Complaint Filing Procedure for Students Outside of Colorado

As of July 1, 2011, all colleges must provide students with contact information for filing complaints in each state, including states in which students are enrolled in online courses. Please see below for the information to file a student complaint with the appropriate accrediting body.

StateLink to AgencyPhone
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher Education
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		334.242.1998
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		800.441.2962
ArizonaArizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education602.542.5709
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher Education501.371.2000
CaliforniaBureau for Private Postsecondary Education916.431.6959 or 888.370.7589
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher Education303.866.2723
ConnecticutState of Connecticut Department of Higher Education
Forms are available.		860.947.1800
DelawareDelaware Department of Education
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		302.735.4120 or 800.292.7935

District of Columbia		Office of the State Superintendent of Education202.727.6436
FloridaFlorida Department of Education888.224.6684 or 850.245.3200
GeorgiaGeorgia Department of Education404.656.2800 or 800.311.3627
HawaiiOffice of Consumer Protection Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs808.586.2630
IdahoIdaho State Department of Education800.432.4601 or 208.332.6800
IllinoisInstitutional Complaint with the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE)217.782.2551
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher Education317.464.4400
IowaIowa College Student Aid Commission
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		877.272.4456
KansasKansas Board of Regents785.296.4917
KentuckyKentucky Department of Education
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		502.564.2002 or 866.538.7435
LouisianaLouisiana Board of Regents
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		225.342.4253
MaineMaine Department of Education
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		207.624.6600
MarylandMaryland Higher Education Commission
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		410.767.3301 or 800.974.0203
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Education617.994.6950
MichiganMichigan Department of Education517.373.3324
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher Education651.642.0567 or 800.657.3866
MississippiMississippi Commission on College Accreditation
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		601.432.6372
MissouriWhile the Missouri Department of Higher Education does require students to pursue resolution through institutional processes—which are required as part of the licensure standards—the department does maintain a process for the review of student complaints at licensed schools.
Information about that process is not currently available from the department's website but is distributed to students upon request.		800.473.6757
MontanaMontana University System
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		406.444.6570
NebraskaNebraska Department of Education
Not available online.		402.471.2295
NevadaCommission on Postsecondary Education702.486.7330
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of Education
Complaints regarding non-compliance with agency New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules. Made to Executive Director of the Commission.		603.271.3494
New JerseyState of New Jersey Higher Education
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		609.292.4310
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education Department
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		505.476.8400
New YorkNew York State Education Department518.474.2593
North CarolinaIf the complaint cannot be resolved after exhausting the institution's grievance procedure, the student may file a complaint with the following office: Post-Secondary Education Complaints, c/o Assistant Director of Licensure and Workforce Studies, University of North Carolina General Administration, 910 Raleigh Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27515.
The student may contact UNC General Administration for further details.		919.962.4558
North DakotaDepartment of Career and Technical Education
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		701.328.3180
OhioOhio Department of Education
Not available online.		614.995.1545 or 877.644.6338
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		405.225.9100
OregonOregon Department of Education
Not available online.		503.947.5600
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of Education
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		717.783.6788
Puerto RicoFor IHEs' go to PRCHE - Chapter XIII: COMPLAINTS - Article 87 - Page Number 113
For other postsecondary non degree granting go to PRGEC - Article 3.4 (in Spanish): Education Commission of the States		303.299.3636
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors of Higher Education
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		401.456.6000
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher Education803.737.2260
South DakotaSouth Dakota Board of Regents
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		605.773.3455
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education Commission
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		615.741.3605
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		512.427.6101
UtahUtah Division of Consumer Protection801.530.6601 or 800.721.SAFE
VermontState of Vermont Department of Education802.828.5101
VirginiaState Council of Higher Education for Virginia804.371.2285
WashingtonWashington Higher Education Coordinating Board360.753.7800
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Link not found for complaint process. General link provided.		304.558.2101
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Educational Approval Board608.266.1996
WyomingWyoming Department of Education307.777.6210