The following list has been compiled in accordance with federal law to provide distance education students with the contact information for the state agency in which the distance education student is residing and receiving instruction. While distance education students are required to be informed of the following information, such students are strongly encouraged to utilize the internal complaint resolution process established by High Point University. In addition, this list should not be construed as an acknowledgment that High Point University is regulated by or is otherwise subject to the authorization or licensure requirements of the state agencies contained herein.
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Alabama
Alabama Community College System – Private School Licensure
P.O. Box 302130
Montgomery, AL 36130-2130
(334) 293-4500
Alaska
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 110505
Juneau, AK 99811-0505
(907) 465-2962
Arizona
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
1740 West Adams Street, Suite 3008
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-5709
Arkansas
Arkansas Division of Higher Education
101 East Capitol Ave, Suite 300
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 371-2000
California
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 980818
West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818
(916) 263-1896
Colorado
Colorado Department of Higher Education
1600 Broadway, Suite 2200
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 862-3001
Connecticut
Connecticut Office of Higher Education
450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 707
Hartford, CT 06103-1841
(860) 947-1800
Delaware
Delaware Department of Education – Higher Education
The Townsend Building
401 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901-3639
(302) 735-4000
Florida
Florida Commission for Independent Education
325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 1414
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(850) 245-3200
Georgia
Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission
2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220
Tucker, GA 30084
(770) 414-3300
Hawaii
Hawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization Program
P.O. Box 541
Honolulu, HI 96809
(808) 586-7327
Idaho
Idaho State Board of Education
P.O. Box 83720
650 West State Street, Suite 307
Boise, ID 83720-0037
(208) 332-1587
Illinois
Illinois Board of Higher Education
1 N. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333
Springfield, IL 62701-1377
(217) 782-2551
Indiana
Indiana Commission for Higher Education
101 W. Ohio Street, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46204-4206
(317) 232-1033
Iowa
Iowa College Student Aid Commission
475 SW Fifth Street, Suite D
Des Moines, IA 50309
(877) 272-4456
Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
(785) 430-4240
Kentucky
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
100 Airport Road, 3rd Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 573-1555
Louisiana
Louisiana Board of Regents
1201 N. Third Street, Suite 6-200
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 342-4253
Maine
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207) 441-1718
Maryland
Maryland Higher Education Commission
6 North Liberty Street, 10th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-3297
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
One Ashburton Place, Room 1401
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 994-6910
Michigan
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
P.O. Box 30805
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 256-8670
Minnesota
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350
Saint Paul, MN 55108-5227
(651) 259-3965
Mississippi
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211
(601) 432-6501
Missouri
Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development
301 W. High Street, P.O. Box 1469
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-2361
Montana
Montana University System
P.O. Box 203201
2500 Broadway Street
Helena, MT 59620-3201
(406) 449-9124
Nebraska
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 95005
Lincoln, NE 68509-5005
(402) 471-2847
Nevada
Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education
860 E. Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89104
(702) 486-7330
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-3494
New Jersey
New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
1 John Fitch Plaza, 10th Floor
P.O. Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625-0542
(609) 633-6910
New Mexico
New Mexico Higher Education Department
2044 Galisteo Street, Suite 4
Santa Fe, NM 87505-2100
(505) 476-8411
New York
New York State Education Department – College & University Evaluation
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-1551
North Carolina
NC State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
P.O. Box 13663
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(919) 248-4667
North Dakota
North Dakota University System – State Authorization
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 215
Bismarck, ND 58505-0230
(701) 328-2960
Ohio
Ohio Department of Higher Education
25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 728-3095
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Parkway, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
(405) 225-9100
Oregon
Oregon Office of Degree Authorization
255 Capitol Street NE, Third Floor
Salem, OR 97310
(503) 378-5690
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 8th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 783-6788
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Office of Postsecondary Commissioner
560 Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 100
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 736-1100
South Carolina
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
1122 Lady Street, Suite 400
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 737-2276
South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Regents
306 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 200
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3455
Tennessee
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 9th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-3605
Texas
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
P.O. Box 12788
Austin, TX 78711-2788
(512) 427-6101
Utah
Utah System of Higher Education
60 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(800) 418-8757
Vermont
Vermont Agency of Education – Postsecondary
219 North Main Street, Suite 402
Barre, VT 05641
(802) 479-1030
Virginia
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
101 N. 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 225-2600
Washington
Washington Student Achievement Council
P.O. Box 43430
Olympia, WA 98504-3430
(360) 753-7800
West Virginia
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Blvd East, Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 558-0261
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board
P.O. Box 8366
Madison, WI 53708-8366
(608) 266-1996
Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Education
122 W. 25th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7675