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Student Complaint Process

For In-State Students

MTCC Grievance Procedure for Students

All opportunities for resolution with the appropriate persons at MTCC must be exhausted, before filing a complaint with the North Carolina Office of Post-Secondary Education, the individual may file a complaint with the following office:

North Carolina Office of Post-Secondary Education Complaints
c/o Student Complaints
910 Raleigh Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2688
Email: studentcomplaint@northcarolina.edu
Website: https://studentcomplaints.northcarolina.edu/
Student Complaint Form: https://studentcomplaints.northcarolina.edu/form to submit the complaint electronically

Alabama

Alabama Commission on Higher Education
P.O. Box 302000
Montgomery, AL 36130-2000
Telephone: (334) 242-1998
Fax: (334) 242-0268

Alabama Complaints
Alaska

Alaska Commission on Post-Secondary Education
P.O. Box 110505
Juneau, AK 99811-0505
Telephone: (907) 465-2962
Fax: (907) 465-5316

Alaska Complaints
Arizona

Arizona State Board for Private Post-Secondary Education
1400 W. Washington Street, Room 260
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Telephone: (602) 542-5709
Fax: (602) 542-1253

Arizona Complaints
Arkansas

Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
114 East Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
Telephone: (501) 371-2000
Email: ADHE_Info@adhe.edu

Arkansas Complaints (See Appendix J)
California

California Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Education
P.O. Box 980818
W. Sacramento, CA 95798-0818
Telephone: (916) 431-6959
Fax: (916) 263-1895

California Complaints
Colorado

Colorado Department of Higher Education
1560 Broadway, Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
Telephone: (303) 866-2723
Fax: (303) 866-4266

Colorado Complaints
Connecticut

Office of Higher Education
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105-2326
Telephone: (860) 947-1801
Email: webmaster@ctdhe.org

Connecticut Complaints
Delaware

Delaware Department of Education
Delaware Higher Education Office
John G. Townsend Building
401 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901
Telephone: (302) 735-4000
Fax: (302) 739-4654

Delaware Complaints
District of Columbia

District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Education Licensure Commission
810 First Street, NE, 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Telephone: (202) 442-4343
Alternative Telephone: (202) 442-4465

District of Columbia Complaints
Florida

Florida Commission on Independent Education
325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 1414
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Telephone: (850) 245-0505
Fax: (850) 245-9667

Florida Complaints
Georgia

Georgia Nonpublic Post-Secondary Education Commission
2082 East Exchange Place #220
Tucker, GA 30084-5334
Telephone: (770) 414-3300
Fax: (770) 414-3309

Georgia Complaints
Hawaii

Hawaii State Board of Education
P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu, HI 96804
Telephone: (808) 933-0910
Fax: (808) 933-8845

Hawaii Complaints
Idaho

Idaho State Board of Education
Attn: State Coordinator for Private Colleges and Proprietary Schools
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0037
Telephone: (208) 334-2270
Fax: (208) 334-2632
Email: board@osbe.idaho.gov

Idaho Complaints
Illinois

Associate Director for Diversity and Outreach
Illinois Board of Higher Education
1 N. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333
Springfield, IL 62701-1377
Telephone: (217) 782-2551
Fax: (217) 782-8548

Illinois Complaints
Indiana

Academic Programs Manager
Indiana Commission for Higher Education
101 West Ohio Street, Suite 550
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1984
Telephone: (317) 232-1320
Fax: (317) 233-4219

Indiana Complaints
Iowa

Iowa College Student Aid Commission
430 East Grand Avenue, FL 3
Des Moines, IA 50309
Telephone: (515) 725-3400
Fax: (515) 725-3401

Iowa Complaints
Kansas

Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
Telephone: (785) 296-4917
Fax: (785) 296-7052

Kansas Complaints
Kentucky

CPE Consumer Complaint
Council on Post-Secondary Education
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 320
Frankfort, KY 40601
Telephone: (502) 573-1555
Fax: (502) 573-1535

Kentucky Complaints
Louisiana

SARA Student Complaints
Louisiana Board of Regents
P.O. Box 3677
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3677
Telephone: (225) 342-4253
Fax: (225) 342-9318

Louisiana Complaints
Maine

SARA Complaints
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Telephone: (207) 624-6600
Fax: (207) 624-6700

Maine Complaints
Maryland

Consumer Protection Division
Office of Attorney General
200 Saint Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
Telephone: (410) 260-4500
Fax: (800) 974-0203

Maryland Complaints
Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
One Ashburton Place, Room 1401
Boston, MA 02108
Telephone: (617) 994-6950
Fax: (617) 727-0955

Massachusetts Complaints
Michigan

State of Michigan
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Corporations, Securities, & Commercial Licensing Bureau Administrative Services Section-Complaint Intake
P.O. Box 30018
Lansing, MI 48909
Telephone: (517) 373-1820
Fax: (517) 373-2129

Michigan Complaints
Minnesota

Institutional Registration & Licensing
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55108-5227
Telephone: (651) 642-0567
Fax: (651) 642-0675

Minnesota Complaints
Mississippi

Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation
Student Complaints
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453
Telephone: (601) 432-6372
Fax: (601) 432-6225

Mississippi Complaints
Missouri

Missouri Department of Higher Education
205 Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 1469
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469
Telephone: (573) 526-1577
Fax: (573) 751-6635

Missouri Complaints (See Complaint Resolution Policy PDF)
Montana

Montana Board of Regents
Office of Commissioner of Higher Education
Montana University System
2500 Broadway Street
P.O. Box 203201
Helena, MT 59620-3201
Telephone: (406) 444-6570
Email: emorrison@montana.edu

Montana Complaints
Nebraska

Nebraska’s Coordinating Commission for Post-Secondary Education
ATTN: Complaints
P.O. Box 95005
Lincoln, NE 68509-5005
Telephone: (402) 471-2847
Fax: (402) 471-2886

Nebraska Complaints
Nevada

Vice-Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
SARA Portal Agency
Nevada System of Higher Education
2601 Enterprise Road
Reno, NV 89512
Telephone: (702) 486-7330
Fax: (702) 486-7340

Nevada Complaints
New Hampshire

New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3494
Telephone: (603) 271-3494
Email: patricia.moquin@pec.state.nh.us

New Hampshire Complaints
New Jersey

Secretary of Higher Education
New Jersey Higher Education
P.O. Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625-0542
Telephone: (609) 588-3266
Email: nj_che@che.state.nj.us

New Jersey Complaints
New Mexico

New Mexico Higher Education Department
2048 Galisteo Street
Santa Fe, NM 87505-2100
Telephone: (505) 476-8400
Fax: (505) 476-8453

New Mexico Complaints
New York

New York State Education Department, Office of Higher Education
New York Office of College and University Evaluation
EBA Room 960
Albany, NY 12234
Telephone: (518) 474-2593
Fax: (518) 486-2779

New York Complaints
North Carolina

North Carolina Post-Secondary Education Complaints
C/O Student Complaints
University of North Carolina System Office
910 Raleigh Road
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515-2688
Telephone: (919) 962-4550
Email: studentcomplaint@northcarolina.edu

North Carolina Complaints
North Dakota

Vice-Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs
North Dakota University System
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0230
Telephone: (701) 328-3180
Fax: (701) 328-1255

North Dakota Complaints
Ohio

Ohio Department of Higher Education
25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Telephone: (614) 466-2752
Fax: (614) 466-2219

Ohio Complaints
Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Parkway, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Telephone: (405) 225-9100
Email: communicationsdepartment@osrhe.edu

Oklahoma Complaints
Oregon

Higher Education Coordinating Commission
ATTN: Complaints – SARA
775 Court Street NE
Salem, OR 97301
Telephone: (503) 947-5600
Fax: (503) 378-5156

Oregon Complaints
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
Telephone: (717) 783-6137
Fax: (717) 783-6139

Pennsylvania Complaints
Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Council on Education (Consejo de Educacion de Puerto Rico)
P.O. Box 19900
San Juan, PR 00910-1900
Telephone: (787) 641-7100
Fax: (787) 641-2573

Puerto Rico Complaints
Rhode Island

Office of Post-Secondary Commissioner
560 Jefferson Blvd.
Warwick, RI 02886-1304
Telephone: (401) 456-6008
Email: dgrossman-garber@ribghe.org

Rhode Island Complaints
South Carolina

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Academic Affairs
1122 Lady Street, Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: (803) 737-2260
Fax: (803) 737-2297
Email: info@che.sc.gov

South Carolina Complaints
South Dakota

South Dakota Board of Regents
306 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Telephone: (605) 773-3455
Fax: (803) 737-2297
Email: sdbor@state.sd.us

South Dakota Complaints
Tennessee

DPSA Complaints
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Parkway Towers, Suite 1900
Nashville, TN 37243-0830
Telephone: (615) 741-3605
Fax: (615)741-6230

Tennessee Complaints
Texas

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Office of General Counsel
P.O. Box 12788
Austin, TX 78711-2788
Telephone: (512) 427-6101

Texas Complaints
Utah

Utah System of Higher Education
Board of Regents Building
The Gateway
600 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Telephone: (801) 530-6601
Fax: (801) 530-6001

Utah Complaints
Vermont

Post-Secondary Approvals
Vermont Agency of Education
219 North Main Street, Suite 402
Barre, VT 05641
Telephone: (802) 828-3135

Vermont Complaints
Washington

Washington Student Achievement Council
917 Lakeridge Way SW
Olympia, WA 98502
Telephone: (360) 753-7869

Washington Complaints
West Virginia

West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301
Telephone: (304) 558-4016

West Virginia Complaints
Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin System
Academic Programs and Educational Innovation
1612 Van Hise Hall
1220 Linden Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
Telephone: (608) 266-1996
Fax: (608) 264-8477

Wisconsin Complaints
Wyoming

Wyoming Community College Commission
2300 Capital Ave, 5th Floor, Suite B
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Telephone: (307) 777-5712
Email: mills@wyo.gov

Wyoming Complaints