Recent amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 include changes in regulation for State Authorization that may impact online, distance, and correspondence education providers. The relevant language includes:If an institution is offering postsecondary education through distance or correspondence education to students in a State in which it is not physically located or in which it is otherwise subject to State jurisdiction as determined by the State, the institution must meet any State requirements for it to be legally offering postsecondary distance or correspondence education in that State. An institution must be able to document to the Secretary the State’s approval upon request. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1001 and 1002)
Ä¢¹½tv is currently authorized, licensed, registered, exempt or not subject to approval in the following states: Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Exemptions/Authorizations for states not listed are currently in progress which include Alabama and Florida. The college will endeavor to seek authorization in any state as needed per enrollment of students in online courses offered by the institution.
The U.S. Department of Education requires disclosure to consumers residing in all states. The list below provides contact information for each state.
State Contact for Complaint Resolution
Alabama
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
Phone: (334) 242-2211
Alaska
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
Phone: (800) 441-2962
Arizona
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
Phone: (602) 542-5709
Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Phone: (501) 371-2000
California
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (California)
Phone: (888) 370-7589
Colorado
Colorado Department of Higher Education
Phone: (303) 862-3001
Connecticut
Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education
Phone: (860) 723-0000
Delaware
Delaware Department of Education
Phone: (302) 735-4000
Florida
Florida Department of Education
Phone: (850) 245-0505
Georgia
Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission
Phone: (770) 414-3300
Hawaii
Hawaii Post-secondary Education Authorization Program
Phone: (808) 586-7327
Idaho
Idaho Board of Education
Phone: (208) 334-2270
Illinois
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Phone: (217) 782-2551
Indiana
Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education
Phone: (800) 457-8283
Iowa
Iowa College Aid
Phone: (515) 725-3400
Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents
Phone: (785) 430-4240
Kentucky
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
Phone: (502) 573-1555
Louisiana
Louisiana Board of Regents
Phone: (800) 351-4889
Maine
Maine Department of Education
Phone: (207) 624-6600
Maryland
Maryland Higher Education Commission
Phone: (410) 767-3300
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
Phone: (617) 994-6950
Michigan
Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth
Phone: (517) 335-5858
Minnesota
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Phone: (800) 657-3866
Mississippi
Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation
Phone: (601) 432-6372
Missouri
Missouri Department of Higher Education
Phone: (573) 751-2361
Montana
Montana University System, Montana Board of Regents
Phone: (406) 449-9124
Nebraska
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
Phone: (402) 471-2847
Nevada
Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education
Phone: (702) 486-7330
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission
Phone: (603) 271-4196
New Jersey
New Jersey Commission on Higher Education
Phone: (609) 292-4310
New Mexico
New Mexico Higher Education Department
Phone: (505) 476-8411
New York
New York State Education Department
Phone: (518) 474-3852
North Carolina
North Carolina Post-Secondary Education Complaints
c/o Student Complaints
University of North Carolina System Office
223 S. West Street, Suite 1800, Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: (919) 962-4550
North Dakota
North Dakota State Board for Career and Technical Education
Phone: (701) 328-3180
Ohio
Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools
Phone: (877) 275-4219
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Phone: (405) 225-9100
Oregon
Oregon Department of Education – Private and Career Schools
Phone: (503) 947-5600
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Program Services
Phone: (717) 783.8228
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education
Phone: (787) 641-7100
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education
Phone: (401) 736-1100
South Carolina
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Phone: (803) 737-2260
South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Regents
Phone: (605) 773-3455
Tennessee
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Phone: (615) 741-3605
Texas
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Phone: (512) 427-6101
Utah
Utah Systems of Higher Education
Phone: (800) 418-8757
Vermont
Vermont State Board of Education
Phone: (802) 828-1130
Virginia
Virginia State Council of Higher Education
Phone: (804) 225-2600
Washington
Washington Student Achievement Council
Phone: (360) 753-7800
Washington, DC
Higher Education Licensure Commission (District of Columbia)
Phone: (202) 727-6436
West Virginia
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Phone: (304) 558-2101
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Educational Approval Program
Phone: (877) 617-1565
Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Education
Phone: (307) 777-7675