Higher Education Agencies
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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
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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
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