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Out-of-State Agency Directory
Each state has their own process and procedures for student complaints. If you are attending Rowan-Cabarrus from a location outside of North Carolina and have complaint that has not been resolved, you may contact the student complaint office for your state. For easier navigation the the states have been divided alphabetically.
If you are attending from a US Territory, please email de@rccc.edu and we’ll assist you in locating the appropriate complaint contact.
States A-K
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
Phone: (334) 242-2211
Alabama NC-SARA Complaint Form
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
Phone: (800) 441-2962
Alaska Consumer Protection and Student Complaints
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
Phone: (602) 542-5709
Arizona Student Complaint Procedure
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Phone: (501) 371-2000
Arkansas Student Grievance Form
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
Phone: (888) 370-7589
BPPE Complaint Form
Colorado Department of Higher Education
Phone: (303) 862-3001
Colorado Complaint Procedures
Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education
Phone: (860) 723-0000
Connecticut Student Complaint Process
Delaware Department of Education
Phone: (302) 735-4000
Delaware Student Concern Procedure
Florida Department of Education
Phone: (850) 245-0505
Florida College Complaint Procedure Information
Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission
Phone: (770) 414-3300
Georgia Student Complaint Form
Hawaii Post-secondary Education Authorization Program
Phone: (808) 586-7327
Hawaii SARA Complaint Process
Idaho Board of Education
Phone: (208) 334-2270
Idaho Student Complaint Procedure
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Phone: (217) 782-2551
Illinois Register an Institutional Complaint
Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education
Phone: (800) 457-8283
Indiana Student Complaint Procedure
Iowa College Aid
Phone: (515) 725-3400
Iowa Student Complaint Procedure
Kansas Board of Regents
Phone: (785) 430-4240
Kansas State University Student Complaint Form
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
Phone: (502) 573-1555
Kentucky Consumer Complaint Procedure
States L-N
Louisiana Board of Regents
Phone: (800) 351-4889
Louisiana Student Complaint Process
Maine Department of Education
Phone: (207) 624-6600
Maine Resolution Steps for Complaints
Maryland Higher Education Commission
Phone: (410) 767-3300
Maryland Student Complaint Process
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
Phone: (617) 994-6950
Massachusetts Student Complaint Procedure
Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth
Phone: (517) 335-5858
Postsecondary Schools Consumer Information
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Phone: (800) 657-3866
Minnesota Consumer Information
Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation
Phone: (601) 432-6372
Mississippi Student Complaint Process
Missouri Department of Higher Education
Phone: (573) 751-2361
Missouri Policy on Complaint Resolution
Montana University System, Montana Board of Regents
Phone: (406) 449-9124
Montana Complaint Process
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
Phone: (402) 471-2847
Nebraska Student Complaint Process
Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education
Phone: (702) 486-7330
Nevada SARA Complaint Procedure
New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission
Phone: (603) 271-4196
New Hampshire Bureau of Educator Preparation and Higher Education
New Jersey Commission on Higher Education
Phone: (609) 292-4310
New Jersey Filing Complaints
New Mexico Higher Education Department
Phone: (505) 476-8411
New Mexico Student Complaint Procedure
New York State Education Department
Phone: (518) 474-3852
New York Filing a Complaint About a College or University
State Authorization Unit of the University of North Carolina System Office
Phone: (919) 962-4550
North Carolina Post-Secondary Complaints
North Dakota State Board for Career and Technical Education
Phone: (701) 328-3180
North Dakota Complaint Procedure
States O-W
Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools
Phone: (877) 275-4219
Ohio Filing a Complaint
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Phone: (405) 225-9100
Oklahoma Student Complaint Procedure
Oregon Department of Education – Private and Career Schools
Phone: (503) 947-5600
Oregon Student Complaint Procedure
Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Program Services
Phone: (717) 783.8228
Pennsylvania Student Complaint Procedure
Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education
Phone: (787) 641-7100
Student Grievance Procedure
Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education
Phone: (401) 736-1100
Rhode Island Student Complaint Procedure
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Phone: (803) 737-2260
South Caroline Student Complaint Procedure and Form
South Dakota Board of Regents
Phone: (605) 773-3455
South Dakota SARA Complaint Procedures
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Phone: (615) 741-3605
Tennessee Request for Complaint Review
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Phone: (512) 427-6101
Texas Student Complaint Process
Utah Systems of Higher Education
Phone: (800) 418-8757
Utah SARA Complaint Form
Vermont State Board of Education
Phone: (802) 828-1130
Vermont Complaint Resolution of Post-Secondary Schools
Virginia State Council of Higher Education
Phone: (804) 225-2600
Virginia Student Complaint Procedure
Washington Student Achievement Panel
Phone: (360) 753-7800
Washington Student Complaint Procedure
Washington DC – Higher Education Licensure Commission
Phone: (202) 727-6436
DC Public Complaints Procedure
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Phone: (304) 558-2101
West Virginia Student Complaint Process
Wisconsin Educational Approval Program
Phone: (877) 617-1565
Wisconsin Student Complaint Procedure
Wyoming Department of Education
Phone: (307) 777-7675
Wyoming Student Complaint Form