Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469

info@dhe.mo.gov

Montana

Montana Board of Regents Office of Commissioner of Higher Education Montana University System

2500 Broadway Street PO Box 203201

Helena, MT 59620-3201

Montana Office of Consumer Protection

2225 11th Avenue P.O. Box 200151

Helena, MT 59620-0151

contactocp@mt.gov

http://mus.edu/MUS-statement-of-complaint-process.asp

Nebraska

Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education

PO Box 95005

Lincoln, NE 68509-5005

https://ccpe.nebraska.gov/student-complaints-against-postsecondary-institutions

Nebraska Attorney General

Consumer Protection Division

2115 State Capitol

Lincoln, NE 68509

http://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=85-2418

Consumer Protection Hotline: (800) 727-6432

Nevada

Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education

3663 East Sunset Road Suite 202

Las Vegas, Nevada 89120

https://nshe.nevada.edu/administration/academics-student-affairs/sara/

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission

3 Barrell Court #300

Concord, NH 03301-8531

http://www.nh.gov/postsecondary/complaints

New Jersey

New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education

PO Box 542

Trenton, NJ 08625

nj_che@che.state.nj.us

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs

124 Halsey Street

Newark, NJ 07102

http://www.nj.gov/oag/ca/complaint/ocp.pdf

New Mexico

New Mexico Higher Education Department

2048 Galisteo

Santa Fe, NM 87505

http://www.hed.state.nm.us/students/complaints.aspx

New York

New York Office of College and University Evaluation

New York State Education Department

5 North Mezzanine

Albany, NY 12234

ocueinfo@mail.nysed.gov

http://www.highered.nysed.gov/ocue/spr/COMPLAINTFORMINFO.html

New York Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision

New York State Education Department

99 Washington Avenue, Room 1613 OCP

Albany, NY 12234

New York State Department of State

Division of Consumer Protection

Consumer Assistance Unit 5 Empire State Plaza - Suite 2101

Albany, NY 12223-1556

http://www.nylpi.org/images/FE/chain234siteType8/site203/client/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20Complaint%20Procedure%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf

North Carolina

North Carolina Post-Secondary Education Complaints
c/o Student Complaints
University of North Carolina System Office

910 Raleigh Rd

Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2688

https://www.northcarolina.edu/complaints

North Carolina Consumer Protection

Attorney General's Office

Mail Service Center 9001

Raleigh, NC 27699-9001

http://www.ncdoj.gov/complaint

North Dakota

North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education

State Capitol - 15th Floor

600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 270

Bismarck, ND 58505-0610

cte@nd.gov

North Dakota Consumer Protection Division

Office of Attorney General

Gateway Professional Center

1050 E. Interstate Ave. Suite 200

Bismarck, ND 58503-5574

https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/sites/ag/files/documents/ConsumerComplaint-SFN7418.pdf

Ohio

Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools

35 East Gay Street, Suite 403

Columbus, OH 43215-3138

http://scr.ohio.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=%2bwaKHWPRAH8%3d&tabid=68

Ohio Board of Regents

30 East Broad Street, 36th floor

Columbus, OH 43215-3414

Ohio Attorney General Consumer Protection Section

30 East Broad Street, 14th floor Columbus,

OH 43215-3400

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

655 Research Parkway Suite 200

Oklahoma City, OK 73104

Oklahoma State Board of Private Vocational Schools

3700 Classen Boulevard Suite 250

Oklahoma City, OK 73118-2864

Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General

Consumer Protection Unit

Attn: Investigative Analyst

313 NE 21st Street

Oklahoma City, OK 73105

http://www.oag.ok.gov/public-forms#citizen

Oregon

Oregon Office of Degree Authorization

1500 Valley River Drive Suite 100

Eugene, OR 97401

Oregon Department of Education

Private Career Schools Office

255 Capitol Street NE

Salem, OR 97310-0203

http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/specialty/pcs/forms/complaint-procedures.doc

Oregon Attorney General

Financial Fraud/Consumer Protection Section

1162 Court Street NE

Salem, OR 97301-4096
https://justice.oregon.gov/consumercomplaints/OnlineComplaints/OnlineComplaintForm/en

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Education

333 Market Street

Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333

http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/Postsecondary-Adult/College%20and%20Career%20Education/Colleges%20and%20Universities/Higher%20Education%20Complaint%20Form.pdf

Office of Attorney General

Bureau of Consumer Protection

14th Floor, Strawberry Square

Harrisburg, PA 17120

https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/Quick_Links/Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_Complaint_Forms/Filing_a_complaint_with_the_Attorney_General_s_Bureau_of_Consumer_Protection/

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Council on 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 Council on Postsecondary Education

Shepard Building

80 Washington Street

Providence, RI 02903
http://www.ribghe.org/8a1031912.pdf

Rhode Island Department of Attorney General

Consumer Protection Unit

150 South Main Street

Providence, RI 02903

https://riag.wufoo.com/forms/q1851amb1bdd4d5/

South Carolina

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education

1122 Lady St., Suite 300

Columbia, SC 29201

http://www.che.sc.gov/CHE_Docs/AcademicAffairs/License/Complaint_procedures_and_form.pdf

South Dakota

South Dakota Secretary of State's Office

500 E. Capitol Ave.

Pierre, SD 57501-5070

South Dakota Office of Attorney General

Division of Consumer Protection

1302 E. Hwy 14 Suite 3

Pierre, SD 57501-8053

http://atg.sd.gov/complaintform.aspx

Tennessee

Tennessee Higher Education Commission

404 James Robertson Parkway

Suite 1900

Nashville, TN 37243

Texas

Texas Workforce Commission

Career Schools and Colleges - Room 226-T

101 East 15th Street

Austin, TX 78778-0001

http://www.twc.state.tx.us/svcs/propschools/ps401a.pdf

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

1200 E. Anderson Lane

Austin, TX 78752

http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/index.cfm?objectid=051F93F5‐03D4‐9CCE‐40FA9F46F2CD3C9D

Office of the Attorney General

Consumer Protection Division

PO Box 12548

Austin, TX 78711-2548

https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/cpd/what-to-do-if-you-have-a-consumer-complaint

Utah

Utah Division of Consumer Protection

160 East 300 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

consumerprotection@utah.gov

http://consumerprotection.utah.gov/complaints/index.html

Vermont

Vermont State Board of Education

120 State Street

Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
http://education.vermont.gov/vermont-schools/school-operations/post-secondary-programs

Vermont Attorney General’s Office

109 State Street

Montpelier, VT 05609-1001

Virginia

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

101 N. 14th St. James Monroe Building

Richmond, VA 23219

communications@schev.edu

http://www.schev.edu/forms/StudentComplaintInformation.pdf

Washington

Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board

917 Lakeridge Way

PO Box 43430

Olympia, WA 98504-3430

dainfo@hecb.wa.gov http://www.wsac.wa.gov/protecting-education-consumers

Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

128 10th Avenue SW

PO Box 43105

Olympia, WA 98504-3105

workforce@wtb.wa.gov http://www.wtb.wa.gov/PCS_Complaints.asp (instructions)

Washington State Office of the Attorney General

1125 Washington Street SE PO Box 40100

Olympia, WA 98504-0100

https://fortress.wa.gov/atg/formhandler/ago/ContactForm.aspx?subject=Consumer%20Protection (email)

https://fortress.wa.gov/atg/formhandler/ago/ComplaintForm.aspx (complaint form)

West Virginia

West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission

1018 Kanawha Blvd E., Ste 700

Charleston, WV 25301-2800

Community and Technical College System of West Virginia

1018 Kanawha Blvd. E., Ste. 700

Charleston, WV 25301

West Virginia Office of the Attorney General

Consumer Protection Division

PO Box 1789

Charleston, WV 25326-1789

http://www.wvago.gov/publicresource.cfm

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Educational Approval Board

30 W. Mifflin St., 9th Floor

P.O. Box 8696

Madison,WI 53708

eabmail@eab.state.wi.us

Wyoming

Wyoming Department of Education

2300 Capitol Avenue Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor

Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050

Attorney General's Office

123 Capitol Building 200 W. 24th Street

Cheyenne, WY 82002

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