Out-of-State Agency Directory

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Each state has its own process and procedures for student complaints. If you are attending Rowan-Cabarrus from a location outside of North Carolina and have a complaint that has not been resolved, you may contact the student complaint office for your state. For easier navigation, the states have been divided alphabetically.

If you are attending from a US Territory, please email elearning@rccc.edu, and we’ll assist you in locating the appropriate complaint contact.

States A-K

Alabama Commission on Higher Education
Phone: (334) 242-1998
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