DePaul University is a participating member of the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA), https://www.nc-sara.org. Online students living in the states listed below may provide feedback or register complaints with the State of Illinois’ SARA Portal Entity, or with the appropriate in-state entity listed below.
Illinois (Portal Entity):
Illinois SARA Coordinator
Illinois Board of Higher Education
1 N. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333
Springfield, Illinois 62701-1377
Phone: 217.557.7382
Web: https://www.nc-sara.org/states/IL
Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning
P.O. Box 302000
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: 334-353-9153
Web: http://ache.edu/AlaPortal.aspx
Alaska: Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 110505
Juneau, AK 99811-0505
Phone: 907-465-6741
Web: acpe.alaska.gov
Arizona: Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
1740 W. Adams, Suite 3008
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Phone: 602-542-5709
Web: https://ppse.az.gov/content/student-complaint-procedure
Arkansas: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
423 Main Street, Suite 400
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-371-2000
Web: http://www.adhe.edu
California: California Department of Consumer Affairs
Consumer Information Center
1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N-112
Sacramento, CA 95834
Phone: 833-942-1120
dca@dca.ca.gov
Web: https://www.dca.ca.gov/consumers/complaints/oos_students.shtml
Colorado: Colorado Department of Higher Education
1600 Broadway, Suite 2200
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-862-3001
Web: https://cdhe.colorado.gov/students/how-do-i/filing-a-student-complaint
Georgia: Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission
2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220
Tucker, GA 30084
Phone: (770) 414-3300
Web: https://gnpec.georgia.gov/
Idaho: Idaho State Board of Education
650 W. State Street, 3rd Floor
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: 202-334-2270
Web: https://boardofed.idaho.gov/higher-education-private/private-colleges-degree-granting/student-complaint-procedures/
Nevada: State of Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education
860 E Sahara Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89104
Phone: (702) 486-7330
Web: https://cpe.nv.gov/Students/Students_Home/
New Hampshire: New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3494
Phone: 603‐271‐3494
Web: www.education.nh.gov
New Jersey: New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education
1 John Fitch Plaza, 10th Floor
P.O. Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625-0542
Phone: 609‐292‐4310
Web: http://www.nj.gov/highereducation/index.shtml
New Mexico: New Mexico Higher Education Department
2044 Galisteo Street, Suite 4
Santa Fe, NM 87505-2100
Phone: 505-476-8400
Web: http://www.hed.state.nm.us
New York: New York State Education Department
Office of Higher Education
Education Building Annex, Room 977
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: 518-474-2593
Web: http://www.highered.nysed.gov
North Carolina: North Carolina Post Secondary Education
Consumer Protection Division
Attorney General's Office
Mail Service Center 9001
Raleigh, NC 27699-9001
Phone: 919-716-6000
Web: http://www.ncdoj.gov/complaint
North Dakota: North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education
State Capitol, 15th Floor, 600 East Blvd Avenue, Dept. 270
Bismark, ND 58505-0610
Phone: 701‐328‐2678
Web: http://www.nd.gov/cte/
Ohio: Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools
30 East Broad Street, Suite 2481
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-2752
Web: http://scr.ohio.gov/ConsumerInformation/FilingaComplaint.aspx
Oklahoma: Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Parkway, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: 405-225-9100
Web: http://www.okhighered.org/current-college-students/complaints.shtml
Oregon: Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission
255 Capitol Street NE, Third Floor
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: 503-378-5690
Web: https://www.oregon.gov/highered/institutions-programs/private/Pages/private-postsecondary-complaints.aspx
Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street, 8th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 1726
Phone: 717‐783‐6788
Web: https://www.education.pa.gov/Educators/Certification/Pages/default.aspx
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico Council on Education
P.O. Box 19900
San Juan, PR 00910-1900
Phone: 787‐722-2121
Web: http://www.ce.pr.gov/
Rhode Island: Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education
Shepard Bldg, 80 Washington Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-456-6010
Web: https://www.ride.ri.gov/BoardofEducation/Overview.aspx
1122 Lady St, STE 300
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-737-2260
Web: www.che.sc.gov
South Dakota: South Dakota Secretary of State
Capitol Building
500 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 204
Pierre, SD 57501-5070
Phone: 605-773-4400
Web: https://sdsos.gov/
Tennessee: Tennessee Higher Education Commission
404 James Robertson Parkway, Suite 1900
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-741-3605
Web: https://www.tn.gov/thec/bureaus/student-aid-and-compliance/postsecondary-state-authorization.html
Texas: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
PO Box 12788
Austin, TX 78711-2788
Phone: 512-427-6101
Web: https://www.highered.texas.gov/
Utah: Utah Division of Consumer Protection
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: 801-530-6601
Web: http://www.consumerprotection.utah.gov/
Vermont: Vermont Agency of Education
219 North Main Street, Suite 402
Barre, VT 05641
Phone: 802‐479-1030
Web: www.education.vermont.gov
Virginia: State Council for Higher Education for Virginia
101 N 14th Street, 10th Flr
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804‐225‐2629
Web: www.schev.edu
Washington: Washington Student Achievement Council
917 Lakeridge Way SW
Olympia, WA 98540-3430
Phone: 360‐753‐7800
Web: www.wsac.wa.go
West Virginia: West Virginia Attorney General's Consumer Protection
Division/Consumer Protection Hotline
P.O. Box 1789
Charleston, WV 25326
Phone: 1-800-368-8808
Web: http://www.wvhepc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Student-Complaint-Process-revised-3.pdf
4822 Madison Yards Way
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: 608-266-2112
Web: https://heab.state.wi.us/dlab/students.html#file
Wyoming: Wyoming Department of Education
122 W. 25th Street, Suite E200
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-7675
Web: http://edu.wyoming.gov/