Student Handbook

State Agencies

A complainant may issue a complaint to any state agency listed below at any time, and for any of the categories of grievances or complaints described earlier in this handbook.

 

ALABAMA

Alabama Commission on Higher Education

P. O. Box 302000

Montgomery, AL  36130-2000

334-242-1998

http://www.accs.cc/complaintform.aspx

Alabama Community College System

P.O. Box 302130

Montgomery, AL 36130-2130

334-293-4500

https://psl.asc.edu/External/Complaints.aspx

ALASKA

Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education

P.O. Box 110505

Juneau, AK 99811-0505

800-441-2962

http://acpe.alaska.gov/ABOUT_US/Consumer_Protection

Alaska Office of Attorney General

Consumer Protection Unit

1031 W. Fourth Avenue, Suite 200

Anchorage, AK 99501

1-888-576-2529

ARIZONA

Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education

1400 W. Washington Street

Room 260

Phoenix, AZ  85007

602-542-5709

https://ppse.az.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/complaint_form.pdf

ARKANSAS

Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Arkansas Department of Higher Education

423 Main Street, Suite 400

Little Rock, AR 72201

501-371-2000

CALIFORNIA

California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education

P.O. Box 980818

W. Sacramento, CA 95798-0818

1-888-370-7589

http://www.bppe.ca.gov/forms_pubs/complaint.pdf

COLORADO

Colorado Department of Higher Education

1560 Broadway, Suite 1600

Denver, Colorado  80202

303-866-2723

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut Department of Higher Education

61 Woodland Street

Hartford, CT  06105-2326

866-947-1822

Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection

165 Capitol Avenue

Room 110

Hartford CT 06106

800-842-2649

http://www.ct.gov/dcp/lib/dcp/Consumer_Statement_CPFR-2.pdf

DELAWARE

Delaware Department of Education

John G. Townsend Building

401 Federal Street

Suite #2

Dover, DE 19901-3639

302-735-4000

dheo@doe.k12.de.us

Delaware Attorney General

Consumer Protection Wilmington:

820 N. French Street 5th floor

Wilmington, DE 19801

1-800-220-5424

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Higher Education Licensure Commission

810 First Street, NE

2nd Floor

Washington, DC 20002

202-727-6436

http://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/FINAL%20Model%20State%20Complaint%20Form%204%2024%2012.pdf

FLORIDA

Florida Commission on Independent Education

325 W. Gaines Street

Suite 1414

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400

850-245-3200

http://www.fldoe.org/policy/cie/file-a-complaint.stml

GEORGIA

Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission

2082 E Exchange Pl. #220

Tucker, GA 30084-5334

770-414-3300

http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/GAC/392-5-.06

https://gnpec.org/gnpec-authorized-school-complainant-form/

GUAM

Office of the Attorney General

287 West O’Brien Drive

Hagatna, Guam 96910

475-3324

HAWAII

Department of the Attorney General

425 Queen Street

Honolulu, HI 96813

808-586-1500

http://hawaii.gov/dcca/ocp/consumer_complaint

IDAHO

Idaho State Board of Education

Attn: State Coordinator for Private Colleges and Proprietary Schools

650 West State Street

P.O. Box 83720

Boise, ID 83720-0037

208-334-2270

ILLINOIS

Illinois Board of Higher Education

431 East Adams,

2nd Floor

Springfield, Illinois 62701-1404

217-782-2551

Institutional Complaint Hotline (217) 557-7359

Illinois Attorney General

Consumer Fraud Bureau

500 South Second Street

Springfield, IL 62706

1-800-243-0618

INDIANA

Indiana Commission on Higher Education

Attn: Director of Regulatory Compliance

101 West Ohio Street, Suite 550

Indianapolis, IN 46204-1984

317-464-4400

http://www.in.gov/che/2744.htm

IOWA

Iowa Student Aid Commission

430 E. Grand Avenue

3rd Floor

Des Moines, IA 50309

https://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/content/constituent-request-review

KANSAS

Kansas Board of Regents

1000 SW Jackson Street

Suite 520

Topeka, KS 66612-1368

785-296-3421

http://www.kansasregents.org/students/university_student_complaints

KENTUCKY

Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

1024 Capital Center Dr.  #320

Frankfort, KY 40601-7512

502-573-1555

Office of the Attorney General

Capitol Suite 118

700 Capitol Avenue

Frankfort, KY 40601-3449

1-888-432-9257

http://ag.ky.gov/family/consumerprotection/complaints/Pages/default.aspx

LOUISIANA

Louisiana Board of Regents

P.O. Box 3677

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3677

225-342-4253

http://www.regents.la.gov/assets/docs/2014/07/StudentComplaintProcedure.pdf

Louisiana Attorney General Office, Consumer Protection Section

P.O. Box 94005

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

800-351-4889

MAINE

Maine Department of Education

Complaint Investigator

23 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333-0023

207-624-6650

harry.osgood@maine.gov

Maine Attorney General

Consumer Protection Division

6 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333

1-800-436-2121

http://www.maine.gov/ag/consumer/complaints/complaint_form.shtml

MARYLAND

Maryland Higher Education Commission

6 North Liberty Street, 10th Floor

Baltimore, MD 21201

410-767-3301

http://www.mhec.state.md.us/higherEd/acadAff/MHECStudentComplaintProcess.pdf

Maryland Attorney General

Consumer Protection Division

200 St. Paul Place

Baltimore, MD 21202

1-888-743-0023

MASSACHUSETTS

Massachusetts Board of Higher Education

One Ashburton Place

Room 1401

Boston, MA 02108

617-994-6950

http://www.mass.edu/forstudents/complaints/complaintprocess.asp

MICHIGAN

Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Bureau of Commercial Services, Licensing Division

Office of Postsecondary Services, Proprietary School Unit Staff

P.O. Box 30714

Okemos, MI 48864

(517) 241-6806

http://www.michiganps.net/complaint.aspx

MINNESOTA

Minnesota Office of Higher Education

1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350

St. Paul, MN 55108-5227

800-657-3866

http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=1078

Minnesota Attorney General’s Office

1400 Bremer Tower

445 Minnesota Street

St. Paul, MN 55101

651-296-3353

MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation

3825 Ridgewood Road

Jackson, MS 39211-6453

1-800-327-2980

http://www.mississippi.edu/mcca/downloads/mccastudentcomplaintform.pdf

Consumer Protection Division

Office of the Attorney General

State of Mississippi

P.O. Box 22947

Jackson, MS 39225-2947

800-281-4418

http://www.ago.state.ms.us/forms/consumer-protection-complaint-form/

MISSOURI

Missouri Department of Higher Education

205 Jefferson Street

P.O. Box 1469

Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469

1-800-392-8222

http://dhe.mo.gov/documents/POLICYONCOMPLAINTRESOLUTION-reviseddraft.pdf

MONTANA

Montana Board of Regents

Office of Commissioner of Higher Education

Montana University System

2500 Broadway Street

P.O. Box 203201

Helena, MT 59620-3201

406-444-6570

Montana Office of Consumer Protection

2225 11th Avenue

P.O. Box 200151

Helena, MT 59620-0151

800-481-6896

https://dojmt.gov/consumer/consumer-complaints/

NEBRASKA

Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education

P.O. Box 95005

Lincoln, NE 68509-5005

402-471-2847

Nebraska Attorney General

Consumer Protection Division

2115 State Capitol

Lincoln, NE 68509

1-800-727-6432

https://ago.nebraska.gov/forms/consumer_complaint

Consumer Protection Hotline (800) 727-6432

NEVADA

Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education

3663 East Sunset Road

Suite 202

Las Vegas, NV 89120

702-486-7330

http://www.cpe.state.nv.us/CPE%20Complaint%20Info.htm

NEW HAMPSHIRE

New Hampshire Department of Education

101 Pleasant Street

Concord, NH 03301

603-271-0257

Patricia.Edes@doe.nh.gov

NEW JERSEY

New Jersey Commission on Higher Education

P.O. Box 542

Trenton, NJ 08625

609-292-4310

New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

1 John Fitch Plaza

P.O. Box 110

Trenton, NJ 08625-0110

609-659-9045

http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/forms_pdfs/coei/SAU/Conflict%20Resolution%20Questionnaire.pdf

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs

124 Halsey Street

Newark, NJ 07102

1-800-242-5846

http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/OSHEComplaintInstructions.shtml

NEW MEXICO

New Mexico Higher Education Department

2048 Galisteo Street

Santa Fe, NM 87505

505-827-6060

http://www.hed.state.nm.us/institutions/complaints.aspx

NEW YORK

New York Office of College and University Evaluation

New York State Education Department

5 North Mezzanine

Albany, NY  12234

518-474-3852

http://www.highered.nysed.gov/ocue/spr/COMPLAINTFORMINFO.html

New York State Department of State

Division of Consumer Protection

Consumer Assistance Unit

5 Empire State Plaza - Suite 2101

Albany, NY 12223-1556

1-800-697-1220

NORTH CAROLINA

The University of North Carolina

910 Raleigh Road

Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2688

919-962-4558

studentcomplaint@northcarolina.edu

North Carolina Consumer Protection

Attorney General's Office

Mail Service Center 9001

Raleigh, NC 27699-9001

919-716-6000

NORTH DAKOTA

North Dakota University System

State Capitol - 10th Floor

600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 215

Bismarck, ND 58505-0230

701-328-2960

North Dakota Consumer Protection Division

Office of Attorney General

Gateway Professional Center

1050 E Interstate Ave. Suite 200

Bismarck, ND 58503-5574

1-800-472-2600

http://www.ag.state.nd.us/cpat/PDFFiles/SFN7418.pdf

OHIO

Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools

30 East Broad Street, Suite 2481

Columbus, OH 43215

614-466-2752

Toll free: 877-275-4219

http://scr.ohio.gov/ConsumerInformation/FilingaComplaint.aspx

Ohio Board of Regents

25 South Front Street

Columbus, OH 43215

614-466-6000

Ohio Attorney General

Consumer Protection Section

30 E. Broad St., 14th floor

Columbus, OH 43215-3400

1-800-282-0515

http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/consumercomplaint

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

655 Research Parkway

Suite 200

Oklahoma City, OK 73104

405-225-9100

Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General

Consumer Protection Unit

Attn: Investigative Analyst

313 NE 21st Street

Oklahoma City, OK 73105

405-521-3921

https://www.oag.ok.gov/consumer/complt.nsf/complaint.html

OREGON

Oregon Office of Degree Authorization

1500 Valley River Drive

Suite 100

Eugene, OR  97401

541-687-7478

Oregon Attorney General

Financial Fraud/Consumer Protection Section

1162 Court St. NE

Salem, OR 97301-4096

503-947-4333

http://justice.oregon.gov/forms/consumer_complaint.asp

PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania Department of Education

333 Market Street

Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333

717-783-6788

http://www.education.pa.gov/Migration/Documents/Higher%20Education%20Complaint%20Form_Rev.%20May%202013.pdf

Office of Attorney General

Bureau of Consumer Protection

14th Floor, Strawberry Square

Harrisburg, PA 17120

1-800-441-2555

https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/uploadedFiles/MainSite/Content/ComplaintForms/BCP_Complaint_Form.pdf

PUERTO RICO

Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education

P.O. Box 1900

San Juan, PR

00910-1900 00910-1900

787-641-7100

Puerto Rico Department of Justice

P.O. 9020192

San Juan, PR

00902-0192

787-729-2516

RHODE ISLAND

Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education

Shepard Building

80 Washington Street

Providence, RI 02903

401-456-6000

Rhode Island Department of Attorney General

Consumer Protection Unit

150 South Main Street

Providence, RI 02903

401-274-4400

http://riag.ri.gov/home/ConsumerComplaintForm.pdf

SOUTH CAROLINA

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education

1122 Lady St., Suite 300

Columbia, SC 29201

803-737-3918

http://www.che.sc.gov/Portals/0/CHE_Docs/academicaffairs/license/Complaint_Procedures_and_Form.pdf

SOUTH DAKOTA

South Dakota Board of Regents

306 E. Capitol Ave, Suite 200

Pierre, SD  57501-2545

605-773-3455

South Dakota Office of Attorney General

Division of Consumer Protection

1302 E Hwy 14 Suite 3

Pierre, SD 57501-8053

605-773-4400

http://atg.sd.gov/Consumers/HandlingComplaints/ConsumerComplaintForm.aspx

TENNESSEE

Tennessee Higher Education Commission

Division of Postsecondary Authorization

404 James Robertson Parkway

Suite 1900

Nashville, TN 37243

615-741-3605

http://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/thec/attachments/ComplaintForm.pdf

TEXAS

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

1200 E. Anderson Lane

Austin, TX 78752

512-427-6111 

http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/index.cfm?objectid=051F93F5-03D4-9CCE-40FA9F46F2CD3C9D

Office of the Attorney General

Consumer Protection Division

P.O. Box 12548

Austin, TX 78711-2548

https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer/complaintform.pdf

512-463-2100

UTAH

Utah Division of Consumer Protection

160 East 300 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

801-530-6601

http://consumerprotection.utah.gov/complaints/index.html

*Students residing in Utah may file a complaint with the Utah Division of Consumer Protection at any time.  Students do not need to first file a complaint with Strayer or wait until Strayer's grievance procedures are complete.

VERMONT

Vermont Department of Education

State Board of Education

Vermont Department of Education

120 State Street

Montpelier, VT 05620-2501

802-828-3135

Complaint Process

http://education.vermont.gov/documents/EDU-Complaint_Resolution_Statement_for_Postsecondary_Education_Matters.pdf

Vermont Attorney General’s Office

109 State Street

Montpelier, VT 05609-1001

(802) 828-3171

VIRGINIA

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

101 N. 14th St.

James Monroe Building

Richmond, VA 23219

804-225-2600

http://www.schev.edu/students/studentcomplaint.asp

VIRGIN ISLANDS

Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs

3000 Golden Rock Shopping Center

Suite 9

St. Croix, VI 00820

340-773-2226

Government of the Unites States Virgin Island

Department of Education, Office of the Commissioner

1834 Kongens Gade

St. Thomas, VI 00802

WASHINGTON

Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board

917 Lakeridge Way

P.O. Box 43430

Olympia, WA 98504-3430

360-753-7800

dainfo@wsac.wa.gov

Washington State Office of the Attorney General

1125 Washington Street SE

P.O. Box 40100

Olympia, WA  98504-0100

1-800-551-4636

WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission

1018 Kanawha Blvd E., Suite 700

Charleston, WV  25301-2800

304-558-0261

West Virginia Office of the Attorney General

Consumer Protection Division

P.O. Box 1789

Charleston, WV 25326-1789

1-800-368-8808

https://www.wvhepc.org/resources/Complaint_Process.pdf

WISCONSIN

State of Wisconsin

Educational Approval Board

431 Charmany Drive

Suite 102

Madison, WI 53719

608-266-1996

http://eab.state.wi.us/resources/complaint.asp

WYOMING

Wyoming Department of Education

2300 Capitol Avenue

Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor

Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050

307-777-7690

Attorney General's Office

123 Capitol Building

200 W. 24th Street

Cheyenne, WY 82002

307-777-7841

 

 

Strayer University does not retaliate or take any unfair actions against students who file complaints with or against the University.