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Higher Ed By State

The following list contains the contact information for each of the state associations that have some level of responsibility and information about higher education, college preparation and in several cases state affiliated financial aid and scholarships.  

 

Please note that information is subject to change. 

 

Contact these offices to learn more about financial aid and scholarships in your state.

 

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    Website: https://www.ache.edu/

 

Alaska

Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education P.O. Box 110505  Juneau, AK 99811-0505 Phone: (907) 465-2962  Toll-Free: (800) 441-2962  Fax: (907) 465-5316TTY: (907) 465-3143   Website: http://alaskadvantage.state.ak.us/

 

Arizona

Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education Suite 6502020 North Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85004-4503  Phone: (602) 258-2435  Fax: (602) 258-2483   Website: https://highered.az.gov/

 

Arkansas

Arkansas Department of Higher Education114 East Capitol Little Rock, AR 72201-3818  Phone: (501) 371-2000  Fax: (501) 371-2001  Website: http://www.adhe.edu

 

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   Website: http://www.csac.ca.gov/

 

Colorado

Colorado Department of Higher Education Suite 16001560 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202  Phone: (303) 866-2723  Fax: (303) 866-4266   Website: http://highered.colorado.gov/

 

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    Website: https://www.ohe.ct.gov/

 

Delaware

Delaware Higher Education Office, The Townsend Building, 401 Federal St., Ste. 2 Dover, DE 19901 , Phone: 302-735-4120 or 1-800-292-7935, Fax: 302-739-5894, Website: https://delawarestudentsuccess.org/

 

District of Columbia

Office of the State Superintendent of Education (District of Columbia), State Board of Education, 441 Fourth Street, NW, Suite 350 North Washington, DC 20001 Phone: (202) 727-6436 Toll-Free: (877) 485-6751 Fax: (202) 727-2834TTY: (202) 727-1675 

Website: http://osse.dc.gov

 

Florida

Office of Student Financial Assistance (Florida) State Department of Education, Suite 701940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32303-4759 Phone: (850) 410-5180 Toll-Free: (888) 827-2004 Toll-Free Restrictions: FL residents only Fax: (850) 487-1809 

Website: http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/osfahomepg.htm

 

Georgia

Georgia Student Finance Commission Loan Services 2082 East Exchange Place Tucker, GA 30084 Phone: (770) 724-9000 Toll-Free: (800) 505-4732Fax: (770) 724-9089  Website: https://gsfc.georgia.gov/

 

Hawaii

State Postsecondary Education Commission (Hawaii) Office of the Board of Regents, Room 2092444 Dole Street Honolulu, HI 96822-2302 Phone: (808) 956-8213 Fax: (808) 956-5158 Email: bor@hawaii.edu or ppang@hawaii.edu Website: http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/bor/

 

Idaho

Idaho State Board of Education, P.O. Box 83720650 West State Street, Boise, ID 83720-0037, Phone: (208) 334-2270 Fax: (208) 334-2632 Website: https://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) 831-8549TTY: (847) 831-8326 Website: http://www.collegezone.com/

 

Indiana

Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Suite 550101 West Ohio Street Indianapolis, IN 46204-1984 Phone: (317) 464-4400 Fax: (317) 464-4410  Restrictions: IN residents only  Fax: (317) 232-3260   

Website:https://www.in.gov/che/state-financial-aid/state-financial-aid-general-information/

 

Iowa

Iowa College Student Aid Commission, Fourth Floor 200, 10th Street Des Moines, IA 50309  Phone: (515) 725-3400  Toll-Free: (800) 383-4222  Toll-Free Restrictions: IA residents only  Fax: (515) 725-3401   Website: http://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/

 

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   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) 928-8926Fax: (502) 696-7496TTY: (800) 855-2880, 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 x1012  Fax: (225) 922-0790  Website: http://www.osfa.la.gov

 

Maine

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

 

Maryland

Maryland Higher Education Commission, Suite 400839 Bestgate Road, Annapolis, MD 21401-3013  Phone: (410) 260-4500   Toll-Free: (800) 974-0203  Toll-Free Restrictions: MD residents only Fax: (410) 260-3200TTY: (800) 735-2258 

Website: http://www.mhec.state.md.us/

 

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, Room 1401 One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108-1696 Phone: (617) 994-6950 Fax: (617) 727-6397 College Planning Center, c/o Boston Public Library, Website:  https://www.massedco.org/locations/boston/boston-area-education-and-career-planning-center700 Boylston Street, Concourse Level, Boston, MA 02116 Phone: (617) 536-0200  Toll-Free: (877) 332-4348  Toll-Free Restrictions: MA residents only  Fax: (617) 536-4737 

Website: https://www.mass.edu/

Michigan

Student Financial Services, Bureau P.O. Box 30047, 430 W. Allegan, 3rd Fl., Lansing, MI 48909-7547  Toll-Free: (800) 642-5626 x37054  Fax: 517-241-0155  Website: http://www.michigan.gov/studentaid

 

Minnesota

Minnesota Office of Higher Education, Suite 3501450 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul, MN 55108-5227 Phone: (651) 259-3901  Toll-Free: (800) 657-3866  Fax: (651) 642-0597, TTY: (800) 627-3529  Website: http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/

 

Mississippi

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211-6453, Phone: (601) 432-6623, Toll-Free: (800) 327-2980, Toll-Free Restrictions: MS residents only Fax: (601) 432-6972,  Website: http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/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.ihl.state.ms.us/

 

Montana

Montana University System, 2500 Broadway, P.O. Box 203201  Helena, MT 59620-3201   Phone: (406) 444-6570  Fax: (406) 444-1469  Website: http://www.mus.edu/

 

Nebraska

Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education (Nebraska), Suite 300140 North Eighth Street, P.O. Box 95005, Lincoln, NE 68509-5005  Phone: (402) 471-2847  Fax: (402) 471-2886  Website: https://ccpe.nebraska.gov/

 

Nevada

Nevada System of Higher Education, 4300 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89119  Tel: (702) 889-8426 Fax: (702) 889-8495 Website: http://system.nevada.edu/Nshe/

 

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission, 3 Barrell Court, Suite 300 Concord, NH 03301-8543  Phone: (603) 271-2555 Fax: (603) 271-2696TTY: (800) 735-2964  Website: https://www.education.nh.gov/who-we-are/higher-education-commission

New Jersey

Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (New Jersey), P.O. Box 540 Four Quakerbridge Plaza Trenton, NJ 08625-0540  Phone: (609) 588-3226  Toll-Free: (800) 792-8670  Fax: (609) 588-7389TTY: (609) 588-2526 Website: http://www.hesaa.org /New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, 20 West State Street, P.O. Box 542, Trenton, NJ 08625-0542  Phone: (609) 292-4310Fax: (609) 292-7225 Email: valerie.giraldi@che.state.nj.us or marguerite.beardsley@che.state.nj.us  Website: https://www.nj.gov/highereducation/index.shtml

 

New Mexico

New Mexico Higher Education Department 1068 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, NM 87505-1650  Phone: (505) 476-8400  Toll-Free: (800) 279-9777  Fax: (505) 476-8453TTY: (800) 659-8331 Website: http://hed.state.nm.us/

 

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  Website: https://www.hesc.ny.gov/

 

North Carolina

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

 

North Dakota

University System (North Dakota), State Student Financial Assistance Program, Department 215600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505-0230  Phone: (701) 328-4114  Fax: (701) 328-2961  Website: http://www.ndus.edu/

 

Ohio

Ohio Board of Regents State Grants and Scholarships Department, 36th Floor 30 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: (614) 752-9475  Toll-Free: (888) 833-1133  Fax: (614) 752-5903  Website: https://highered.ohio.gov/

 

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Suite 200655 Research Parkway, Oklahoma City, OK 73104  Phone: (405) 225-9100  Toll-Free: (800) 858-1840  Fax: (405) 225-9230  Website: http://www.okhighered.org/

 

Oregon

Oregon Student Assistance Commission, Suite 1001500 Valley River Drive, Eugene, OR 97401  Phone: (541) 687-7400  Toll-Free: (800) 452-8807  Fax: (541) 687-7414   Website: http://www.osac.state.or.us/Oregon University System, P.O. Box 3175  Eugene, OR 97403-0175  Phone: (541) 346-5700  Fax: (541) 346-5764TTY: (541) 346-5741   Website: https://oregonstudentaid.gov/

 

Pennsylvania

Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education (Pennsylvania) State Department of Education 12th Floor, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 Phone: (717) 787-5041 Fax: (717) 772-3622TTY: (717) 783-8445  Website: http://www.pdehighered.state.pa.us/higher/site/default.asp, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, 1200 North Seventh Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102-1444  Phone: (717) 720-2800  Toll-Free: (800) 692-7392Toll-Free Restrictions: PA residents only Fax: (717) 720-3914TTY: (800) 654-5988  Website: http://www.pheaa.org/

 

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority, Suite 100560 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick, RI 02886-1304  Phone: (401) 736-1100  Toll-Free: (800) 922-9855  Fax: (401) 732-3541TTY: (401) 734-9481  Email: info@riheaa.org  Website: http://www.riheaa.org/  Rhode Island Office of Higher Education, The Hazard Building, 74 West Road, Cranston, RI 02920  Phone: (401) 462-9300  Fax: (401) 462-9345TTY: (401) 462-933   Website: https://www.ri.gov/resident/index.php?tags=student+loan

 

South Carolina

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education Suite 2001333 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201Phone: (803) 737-2260  Toll-Free: (877) 349-7183  Fax: (803) 737-2297  Website: http://www.che.sc.gov/

 

South Dakota

South Dakota Board of Regents, Suite 200306 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501-2545  Phone: (605) 773-3455  Fax: (605) 773-5320  Email: info@sdbor.edu  Website: http://www.sdbor.edu/South Dakota Board of Regents, Suite 200306 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501-2545  Phone: (605) 773-3455  Fax: (605) 773-5320  Website: http://www.sdbor.edu/

 

Tennessee

Tennessee Higher Education Commission Parkway Towers, Suite 1900404 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243-0830 Phone: (615) 741-3605  Fax: (615) 741-6230   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  Website: https://www.highered.texas.gov/

Utah

Utah System of Higher Education  State Board of Regents 60 South 400 West Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1284  Phone: (801) 321-7103  Fax: (801) 321-7156   Website: https://ushe.edu/

 

Vermont

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, 10 East Allen Street, P.O. Box 2000 Winooski, VT 05404-2601  Phone: (802) 655-9602  Toll-Free: (800) 642-3177  Fax: (802) 654-3765  TTY: (800) 281-3341   Website: https://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    Website: http://www.schev.edu/

 

Washington

Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, P.O. Box 43430917 Lakeridge Way, Olympia, WA 98504-3430  Phone: (360) 753-7800Fax: (360) 753-7808   Website: https://wsac.wa.gov/

 

West Virginia

West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, 1018 Kanawha Boulevard East, Suite 700 Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: (304) 558-0699 Fax: (304) 558-1011   Website: http://www.hepc.wvnet.edu

 

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board, Suite 902131 West Wilson Street, Madison, WI 53703  Phone: (608) 267-2206  Fax: (608) 267-2808   Website: http://www.heab.state.wi.us/

 

Wyoming

Wyoming Community College Commission, Eighth Floor 2020 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82002  Phone: (307) 777-7763Fax: (307) 777-6567    Website: https://communitycolleges.wy.edu/

 

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