Contact Information for Filing Complaints
Owner: Provost
With Accreditation and State Higher Education Authorities
Teachers College provides both informal and formal grievance and dispute resolution procedures. For additional information about procedures, please refer to the policy on Grievance Procedures: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/policylibrary/diversity-and-community-affairs/grievance-procedures/.
Pursuant to 34 CFR § 668.43(b) (Code of Federal Regulations), Teachers College must provide students ….”with contact information for filing complaints with its accreditor and with its State approval or licensing entity and any other relevant State official or agency that would appropriately handle the student’s complaint”.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education |
3624 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 267 284-5000 |
New York |
New York State Education Department Office of College and University Evaluation http://www.highered.nysed.gov/ocue/spr/COMPLAINTFORMINFO.html
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New York for Distance Learning Students in a SARA state |
New York State Education Department Office of College and University Evaluation http://www.highered.nysed.gov/ocue/spr/COMPLAINTFORMINFO.html
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Alabama |
Alabama Commission on Higher Education https://ache.edu/ACHE_Reports/Forms/SARA/StudentComp.pdf
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Alaska |
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education https://acpe.alaska.gov/ConsumerProtection
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Arizona |
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
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Arkansas |
Arkansas Department of Higher Education http://www.adhe.edu/students-parents/colleges-universites/student-grievance-form/
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California |
Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education https://www.dca.ca.gov/consumers/complaints/oos_students.shtml |
Colorado |
Colorado Department of Higher Education |
Connecticut |
Connecticut Office of Higher Education http://www.ctohe.org/StudentComplaints.shtml
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Delaware |
Delaware Department of Education |
District of Columbia |
Office of the State Superintendent of Education https://osse.dc.gov/service/higher-education-licensure-commission-helc-public-complaints
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Florida |
Florida Department of Education Commission for Independent Education http://www.fldoe.org/policy/cie/file-a-complaint.stml
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Georgia |
Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission |
Hawaii |
Hawaii Post-Secondary Education Authorization Process http://cca.hawaii.gov/hpeap/forms/student-forms/
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Idaho |
Idaho State Board of Education https://boardofed.idaho.gov/priv_col_univ/student_complaint.asp
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Illinois |
Illinois Board of Higher Education |
Indiana |
Indiana Commission for Higher Education |
Iowa |
Iowa College Student Aid Commission |
Kansas |
Kansas Board of Regents http://kansasregents.org/academic_affairs/private_out_of_state/complaint_process |
Kentucky |
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education |
Louisiana |
Board of Regents
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Maine |
Maine Department of Education |
Maryland |
Maryland Higher Education Commission http://mhec.maryland.gov/institutions_training/Pages/acadaff/acadaffairsdepartments.aspx |
Massachusetts |
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education http://www.mass.edu/forstufam/complaints/complaints.asp
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Michigan |
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs http://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-61343_35395_35396---,00.html |
Minnesota |
Minnesota Office of Higher Education http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=1078
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Mississippi |
Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation http://www.mississippi.edu/mcca/student_complaint_process.asp |
Missouri |
Missouri Department of Higher Education https://dhewd.mo.gov/DistanceEducation.php
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Montana |
Montana Department Board of Regents http://www.mus.edu/MUS-statement-of-complaint-process.asp
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Nebraska |
Nebraska’s Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education https://ccpe.nebraska.gov/student-complaints-against-postsecondary-institutions
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Nevada |
Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education http://cpe.nv.gov/Students/Students_Home/
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New Hampshire |
New Hampshire Department of Education https://my.doe.nh.gov/ESSWEB/HigherEducation/Complaint.aspx
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New Jersey |
Office of the Secretary of Higher Education http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/OSHEComplaintInstructions.shtml
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New Mexico |
New Mexico Higher Education Department https://hed.state.nm.us/students-parents/student-complaints
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New York |
New York State Education Department Office of College and University Evaluation http://www.highered.nysed.gov/ocue/spr/COMPLAINTFORMINFO.html |
North Carolina |
University of North Carolina General Administration https://www.northcarolina.edu/post-secondary-education-complaints/
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North Dakota |
North Dakota University System http://www.ndus.edu/system/state-authorization/
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Ohio |
Ohio Department of Higher Education |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education http://www.okhighered.org/current-college-students/complaints.shtml |
Oregon |
Higher Education Coordinating Commission http://www.oregon.gov/highered/institutions-programs/private/Pages/private-posts
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Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania Department of Education https://www.education.pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/CollegeCareer/Pages/Students-Complaints.aspx
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Rhode Island |
Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner |
South Carolina |
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education https://www.che.sc.gov/CHE_Docs/academicaffairs/SARA/ComplaintForm.pdf
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South Dakota |
South Dakota Board of Regents https://www.sdbor.edu/administrative-offices/academics/SD-SARA/Pages/default.aspx
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Tennessee |
Tennessee Higher Education Commission |
Texas |
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
Utah |
Utah System of Higher Education https://ushe.edu/office-of-commissioner/state-authorization-ut-sara/sara-complaint-form/ |
Vermont |
Vermont Agency for Education http://education.vermont.gov/documents/postsecondary-program-complaint-resolution |
Washington |
Washington Student Achievement Council |
West Virginia |
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission http://www.wvhepc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Student-Complaint-Process-revised.pdf |
Wisconsin |
Department of Safety and Professional Services https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Programs/EducationalApproval/Student.aspx |
Wyoming |
Wyoming Department of Education
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Responsible Office: Provost
Effective Date: May 2021
Last Updated: May 2021
Last Edited: August 18, 2021