Higher Education Agencies

Provide information on the state's education programs, colleges and universities, financial aid assistance programs, grants, scholarships, continuing education programs, and career opportunities.

• Alabama Commission on Higher Education

  P.O. Box 302000
  Montgomery, AL 36130-2000
  (334) 242-1998
  (800) 960-7773
  Toll Free Restrictions: AL residents only
  Fax: (334) 242-0268
  Email: mmalone@ache.state.al.us
  URL: http://www.ache.state.al.us/

• Alaska

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

• Arizona

  Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education
  Suite 550
  2020 North Central Avenue
  Phoenix, AZ 85004-4503
  (602) 258-2435
  Fax: (602) 258-2483
  Email: toni@azhighered.org
  URL: http://www.azhighered.org/

• Arkansas

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

• California

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

• Colorado

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

• Connecticut

  Connecticut Department of Higher Education
  61 Woodland Street
  Hartford, CT 06105-2326
  (860) 947-1800
  (800) 842-0229
  Fax: (860) 947-1310
  Email: center@ctdhe.org
  URL: http://www.ctdhe.org/

• Delaware

  Delaware Higher Education Commission
  Fifth Floor
  Carvel State Office Building
  820 North French Street
  Wilmington, DE 19801
  (302) 577-3240
  (800) 292-7935
  Fax: (302) 577-6765
  Email: dhec@state.de.us
  URL: 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) 727-2824
  Toll-Free: (877) 485-6751
  Fax: (202) 727-2834
  TTY: (202) 727-1675
  Email: seo@dc.gov
  URL: http://seo.dc.gov/seo/site/default.asp

• Florida

  Office of Student Financial Assistance
  Florida Department of Education
  (888) 827-2004
  Email: osfa@fldoe.org
  URL: http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org

• Georgia

  Georgia Student Finance Authority
  State Loans and Grants Division
  Suite 200
  2082 East Exchange Place
  Tucker, GA 30084
  (770) 724-9000
  (800) 505-4732
  Fax: (770) 724-9263
  Email: info@mail.gsfc.org
  URL: http://www.gsfc.org/

• Hawaii

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

• Idaho

  Idaho State Board of Education
  P.O. Box 83720
  Boise, ID 83720-0037
  (208) 334-2270
  Fax: (208) 334-2632
  Email: board@osbe.state.id.us
  URL: http://www.idahoboardofed.org

• Illinois

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

• Indiana

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

• Iowa

  Iowa College Student Aid Commission
  Fourth Floor
  200 10th Street
  Des Moines, IA 50309
  (515) 242-3344
  (800) 383-4222
  Fax: (515) 242-3388
  Email: info@iowacollegeaid.org
  URL: http://www.iowacollegeaid.org/

• Kansas

  Kansas Board of Regents
  Curtis State Office Building
  Suite 520
  1000 SW Jackson Street
  eka, KS 66602-1368
  (785) 296-3421
  Fax: (785) 296-0983
  Email: info@ksbor.org
  URL: http://www.kansasregents.org/

• Kentucky

  Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority
  PO Box 798
  Frankfort, KY 40602-0798
  (502) 696-7200
  (800) 928-8926
  TTY: (800) 855-2880
  Fax: (502) 696-7496
  Email: jernst@kheaa.com
  URL: http://www.kheaa.com/

• Louisiana

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

• Maine

  Finance Authority of Maine (FAME)
  PO Box 949
  Augusta, ME 04332-0949
  (207) 623-3263
  (800) 228-3734
  TTY: (207) 626-2717
  Fax: (207) 623-0095
  Email: info@famemaine.com
  URL: http://www.famemaine.com/

• Maryland

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

• Massachusetts

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

• Massachusetts Higher Education Information Center

  Boston Public Library
  700 Boylston Street
  Boston, MA 02116
  (617) 536-0200
  (877) 332-4348
  Toll Free Restrictions: MA residents only
  Fax: (617) 536-4737
  URL: http://www.mass.edu/forstudents/forstudents.asp/

• Michigan

  Michigan Higher Education Assistance Authority
  Office of Scholarships and Grants
  P.O. Box 30462
  Lansing, MI 48909-7962
  (517) 373-3394
  (888) 447-2687
  Fax: (517) 335-5984
  Email: oir@michigan.gov
  URL: http://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid/

• Minnesota

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

• Mississippi

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

• Missouri

  Missouri Department of Higher Education
  3515 Amazonas Drive
  Jefferson City, MO 65109-5717
  (573) 751-2361
  (800) 473-6757
  Fax: (573) 751-6635
  TTY: (800) 735-2966
  URL: http://www.dhe.mo.gov

• Montana

  Montana University System
  2500 Broadway
  P.O. Box 203101
  Helena, MT 59620-3101
  (406) 444-6570
  Fax: (406) 444-1469
  Email: sstearns@montana.edu
  URL: http://bor.montana.edu/che/che.asp

• Nebraska

  Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
  Suite 300
  140 North Eighth Street
  P.O. Box 95005
  Lincoln, NE 68509-5005
  (402) 471-2847
  Fax: (402) 471-2886
  Email: dpowers@ccpe.state.ne.us
  URL: http://www.ccpe.state.ne.us/PublicDoc/CCPE/Default.asp

• Nevada

  Nevada Department of Education
  700 E. Fifth Street
  Carson City, NV 89701
  (775) 687-9200
  Fax: (775) 687-9101
  URL: http://www.doe.nv.gov/

• New Hampshire

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

• 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
  URL: http://www.hesaa.org/

• New Mexico

  New Mexico Higher Education Department
  1068 Cerrillos Road
  Santa Fe, NM 87505
  (505) 476-6500
  (800) 279-9777
  TTY: (800) 659-8331
  Fax: (505) 476-6511
  Email: highered@che.state.nm.us
  URL: http://hed.state.nm.us/

• New York

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

• North Carolina

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

• North Dakota

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

• Ohio

  Ohio Board of Regents
  State Grants and Scholarships Department
  57 East Main Street
  Fourth Floor
  Columbus, OH 43215
  (614) 466-7420
  (888) 833-1133
  Fax: (614) 752-5903
  Email: cshahid@regents.state.oh.us
  URL: http://regents.ohio.gov/

• Oklahoma

  Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
  Suite 200
  655 Research Parkway
  Oklahoma City, OK 73104
  (405) 225-9100
  Toll-Free (800) 858-1849
  Fax: (405) 225-9230
  Email: tsimonton@osrhe.edu
  URL: http://www.okhighered.org/

• Oregon

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

• Oregon University System

  P.O. Box 3175
  Eugene, OR 97403-0175
  (541) 346-5700
  TTY: (541) 346-5741
  Fax: (541) 346-5764
  URL: http://www.ous.edu/

• Pennsylvania

  Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education (Pennsylvania)
  Department of Education
  333 Market Street
  Harrisburg, PA 17126
  (717) 787-5041
  Fax: (717) 783-0583
  TTY: (717) 783-8445
  Email: mkrapsho@state.pa.us
  URL: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/postsecondary___higher_education/7236

• Rhode Island

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

• Rhode Island Office of Higher Education

  301 Promenade Street
  Providence, RI 02908-5748
  (401) 222-6560
  TTY: (401) 222-1350
  Fax: (401) 222-6111
  Email: ribghe@etal.uri.edu
  URL: http://www.ribghe.org

• South Carolina

  SC Department of Education
  Suite 200
  1333 Main Street
  Columbia, SC 29201
  Phone: (803) 737-2260
  Toll-Free: (877) 349-7183
  Fax: (803) 737-2297
  Email: jwahl@che.sc.gov
  URL: http://www.che400.state.sc.us

• South Dakota

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

• Tennessee

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

• Texas

  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
  P.O. Box 12788
  Austin, TX 78711
  (512) 427-6101
  (800) 242-3062
  Fax: (512) 427-6127
  URL: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/

• Utah

  Utah System of Higher Education
  Gateway Center
  60 South 400 West
  Salt Lake City, UT 84101
  (801) 321-7100
  Fax: (801) 321-7199
  Email: dcarpenter@utahsbr.edu
  URL: http://www.higheredutah.org/

• Vermont

  Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
  Champlain Mill
  1 Main Street, Third Floor
  P.O. Box 2000
  Winooski, VT 05404-2601
  (802) 655-9602
  (800) 642-3177
  TTY: (800) 281-3341
  Fax: (802) 654-3765
  Email: info@vsac.org
  URL: http://www.vsac.org/

• Virginia

  State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
  James Monroe Building
  Ninth Floor
  101 North 14th Street
  Richmond, VA 23219
  (804) 225-2600
  TTY: (804) 371-8017
  Fax: (804) 225-2604
  Email: steenburgh@schev.edu
  URL: http://www.schev.edu/

• Washington

  Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board
  P.O. Box 43430
  917 Lakeridge Way
  Olympia, WA 98504-3430
  (360) 753-7800
  Toll-Free: (888) 535-0747
  Fax: (360) 753-7808
  Email: info@hecb.wa.gov
  URL: http://www.hecb.wa.gov/

• West Virginia

  West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
  1018 Kanawha Boulevard, East
  Charleston, WV 25301
  (304) 558-2101
  Fax: (304) 558-0259
  Email: mullen@hepc.wvnet.edu
  URL: http://wvhepcnew.wvnet.edu/

• Wisconsin

  Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board
  Room 902
  131 West Wilson Street
  Madison, WI 53703
  (608) 267-2206
  Fax: (608) 267-2808
  Email: heabmail@heab.state.wi.us
  URL: http://heab.state.wi.us/

• Wyoming

  Wyoming Community College Commission
  Eighth Floor
  2020 Carey Avenue
  Cheyenne, WY 82002
  (307) 777-7763
  Fax: (307) 777-6567
  Email: sbutler@commission.wcc.edu
  URL: http://www.commission.wcc.edu/

Territories

• American Samoa

  American Samoa Community College
  Board of Higher Education
  P.O. Box 2609
  Pago Pago, AS 96799-2609
  Phone: (684) 699-9155
  Fax: (684) 699-2062
  Email: agaleai@ascc.as
  URL: http://www.amsamoa.edu/

• Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

  Northern Marianas College
  Olympio T. Borja Memorial Library
  As-Terlaje Campus
  P.O. Box 501250
  Saipan, MP 96950-1250
  Phone: (670) 234-3690
  Fax: (670) 234-0759
  Email: chasa@nmcnet.edu
  URL: http://www.nmcnet.edu/

• Federated States of Micronesia

  Department of Education
  (691) 320-2872*
  URL: http://www.literacynet.org/micronesia/doe.html

• Puerto Rico

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

• Republic of Palau

  Republic of Palau Ministry of Education
  (680) 488-2471 URL: http://www.palaumoe.net/

• Republic of the Marshall Islands

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

• Virgin Islands

  Virgin Islands Joint Boards of Education
  Charlotte Amalie
  P.O. Box 11900
  St Thomas, VI 00801
  Phone: (340) 774-4546
  Fax: (340) 774-3384