Alabama |
Alabama Commission on Higher Education - Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning |
ACCS Private School Licensing Division
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Alaska |
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education |
https://acpe.alaska.gov/ConsumerProtection |
American Samoa |
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not found |
Arizona |
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education |
https://ppse.az.gov/student-complaint-procedure |
Arkansas |
Arkansas Department of Higher Education |
Student Grievance form: https://adhe.edu/students-parents/student-grievance-form |
California |
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education |
for institutions regulated by BPPE: http://www.bppe.ca.gov/enforcement/complaint.shtml
for out of state institutions not subject to BPPE: https://www.dca.ca.gov/consumers/complaints/oos_students.shtml
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Colorado |
Colorado Department of Higher Education
AND Private Occupational Schools |
https://cdhe.colorado.gov/students/how-do-i/filing-a-student-complaint |
Connecticut |
The Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education |
http://www.ctohe.org/StudentComplaints.shtml |
Delaware |
Delaware Department of Education |
Student Complaint Policy offered is only for purposes of SARA. No other student complaint policy found on the website. |
District of Columbia |
Education Licensure Commission |
FAQ for Students indicates that complaints my be submitted to the HELC by "clicking here", but there is no hyperlink . A public complaint webpage was found here: https://helc.osse.dc.gov/topic/helcadmin/community-stakeholders/public-complaints |
Federated State of Micronesia |
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Florida |
Commission for Independent Education-Department of Education |
CONCERNS & COMPLAINT PROCESS
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Georgia |
Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission |
https://gnpec.georgia.gov/student-complaints |
Guam |
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not found |
Hawaii |
Hawaii Post-Secondary Education Authorization Program |
For some reason, website links are routing to the homepage https://cca.hawaii.gov/. See the drop down for "About", Hawaii Post-Secondary Education Authorization Program (HPEAP). From that page look at drop down under forms to see Student Forms. The Student Complaint Process is found there. |
Idaho |
Idaho State Board of Education |
https://boardofed.idaho.gov/higher-education-private/private-colleges-degree-granting/student-complaint-procedures/ |
Illinois |
Illinois Board of Higher Education |
https://complaints.ibhe.org/ |
Indiana |
Indiana Department of Workforce Development |
Indiana Commission of Higher Education |
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Iowa |
Iowa College Student Aid Commission
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https://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/StudentComplaintForm |
Kansas |
Kansas Board of Regents
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https://www.kansasregents.org/academic_affairs/private_out_of_state/complaint_process
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Kentucky |
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education |
Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education |
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Louisiana |
Louisiana Board of Regents
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Proprietary Schools
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Maine |
Maine Department of Education, Office of Higher Education Services |
Only SARA complaint process could be found on higher education agency website. |
Maryland |
Maryland Higher Education Commission
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https://mhec.maryland.gov/institutions_training/Pages/acadaff/acadaffairsdepartments.aspx - Scroll down to complaint process and form pdfs. |
Massachusetts |
Office of Private Occupational School Education |
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
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Michigan |
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity |
Post-Secondary Schools Complaints Filing a Complaint |
Minnesota |
Minnesota Office of Higher Education |
http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=1078 |
Mississippi |
Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation |
Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration |
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Missouri |
Missouri Department of Higher Education
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https://dhe.mo.gov/documents/POLICYONCOMPLAINTRESOLUTION-reviseddraft.pdf |
Montana |
Montana University System, Montana Board of Regents
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http://www.mus.edu/MUS-statement-of-complaint-process.asp |
Nebraska |
Nebraska Department of Education, Private Postsecondary Career Schools |
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education |
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Nevada |
Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education
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http://cpe.nv.gov/Students/Students_Home/ Note the Student Complaint under forms on right hand side.
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New Hampshire |
Department of Education, Division of Higher Education, Higher Education Commission
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https://my.doe.nh.gov/ESSWEB/HigherEducation/Complaint.aspx
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New Jersey |
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Center for Occupational Employment Information |
Office of the Secretary of Higher Education |
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New Mexico |
New Mexico Higher Education Department |
http://www.hed.state.nm.us/students/hed-student-complaint-form.aspx
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New York |
Office of College and University Evaluation |
Adult Career and Continuing Ed. Services
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North Carolina |
The University of North Carolina System
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The North Carolina Community College System (Office of Proprietary School Services) |
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North Dakota |
North Dakota State Board for Career and Technical Education |
North Dakota University System |
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Northern Mariana Islands |
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not found |
Ohio |
The Ohio Department of Higher Education |
Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools |
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Oklahoma |
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education |
Oklahoma Board of Career and Technology Education |
The Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools |
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Oregon |
Higher Education Coordinating Commission |
https://www.oregon.gov/highered/about/Pages/complaints.aspx |
Pennsylvania |
Department of Education |
https://www.education.pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/CollegeCareer/Pages/Students-Complaints.aspx |
Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico Council on Education |
http://www.ce.pr.gov/
http://www.agencias.pr.gov/agencias/cepr/inicio/DocumentosCEPR/Documents/SARA/SARA_Complaint_Process.pdf
It appears that this process can be used more broadly than to just address SARA participating institutions.
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Republic of Palau |
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not found |
Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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not found |
Rhode Island |
Rhode Island Office of Post Secondary Commissioner |
https://riopc.edu/policies/student-complaint-procedures/ |
South Carolina |
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education |
https://che.sc.gov/sites/che/files/Documents/Institutions%20and%20Educators/Complaint_Procedures_and_Form.pdf |
South Dakota |
Secretary of State (South Dakota Attorney General) |
https://consumer.sd.gov/complaintform.aspx - this is a broad complaint form not just to address postsecondary instittutions. |
Tennessee |
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
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https://www.tn.gov/thec/for-students-and-families/transcript-requests-and-institution-complaints.html |
Texas |
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
https://www.highered.texas.gov/student-complaints/ |
U.S. Virgin Islands |
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not found |
Utah |
Utah Division of Consumer Protection |
https://dcp.utah.gov/complaints.html?f=c |
Vermont |
Vermont State Board of Education |
https://education.vermont.gov/documents/postsecondary-program-complaint-resolution |
Virginia |
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia |
https://www.schev.edu/students/resources/student-complaints |
Washington |
Washington Student Achievement Council |
Washington Workforce Training and Educ. Coord. Board |
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West Virginia |
WV Higher Educ. Policy Commission |
WV Council for Community & Technical College Education |
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Wisconsin |
Wisconsin Educational Approval Board
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https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Programs/EducationalApproval/EAPFileAComplaint.aspx |
Wyoming |
Wyoming Department of Education |
https://edu.wyoming.gov/beyond-the-classroom/school-programs/private-school-licensing/ |