State Regulatory Agency Contact Information
It is expected that students and consumers will fully utilize the University's administrative procedures to address concerns and/or complaints in as timely a manner as possible. Complaints should first be filed internally to the appropriate CSU authority and then, if necessary, to external authorities. For additional information on the complaint process and the resolution options available to students/consumers, visit our out-of-state complaints page.
Out-Of-State Student Complaints
In addition to the process outlined above, if you live outside of Georgia, you may also contact the state agency listed below to file a complaint.
Should a link not work properly or if you have questions about the complaint process, please contact us at state_authorization@columbusstate.edu.
State Regulatory Agencies
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
PO Box 302000
Montgomery, AL 36130-2000
Phone: (334) 242-1998
Fax: (334) 242-0268
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
PO Box 110505
Juneau, AK 99811-0505
Phone: (907) 465-2962
Toll-Free: (800) 441-2962
Fax: (907) 465-5316
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
1740 W. Adams, Suite 3008
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-5709
Fax: (602) 542-1253
Arkansas Department of Higher Education, Higher Education Coordinating Board
423 Main Street, Suite 400
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 371-2000
Fax: (501) 371-2001
California Department of Consumer Affairs
Consumer Information Center
1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N-112
Sacramento, California 95834
Phone: (833) 942-1120
Colorado Department of Higher Education
1600 Broadway, Suite 2200
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 862-3001
Fax: (303) 996-1329
The Connecticut Office of Higher Education
450 Columbus Boulevard
Suite 707
Hartford, CT 06105-2326
Phone: (860) 947-1800
Toll-Free: (800) 842-0229
Fax: (860) 947-1310
Delaware Department of Education
401 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-735-4000
Education Licensure Commission
1050 First St. NE, Fifth Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 727-6436
Commission for Independent Education, Florida Department of Education
325 W. Gaines Street
Turlington Building, Suite 1414
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 245-3200
Toll-free: (888) 224-6684
Fax: (850) 245-3233
GA SARA Portal
Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (GNPEC)
2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220
Tucker, GA 30084
Phone: (770) 414-3300
Fax: (770) 414-3309
Hawaii Post-Secondary Education Program
Address:
PO Box 541
Honolulu, HI 96809
Phone: (808) 586-7327
Idaho State Board of Education
650 West State Street
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0037
Phone: (208) 334-2270
Fax: (208) 334-2632
Illinois Board of Higher Education
1 North Old State Capitol Plaza
Suite 333
Springfield, IL 62701-1404
Phone: (217) 782-2551
Fax: (217) 782-8548
Indiana Commission for Higher Education
101 W. Ohio Street, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1984
Phone: (317) 464-4400
Iowa College Student Aid Commission
475 SW Fifth St., Suite D
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 725-3400
Toll-Free: (877) 272-4456
Fax: (515) 725-3401
Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
Phone: (785) 430-4240
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
1024 Capital Center Dr. #320
Frankfort, KY 40601-7512
Phone: (502) 573-1555
Fax: (502) 573-1535
Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Section
P.O. Box 94005
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005
Phone: (800) 351-4889
Fax: (225) 326-6499
Maine Department of Education
Complaint Investigator
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Phone: (207) 624-6600
Fax: (207) 624-6700
Maryland Higher Education Commission
6 N. Liberty Street10th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-3300
Toll-Free: (800) 974-0203
Fax: (410) 332-0270
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
One Ashburton Place
Room 1401
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 994-6950
Fax: (617) 727-0955
Department of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs
P.O. Box 30004
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 373-1820
Fax: 517-373-2162
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: (651) 642-0567
Toll-Free: (800) 657-3866
Fax: (651) 642-0675
Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453
Phone: (601) 432-6198
Fax: (601) 432-6225
Missouri Department of Higher Education
(PDF)
205 Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 1469
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469
Phone: (573) 751-2361
Fax: (573) 751-6635
Montana University System, Montana Board of Regents
2500 Broadway Street
PO Box 203201
Helena, MT 59620-3201
Phone: (406) 444-6570
Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
PO Box 95005
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-2847
Fax: (402) 471-2886
Nevada System of Higher Education
8778 South Maryland Parkway Suite 115
Las Vegas, NV 89123
Phone: (702) 486-7330
Fax: (702) 486-7340
New Hampshire Department of Education- Division of Higher Education- Higher Education
Commission
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860
Phone: (603) 271-3494
State of New Jersey
Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
PO Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 292-4310
Fax: (609) 292-7225
New Mexico Higher Education Department
2044 Galisteo Street
Suite 4
Santa Fe, NM 87505-2100
Phone: (505) 476-8400
Fax: (505) 476-8453
New York State Education Department
Office of College and University Evaluation
89 Washington Avenue
Room 960 EBA
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-1551
North Carolina Post-secondary Education Complaints
c/o Student Complaints
The University of North Carolina General Administration
910 Raleigh Road
PO Box 2688
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: (919) 962-1000
North Dakota University System
10th Floor, State Capitol
600 East Boulevard Ave, Dept. 215
Bismarck, ND 58505-0230
Phone: (701) 328-2960
Fax: (701) 328-2961
Ohio Board of Regents
25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 466-6000
Fax: (614) 466-5866
State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Parkway, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405) 225-9100
Higher Education Coordinating Commission
Office of Degree Authorization
255 Capitol Street NE
3rd Floor
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: (503) 947-5977
Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street12th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Phone: (717) 783-8228
Fax: (717) 722-3622
RI Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
560 Jefferson Boulevard
Suite 100
Warwick, RI 02886
Phone: (401) 736-1100
Fax: (401) 732-3541
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
1122 Lady Street
Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 737-2260
Fax: (803) 737-2297
South Dakota Attorney General
1302 E. Highway 14
Suite 1
Pierre, SD 57501-8501
Phone: (605) 773-3215
Fax: (605) 773-4106
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Division of Postsecondary Authorization (DPSA)
404 James Robertson Parkway
Suite 1900
Nashville, TN 37243-0830
Phone: (615) 741-3605
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
1200 E. Anderson Lane
PO Box 12788
Austin, TX 78752
Utah Division of Consumer Protection
Address:
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 530-6601
Toll-Free: (800) 721-SAFE
Fax: (801) 530-6001
Vermont Agency of Education
219 North Main Street
Suite 402
Barre, VT 05641
Phone: (802) 479-1030
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
101 N. 14th Street
10th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 225-2600
Fax: (804) 225-2604
Washington Student Achievement Council
917 Lakeridge Way SW
Olympia, WA 98502
Phone: (360) 753-7800
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
(PDF)
1018 Kanawha Boulevard East
Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301-2800
Educational Approval Program - Department of Safety and Professional Services
4822 Madison Yards Way
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (608) 266-1996
Fax: (608) 264-8477
Wyoming Department of Education
122 W. 25th St. Suite E200
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-7675
Fax: (307) 777-6234
US Territories Regulatory Agencies
American Samoa
Board of Higher Education
Guam
Boards of Regents
Marshall Islands
Scholarship Grant and Loan Board
Micronesia
Department of Education
Northern Mariana Islands
Commissioner of Education
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Council on Education
http://www.ce.pr.gov/
U.S. Virgin Islands
Department of Education
