State Higher Education Agencies

These agencies provide information on state education programs, colleges and universities, student aid assistance programs, grants, scholarships, continuing education programs and career opportunities.

States

Alabama
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
P.O. Box 302000
Montgomery, AL 36130-2000
Phone: (334) 242-1998
Toll-Free: (800) 960-7773
Toll-Free Restrictions: AL residents only
Fax: (334) 242-0268
Email: mmalone@ache.state.al.us or tvick@ache.state.al.us
Website: http://www.ache.state.al.us

Alaska
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
3030 Vintage Boulevard
Juneau, AK 99801-7100
Phone: (907) 465-2962
Toll-Free: (800) 441-2962
Fax: (907) 465-5316
TTY: (907) 465-3143
Email: customer_service@acpe.state.ak.us
Website: http://alaskadvantage.state.ak.us

Arizona
Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education
Suite 550
2020 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004-4503
Phone: (602) 258-2435
Fax: (602) 258-2483
Email: aosborn@azhighered.gov or acpe@azhighered.gov
Website: http://www.azhighered.gov

Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
114 East Capitol
Little Rock, AR 72201-3818
Phone: (501) 371-2000
Fax: (501) 371-2001
Email: ronh@adhe.arknet.edu
Website: http://www.arkansashighered.com

California
California Student Aid Commission
P.O. Box 419027
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-9027
Phone: (916) 526-7590
Toll-Free: (888) 224-7268
Fax: (916) 526-8004
Email: studentsupport@csac.ca.gov
Website: http://www.csac.ca.gov

Colorado
Colorado Commission on Higher Education
Suite 1200
1380 Lawrence Street
Denver, CO 80204
Phone: (303) 866-2723
Fax: (303) 866-4266
Email: CCHE@state.co.us
Website: http://www.state.co.us/cche

Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Higher Education
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105-2326
Phone: (860) 947-1800
Toll-Free: (800) 842-0229
Fax: (860) 947-1310
Email: info@ctdhe.org or lnegro@ctdhe.org
Website: http://www.ctdhe.org

Delaware
Delaware Higher Education Commission
Fifth Floor
Carvel State Office Building
820 North French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 577-5240
Toll-Free: (800) 292-7935
Fax: (302) 577-6765
Email: dhec@state.de.us
Website: http://www.doe.state.de.us/high-ed

District of Columbia
State Education Office (District of Columbia)
Suite 350 North
441 Fourth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 727-6436
Toll-Free: (877) 485-6751
Fax: (202) 727-2834
TTY: (202) 727-1675
Email: seo@seo.dc.gov
Website: http://seo.dc.gov/main.shtm

Florida
Florida Department of Education
Office of Student Financial Assistance
1940 North Monroe Street, Suite 70
Tallahassee, Florida 32303
Phone: (888) 827-2004
Fax: (850) 487-6244
Email: brightf@mail.doe.state.fl.us
Website: http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org

Georgia
Georgia Student Finance Commission
State Loans Division
Suite 230
2082 East Exchange Place
Tucker, GA 30084
Phone: (770) 724-9000
Toll-Free: (800) 505-4732
Fax: (770) 724-9089
Email: info@gsfc.org or timc@gsfc.org
Website: http://www.gsfc.org

Hawaii
Hawaii State Postsecondary Education Commission
Room 209
2444 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96822-2302
Phone: (808) 956-8213
Fax: (808) 956-5156

Idaho
Idaho State Board of Education
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0037
Phone: (208) 334-2270
Fax: (208) 334-2632
Email: board@osbe.idaho.gov
Website: http://www.boardofed.idaho.gov

Illinois
Illinois Student Assistance Commission
1755 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, IL 60015-5209
Phone: (847) 948-8500
Toll-Free: (800) 899-4722
Fax: (847) 831-8549
TTY: (847) 831-8326
Email: collegezone@isac.org or JEckley@isac.org
Website: http://www.collegezone.com

Indiana
State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana
Suite 500
150 West Market Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2811
Phone: (317) 232-2350
Toll-Free: (888) 528-4719
Toll-Free Restrictions: IN residents only
Fax: (317) 232-3260
Email: grants@ssaci.state.in.us
Website: http://www.ssaci.in.gov

Iowa
Iowa College Student Aid Commission
Fourth Floor
200 10th Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 242-3344
Toll-Free: (800) 383-4222
Toll-Free Restrictions: IA residents only
Fax: (515) 242-3388
Email: info@iowacollegeaid.org or keith.greiner@iowa.gov
Website: http://www.iowacollegeaid.org

Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents
Curtis State Office Building
Suite 520
1000 SW Jackson Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
Phone: (785) 296-3421
Fax: (785) 296-0983
Email: bfincher@ksbor.org or rrobinson@ksbor.org
Website: http://www.kansasregents.org

Kentucky
Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority
P.O. Box 798
Frankfort, KY 40602-0798
Phone: (502) 696-7200
Toll-Free: (800) 928-8926
Fax: (502) 696-7496
TTY: (800) 855-2880
Email: inquiries@kheaa.com
Website: http://www.kheaa.com

Louisiana
Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance
P.O. Box 91202
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9202
Phone: (225) 922-1012
Toll-Free: (800) 259-5626
Fax: (225) 922-0790
Email: custserv@osfa.state.la.us
Website: http://www.osfa.state.la.us

Maine
Finance Authority of Maine
P.O. Box 949
Augusta, ME 04332-0949
Phone: (207) 623-3263 x313
Toll-Free: (800) 228-3734
Fax: (207) 623-0095
TTY: (207) 626-2717
Email: info@famemaine.com or jviolette@famemaine.com
Website: http://www.famemaine.com

Maryland
Maryland /Higher Education Commission
Suite 400
839 Bestgate Road
Annapolis, MD 21401-3013
Phone: (410) 260-4500
Toll-Free: (800) 974-1024
Toll-Free Restrictions: MD residents only
Fax: (410) 974-5994
TTY: (800) 735-2258
Email: cburnett@mhec.state.md.us
Website: http://www.mhec.state.md.us

Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
Room 1401
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108-1696
Phone: (617) 994-6950
Fax: (617) 727-6397
Email: bhe@bhe.mass.edu or cmccurdy@osfa.mass.edu
Website: http://www.mass.edu

Teri College Access Center
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: (617) 536-0200
Toll-Free: (877) 332-4348
Toll-Free Restrictions: MA residents only
Fax: (617) 536-4737
Email: horton@teri.org
Website: http://www.tericollegeaccess.org

Michigan
Michigan Student Financial Services Bureau
P.O. Box 30047
Lansing, MI 48909-7547
Toll-Free: (800) 642-5626 x37054
Fax: 517-241-0155
Email: sfs@michigan.gov
Website: http://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid

Minnesota
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Suite 350
1450 Energy Park Drive
Saint Paul, MN 55108-5227
Phone: (651) 642-0567
Toll-Free: (800) 657-3866
Fax: (651) 642-0675
TTY: (800) 627-3529
Email: info@heso.state.mn.us
Website: http://www.ohe.state.mn.us

Mississippi
Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453
Phone: (601) 432-6997
Toll-Free: (800) 327-2980
Toll-Free Restrictions: MS residents only
Fax: (601) 432-6527
Email: sfa@ihl.state.ms.us
Website: http://www.mississippiuniversities.com

Missouri
Missouri Department of Higher Education
3515 Amazonas Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Phone: (573) 751-2361
Toll-Free: (800) 473-6757
Fax: (573) 751-6635
TTY: (800) 735-2966
Email: info@dhe.mo.gov
Website: http://www.dhe.mo.gov

Montana
Montana University System
2500 Broadway
P.O. Box 203101
Helena, MT 59620-3101
Phone: (406) 444-6570
Fax: (406) 444-1469
Email: srosette@oche.montana.edu or sstearns@oche.montana.edu
Website: http://www.montana.edu/wwwoche

Nebraska
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
Suite 300
140 North Eighth Street
P.O. Box 95005
Lincoln, NE 68509-5005
Phone: (402) 471-2847
Fax: (402) 471-2886
Email: rodriguez@ccpe.state.ne.gov or marshall.hill@ccpe.state.ne.gov
Website: http://www.ccpe.state.ne.us

Nevada
Commission on Postsecondary Education
1820 East Sahara Avenue, Suite 111
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104
Phone: (702) 486-7330
Fax: (702) 486-7340
Email: dperlman@cpe.state.nv.us
Website: http://www.cpe.state.nv.us

New Hampshire
New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission
Suite 300
3 Barrell Court
Concord, NH 03301-8543
Phone: (603) 271-2555
Fax: (603) 271-2696
TTY: (800) 735-2964
Email: pedes@pec.state.nh.us
Website: http://www.state.nh.us/postsecondary

New Jersey
Commission on Higher Education (New Jersey)
20 West State Street
P.O. Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625-0542
Phone: (609) 292-4310
Fax: (609) 292-7225
Email: nj_che@che.state.nj.us or vmanning@che.state.nj.us
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/index.htm

Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (New Jersey)
P.O. Box 540
Building 4
Quakerbridge Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625-0540
Phone: (609) 588-3226
Toll-Free: (800) 792-8670
Fax: (609) 588-7389
TTY: (609) 588-2526
Website: http://www.hesaa.org

New Mexico
New Mexico Higher Education Department
1068 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: (505) 476-6500
Toll-Free: (800) 279-9777
Fax: (505) 476-6511
TTY: (800) 659-8331
Email: highered@state.nm.us or maria.martinez1@state.nm.us
Website: http://hed.state.nm.us/index.asp

New York
New York State Higher Education Services Corporation
99 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12255
Phone: (518) 473-1574
Toll-Free: (888) 697-4372
Fax: (518) 474-2839
TTY: (800) 445-5234
Email: webmail@hesc.org
Website: http://www.hesc.org

North Carolina
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority
P.O. Box 13663
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3663
Phone: 919-549-8614
Toll-Free: 866-866-CFNC (2362)
Toll-Free Restrictions: NC residents only
Fax: 919-549-8481
Email: programinformation@cfnc.org
Website: http://www.cfnc.org

North Dakota North Dakota University System
North Dakota Student Financial Assistance Program
Department 215
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0230
Phone: (701) 328-4114
Fax: (701) 328-2961
Email: ndus.office@ndus.nodak.edu
Website: http://www.ndus.edu

Ohio
Ohio Board of Regents / State Grants and Scholarships Department
P.O. Box 182452
Columbus, OH 43218-2452
Phone: (614) 466-7420
Toll-Free: (888) 833-1133
Fax: (614) 752-5903
Email: cshahid@regents.state.oh.us or regents@regents.state.oh.us
Website: http://www.regents.state.oh.us/sgs

Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Suite 200
655 Research Parkway
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: (405) 225-9100
Toll-Free: (800) 858-1840
Fax: (405) 225-9230
Email: studentinfo@osrhe.edu or rstokes@osrhe.edu
Website: http://www.okhighered.org

Oregon
Oregon Student Assistance Commission
Suite 100
1500 Valley River Drive
Eugene, OR 97401
Phone: (541) 687-7400
Toll-Free: (800) 452-8807
Fax: (541) 687-7419
Email: public_information@mercury.osac.state.or.us or tracy.a.richardson@state.or.us
Website: http://www.osac.state.or.us

Oregon University System
P.O. Box 3175
Eugene, OR 97403-0175
Phone: (541) 346-5700
Fax: (541) 346-5764
TTY: (541) 346-5741
Email: maggie_bice@ous.edu
Website: http://www.ous.edu

Pennsylvania
Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education (Pennsylvania)
Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Phone: (717) 787-5041
Fax: (717) 772-3622
TTY: (717) 783-8445
Email: mkrapsho@state.pa.us
Website: http://www.pdehighered.state.pa.us

Rhode Island
Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority
560 Jefferson Boulevard
Warwick, RI 02886
Phone: (401) 736-1100
Toll-Free: (800) 922-9855
Fax: (401) 732-3541
TTY: (401) 734-9481
Email: info@riheaa.org
Website: http://www.riheaa.org

Rhode Island Office of Higher Education
301 Promenade Street
Providence, RI 02908-5748
Phone: (401) 222-6560
Fax: (401) 222-6111
TTY: (401) 222-1350
Email: ribghe@etal.uri.edu or carriuolo@etal.uri.edu
Website: http://www.ribghe.org

South Carolina
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Suite 200
1333 Main Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 737-2260
Fax: (803) 737-2297
Email: brogers@che.sc.gov
Website: http://www.che.sc.gov

South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Regents
Suite 200
306 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-2545
Phone: (605) 773-3455
Fax: (605) 773-5320
Email: info@ris.sdbor.edu
Website: http://www.ris.sdbor.edu

Tennessee
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Parkway Towers
Suite 1900
404 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0830
Phone: (615) 741-3605
Fax: (615) 741-6230
Email: lovella.carter@state.tn.us
Website: http://www.state.tn.us/thec

Texas
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
P.O. Box 12788
Austin, TX 78711-2788
Phone: (512) 427-6101
Toll-Free: (800) 242-3062
Toll-Free Restrictions: Outside Austin metro area
Fax: (512) 427-6127
Email: linda.battles@thecb.state.tx.us or casey.kennedy@thecb.state.tx.us
Website: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us

Utah
Utah State Board of Regents
Gateway Center
60 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1284
Phone: (801) 321-7103
Fax: (801) 321-7156
Email: jcottrell@utahsbr.edu
Website: http://www.utahsbr.edu

Vermont
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Champlain Mill
P.O. Box 20001
Winooski, VT 05404-2601
Phone: (802) 655-9602
Toll-Free: (800) 642-3177
Fax: (802) 654-3765
TTY: (800) 281-3341
Email: info@vsac.org
Website: http://www.vsac.org

Virginia
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
James Monroe Building
Ninth Floor
101 North 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 225-2600
Fax: (804) 225-2604
Email: elizabethwallace@schev.edu or todmassa@schev.edu
Website: http://www.schev.edu

Washington
Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board
P.O. Box 43430
917 Lakeridge Way
Olympia, WA 98504-3430
Phone: (360) 753-7800
Fax: (360) 753-7808
Email: info@hecb.wa.gov
Website: http://www.hecb.wa.gov

West Virginia
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 558-0699
Fax: (304) 558-1011
Email: flack@hepc.wvnet.edu
Website: http://www.hepc.wvnet.edu

Wisconsin
Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board
Suite 902
131 West Wilson Street
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 267-2206
Fax: (608) 267-2808
Email: cassie.weisensel@heab.state.wi.us or nancy.wilkison@heab.state.wi.us
Website: http://heab.state.wi.us

Wyoming
Wyoming Community College Commission
8th Floor
2020 Carey Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-7763
Fax: (307) 777-6567
Email: jrose@commission.wcc.edu
Website: http://www.commission.wcc.edu

Territories

American Samoa
American Samoa Community College
Board of Higher Education
P.O. Box 2609
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: (684) 699-9155
Fax: (684) 699-2062
Email: a.galeai@ascc.as or s.galeai@ascc.as
Website: http://www.ascc.as

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Marianas College
Office of the President
P.O. Box 501250
Saipan, MP 96950-1250
Phone: (670) 234-3690
Fax: (670) 234-0759
Email: tonyg@nmcnet.edu
Website: http://www.nmcnet.edu

Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education
P.O. Box 19900
San Juan, PR 00910-1900
Phone: (787) 724-7100
Fax: (787) 725-1275
Email: ju_reyes@ces.gobierno.pr or mi_wiscovich@ces.gobierno.pr
Website: http://www.ces.gobierno.pr

Republic of the Marshall Islands
RMI Scholarship Grant and Loan Board
P.O. Box 1436
3 Lagoon Road
Majuro, MH 96960
Phone: (692) 625-3108
Fax: (692) 625-7325
Email: misglb@ntamar.net

Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Board of Education
Charlotte Amalie
P.O. Box 11900
St Thomas, VI 00801
Phone: (340) 774-4546
Fax: (340) 774-3384
Website: http://www.usvi.org/education