The U.S. Department of Education requires disclosures to consumers residing in all states. The list below provides contact information for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. 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.
A list of all state contacts is also available at the NC-SARA web site here.
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
100 North Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-2000
https://ache.edu/
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
PO Box 110505
Juneau, AK 99811-0505
customer.service@alaska.gov
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/department/civil/consumer/cp_complaint.html
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
1400 W. Washington Street
Room 260
Phoenix, AZ 85007
https://ppse.az.gov/student-complaint-procedure
Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
114 East Capitol Ave
Little Rock, AR 72201
ADHE_Info@adhe.edu
https://adhe.edu/students-parents/student-grievance-form
Arkansas State Board of Private Career Education
501 Woodlane, Suite 312S
Little Rock, AR 72201
sbpce@arkansas.gov
https://adhe.edu/resources/private-career-education
Attorney General’s Office
California Department of Justice
Attn: Public Inquiry Unit
P.O. Box 9044255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company
Colorado Department of Higher Education
1560 Broadway, Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
https://cdhe.colorado.gov/complaint-procedures
Connecticut Department of Higher Education
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105-2326
info@ctdhe.org
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
165 Capitol Avenue
Room 110
Hartford, CT 06106
trade.practices@ct.gov
https://portal.ct.gov/dcp/file-a-complaint
Consumer Complaint Hotline: (800) 842-2649
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 Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Higher Education Licensure Commission
810 First Street, NE
9th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
https://helc.osse.dc.gov/
Florida Commission on Independent Education
325 W. Gaines Street
Suite 1414
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Commissioner@fldoe.org
http://www.fldoe.org/schools/higher-ed/fl-college-system/about-us/complaints.stml
Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission
2082 E. Exchange Pl. #220
Tucker, GA 30084-5334
https://gnpec.georgia.gov/
https://gnpec.georgia.gov/student-complaints
Hawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization Program (HPEAP)
Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
PO Box 2360
Honolulu, HI 96804
ocp@dcca.hawaii.gov
https://cca.hawaii.gov/ocp/
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 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
https://apps.isbe.net/ContactIsbe/
Illinois Attorney General
Consumer Fraud Bureau
500 South Second Street
Springfield, IL 62706
https://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/File-A-Complaint
Consumer Fraud Hotline: (800) 243-0618
Indiana Commission for Higher Education
Attn: Director of Regulatory Compliance
302 W Washington Street, Room E201
Indianapolis, IN 46204
https://www.in.gov/che/student-complaints/
Iowa Department of Education
400 E 14th St
Des Moines, IA 50319
https://educate.iowa.gov/higher-ed/student-complaints
Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
https://www.kansasregents.gov/academic_affairs/private_out_of_state/complaint_process
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
1024 Capital Center Dr. #320
Frankfort, KY 40601-7512
http://cpe.ky.gov/campuses/consumer_complaint.html
Kentucky Commission for Proprietary Education
300 Sower Boulevard, 4th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
https://kcpe.ky.gov/Pages/Student-Resources.aspx
Office of the Attorney General
Capitol Suite 118
700 Capitol Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601-3449
consumer.protection@ag.ky.gov
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Protecting-Kentuckians/Consumers/Pages/Consumer-Complaints.aspx
Louisiana Board of Regents
PO Box 3677
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3677
https://www.laregents.edu/resources-3/
Maine Department of Education
Complaint Investigator
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
https://www.maine.gov/ag/consumer/complaints/complaint_form.shtml
Maryland Higher Education Commission
839 Bestgate Road, Suite 400
Annapolis, MD 21401-3013
https://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://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/CPD/Complaint.aspx
Consumer Protection Hotline: (410) 528-8662
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
One Ashburton Place
Room 1401
Boston, MA 02108
https://www.mass.edu/forstufam/complaints/complaints.asp
Office of the Attorney General of the State of Michigan
Consumer Protection Division
P.O. Box 30213
Lansing, MI 48909-7713
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55108-5227
https://www.ohe.state.mn.us/sPages/oheContact.cfm
Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
1400 Bremer Tower
445 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Complaint.asp
Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
3825 Ridgewood Rd
Jackson, MS 39211
http://www.mississippi.edu/mcca/student_complaint_process.asp
Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development
205 Jefferson Street
PO Box 1469
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469
info@dhe.mo.gov
https://dhewd.mo.gov/about/contact-us
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
https://dojmt.gov/office-of-consumer-protection/consumer-complaints/
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
PO Box 95005
Lincoln, NE 68509-5005
https://ccpe.nebraska.gov/student-complaints-against-postsecondary-institutions
Nebraska Department of Education
Investigations Office
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
https://www.education.ne.gov/ppcs/PDF%20Folders/PDF%20Documents/PPCS%20Forms/PPCS_Complaint-form.pdf
Nebraska Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
2115 State Capitol
Lincoln, NE 68509
https://protectthegoodlife.nebraska.gov/file-consumer-complaint
Consumer Protection Hotline: (800) 727-6432
Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education
8778 South Maryland Parkway Suite 115
Las Vegas, Nevada 89123
Phone: (702) 486-7330
https://cpe.nv.gov/Students/Students_Home/
New Hampshire Higher Education Commission
3 Barrell Court #300
Concord, NH 03301
https://www.education.nh.gov/pathways-education/higher-education-new-hampshire
New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
1 John Fitch Plaza
10th Floor, PO Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625-0542
Phone: (609) 292-4310
https://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/OSHEComplaintInstructions.shtml
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
124 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102
https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/Pages/File-a-Complaint-old.aspx
New Mexico Higher Education Department
2044 Galisteo Street, Suite 4
Santa Fe, NM 87505-2100
Phone: (505) 476-8442
https://hed.nm.gov/students-parents/student-complaints
New York Office of College and University Evaluation
New York State Education Department
5 North Mezzanine
Albany, NY 12234
ocueinfo@mail.nysed.gov
https://www.nysed.gov/college-university-evaluation/complaints
New York Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision
New York State Education Department
99 Washington Avenue, Room 1613 OCP
Albany, NY 12234
New York Department of Consumer Affairs
Consumer Services Division
42 Broadway, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10004
https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/consumers/file-complaint.page
North Carolina Consumer Protection Division
Attorney General's Office
Mail Service Center 9001
Raleigh, NC 27699-9001
https://nshe.nevada.edu/system-administration/departments/asa/sara/
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/consumer-resources/consumer-complaints/
Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools
35 East Gay Street, Suite 403
Columbus, OH 43215-3138
https://scr.ohio.gov/
Ohio Board of Regents
30 East Broad Street, 36th floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3414
Ohio Attorney General
Consumer Protection Section
30 East Broad Steet, 14th floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3400
https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Individuals-and-Families/Consumers/File-A-Complaint.aspx
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
https://www.ok.gov/oag/Legal_Resources/Forms_and_Publications/
Oregon Office of Degree Authorization
1500 Valley River Drive
Suite 100
Eugene, OR 97401
Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission
3225 25th St SE
Salem, OR 97302
https://www.oregon.gov/highered/pages/default.aspx
State of Oregon Department of Justice
Financial Fraud/Consumer Protection Section
1162 Court Street NE
Salem, OR 97301
https://justice.oregon.gov/consumercomplaints
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Office of Attorney General
Bureau of Consumer Protection
14th Floor, Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120
https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/submit-a-complaint/
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
1122 Lady St., Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29201
https://www.che.sc.gov/students-families-and-military/student-resources#StudentComplaintProceduresandForm
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
https://consumer.sd.gov/complaintform.aspx
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
404 James Robertson Parkway
Suite 1900
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-3605
https://www.tn.gov/thec/archived/bureaus/student-aid-and-compliance/postsecondary-state-authorization/request-for-complaint-review.html
Texas Workforce Commission
Career Schools and Colleges - Room 226-T
101 East 15th Street
Austin, TX 78778-0001
https://www.twc.texas.gov/programs/career-schools-colleges/forms-publications
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
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/file-consumer-complaint
Utah Division of Consumer Protection
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
consumerprotection@utah.gov
https://db.dcp.utah.gov/complaints.html
Vermont Department of Education
State Board of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
Vermont Attorney General’s Office
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-1001
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
101 N. 14th St., 10th Floor
James Monroe Building
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 371-2285
communications@schev.edu
https://www.schev.edu/students/resources/student-complaints
Washington Student Achievement Council
917 Lakeridge Way
PO Box 43430
Olympia, WA 98504-3430
DegreeAuthorization@wsac.wa.gov
https://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
https://www.wtb.wa.gov/PCS_Complaints.asp
Washington State Office of the Attorney General
1125 Washington Street SE
PO Box 40100
Olympia, WA 98504-0100
https://www.atg.wa.gov/file-complaint
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
https://ago.wv.gov/consumerprotection/Pages/default.aspx
Wisconsin Educational Approval Board
30 W. Mifflin St., 9th Floor
P.O. Box 8696
Madison, WI 53708
eabmail@eab.state.wi.us
https://heab.state.wi.us/dlab/students.html#file
Wyoming Department of Education
2300 Capitol Avenue
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
Wyoming Attorney General's Office
123 Capitol Building
200 W. 24th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002
American Samoa Government
https://www.americansamoa.gov/
FSM Department of Education
https://www.national.doe.fm/
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
590 S. Marine Corps Drive, Suite 902
Tamuning, Guam 96913
Phone: (671) 475-2720
https://guamattorneygeneral.org/consumer-protection/
CNMI Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Consumer Counsel
2nd Floor, Juan A. Sablan Memorial Building
Capitol Hill
Saipan, MP 96950
Phone: (670) 237-7500
https://www.cnmioag.org/divisions/consumer-protection/
Online Student Complaint: https://www.cnmioag.org/divisions/consumer-protection/online-student-complaint/
Palau National Government
https://www.palaugov.pw/
Puerto Rico Council on Education
P.O. Box 19900
Ave. Ponce de Leon 268
Edificio Hato Rey Center Piso 15
Hato Rey, PR 00918
Phone: (787) 641-7100
https://agencias.pr.gov/agencias/cepr/inicio/Pages/SARA.aspx
Puerto Rico Department of Justice
P.O. Box 9020192
San Juan, PR 00902-0192
http://daco.pr.gov/
Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs
3000 Estate Golden Rock, Suite 9
St. Croix, VI 00820
Phone: (340) 713-DLCA (3522)
https://dlca.vi.gov/consumeraffairs/
