Alabama Alabama on Higher http://www.ache.state.al.us/ http://www.ache.state.al.us/content/departments/ NRI/federal-reg.pdf Alabama Department of Postsecondary, Private School Licensing Division https://www.accs.cc/index.cfm/ school-licensure/licensed-schools/ https://www.accs.cc/index.cfm/school-licensure/ complaints/ Alaska Arizona Arkansas Alaska on Postsecondary Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Arkansas Department of Higher http://akadvantage.alaska.gov/ https://ppse.az.gov/ http://www.adhe.edu/pages/home.a spx http://acpe.alaska.gov/educator- SCHOOL/Postsecondary_Institutions/Consumer_Prot ection https://ppse.az.gov/complaint http://www.adhe.edu/students-parents/collegesuniversites/student-grievance-form California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Arkansas State Board of Private Career Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau for Private Postsecondary Colorado Department of, Private Occupational School Division and the Degree Authorization Act State of Connecticut Department of Higher Delaware Department of http://www.sbpce.org/ http://www.bppe.ca.gov/ http://highered.colorado.gov/acade mics/degreeauth/ http://www.ctdhe.org/ https://www.doe.k12.de.us/domain/ 226 http://www.sbpce.arkansas.gov/complaint-process http://www.bppe.ca.gov/forms_pubs/complaint.pdf http://highered.colorado.gov/academics/complaints /default.html http://www.ct.gov/dcp/lib/dcp/consumer_statemen t_cpfr-2.pdf Student Complaint Policy and Student Complaint Form. 1
District of Columbia Florida Georgia for Independent Nonpublic Postsecondary http://www.fldoe.org/cie/ www.gnpec.org http://www.fldoe.org/policy/cie/file-a-complaint.stml https://osse.dc.gov/service/highereducation-licensure-commissionhelc State Agency Agency Home Link Link to Complaint Process Licensure https://osse.dc.gov/service/higher-educationlicensure-commission-helc-public-complaints https://gnpec.org/gnpec-authorized-schoolcomplainant-form/ Hawaii Department of Commerce http://hawaii.gov/dcca http://cca.hawaii.gov/ocp/consumer-complaint/ and Consumer Affairs, Consumer Protection Idaho State Board of http://www.boardofed.idaho.gov/ https://boardofed.idaho.gov/higher-educationprivate/private-colleges-degree-granting/studentcomplaint-procedures/ Illinois Illinois Board of Higher http://www.ibhe.org/default.htm http://complaints.ibhe.org/ Indiana Iowa Indiana Board for Proprietary Iowa College Student Aid http://www.in.gov/bpe/index.htm https://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/ http://www.in.gov/che/2744.htm https://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/sdrf-start Kansas Kansas Board of Regents http://www.kansasregents.org/ https://www.kansasregents.org/students/universit y_student_complaints Kentucky Council on Postsecondary http://cpe.ky.gov/# http://cpe.ky.gov/campuses/consumer_complaint.ht ml Louisiana Board of Regents http://regents.state.la.us/ Complaints may be sent to the Louisiana Attorney General s Office http://www.ag.state.la.us/complaint.aspx?articleid= 16&catID=15 2
Secondarily, complaints may also be sent to: Louisiana Board of Regents, Attn: Nancy Beall or Dr. Larry Trembly, P.O. Box 3677, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3677 http://regents.state.la.us/assets/docs/2013/03/prop rietaryschoolsrulesandregulations.pdf (Ch. 17) Maine Department of http://www.maine.gov/education/ http://www.maine.gov/doe/specialed/support/disp ute/procedures/complaintinvestigation.html Maryland Maryland Higher http://www.mhec.state.md.us/ http://mhec.maryland.gov/institutions_training/page s/career/pcs/complaint.aspx Massachusetts Massachusetts Board of Higher http://www.mass.edu/ http://www.mass.edu/forstufam/complaints/complai nts.asp Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs http://www.michigan.gov/lara/ http://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154- 61343_35395_35396---,00.html Minnesota Mississippi Minnesota Office of Higher Mississippi on College Accreditation http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/index.cf m http://www.mississippi.edu/mcca/ http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/mpg.cfm?pageid=1078 http://www.mississippi.edu/mcca/student_complai nt_process.asp Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada Missouri Department of Higher Montana University System, Montana Board of Regents Nebraska Coordinating for Postsecondary Nevada on Postsecondary https://dhe.mo.gov http://mus.edu/board https://ccpe.nebraska.gov/ 3 https://dhe.mo.gov/documents/policyoncomplai NTRESOLUTION-reviseddraft.pdf https://app.doj.mt.gov/apps/oscar/complaint start.aspx https://ccpe.nebraska.gov/student-complaintsagainst-postsecondary-institutions http://www.cpe.state.nv.us/ Students may call the CPE office at (702) 486-7330, option #2. (The CPE website is under construction as of January 11, 2018.)
New Hampshire New Hampshire Postsecondary http://www.nh.gov/postsecondary/ https://www.education.nh.gov/highered/complianceallegation.htm New Jersey Secretary of Higher http://www.state.nj.us/highereducati on/ New Mexico New Mexico Higher http://www.hed.state.nm.us/ Department New York Office of College and http://www.highered.nysed.gov/ocu University Evaluation, New e/ York State Department North Carolina Board of Governors for the http://www.northcarolina.edu/ University of North Carolina North Dakota North Dakota University System http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/oshecomplai ntinstructions.shtml http://www.hed.state.nm.us/institutions/complaints.a spx http://www.highered.nysed.gov/ocue/spr/complai NTFORMINFO.html http://www.ncdoj.gov/getdoc/59be4357-41f3-4377- b10f-3e8bd532da5f/complaint-form.aspx http://www.ndus.edu/system/state-authorization/ Richard Rothaus, Ph.D. Vice Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs 600 East Boulevard Ave Bismarck, ND 58505-0230 richard.rothaus@ndus.edu Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Ohio Department of Higher State Regents for Higher Office of Degree Authorization https://www.ohiohighered.org/board http://www.okhighered.org/ http://www.oregon.gov/highered/insti tutionsprograms/private/pages/officedegree-authorization.aspx https://www.ohiohighered.org/students/complaints http://www.ndus.edu/system/stateauthorization/ http://www.okhighered.org/current-collegestudents/complaints.shtml http://www.oregon.gov/highered/institution s-programs/private/pages/privatepostsecondary-complaints.aspx 4
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of, Postsecondary http://www.education.pa.gov http://www.education.pa.gov/postsecondaryadult/college%20and%20career%20education/pages /students-complaints.aspx Rhode Island Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher http://www.ribghe.org/ https://www.riopc.edu/page/student_complaint/ South Carolina on Higher http://www.che.sc.gov/ http://www.che.sc.gov/che_docs/academicaffairs/s ARA/ComplaintForm.pdf South Dakota South Dakota Board of Regents http://www.sdbor.edu/ https://www.sdbor.edu/administrative- offices/academics/sd- SARA/documents/ComplaintForm-SD-SARA.pdf Tennessee Tennessee Higher http://www.tn.gov/thec/ https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/thec/bureau/st udent_aid_and_compliance/dpsa/complaint_form_( Rev._12.16)_1-26-17.pdf Texas Utah Higher Coordinating Board Utah System of Higher Protection http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/ https://higheredutah.org/ http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/index.cfm?objectid=ac 6FA0BC-F5DB-16DE-6B667C083DFB5B98 https://higheredutah.org/submitcomplaints/ 5
Vermont Agency of http://education.vermont.gov/ Send complaint and necessary documentation to: Cassandra Ryan Vermont Agency of Postsecondary Approval Coordinator cassandra.ryan@vermont.gov Written complaint should include the information listed under section, Other complaints, found in the following link: http://education.vermont.gov/sites/aoe/files/docum ents/edu-postsecondary-program-complaintresolution.pdf Virginia State Council of Higher for Virginia http://www.schev.edu/ http://www.schev.edu/index/students-andparents/resources/student-complaints Washington Washington Student Achievement Council http://www.wsac.wa.gov/ http://www.wsac.wa.gov/student-complaints West Virginia Higher Policy http://www.wvhepc.edu/ http://www.wvhepc.edu/wp- content/uploads/2014/10/student-complaint- Process-revised.pdf Wisconsin Wyoming Wisconsin Approval Program Wyoming Department of http://eab.state.wi.us/ https://edu.wyoming.gov/ http://eab.state.wi.us/resources/complaint.asp Complaint Process https://edu.wyoming.gov/downloads/schools/studentcomplaint-process.pdf Complaint Form https://edu.wyoming.gov/downloads/schools/studentcomplaint-form.pdf 6
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