State Eligibility
Students located in the following states are currently able to apply and enroll in AMDA’s online programs. Authorizations in specific states may change periodically.
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ALASKA +
AMDA’s fully online programs are exempt from authorization under AS 14.48 because the programs are online or distance delivered and we do not have a physical presence in the state.
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
PO Box 110505
Juneau, AK 99811-0505
customer.service@alaska.gov
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Arizona +
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education 1400 W. Washington Street
Room 260
Phoenix, AZ 85007
https://ppse.az.gov/complaint -
California +
California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
PO Box 944255
W. Sacramento, CA 95798-0818
bppe@dca.ca.gov
http://www.bppe.ca.gov/forms_pubs/complaint.pdf -
Colorado +
Colorado Department of Higher Education
1560 Broadway, Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
https://highered.colorado.gov/filing-student-complaint -
Connecticut +
Students residing in Connecticut while enrolled in a fully online program may file a student complaint with the Connecticut Office of Higher Education. Before contacting the Office of Higher Education, you must first exhaust AMDA’s internal grievance or complaint procedures. Once you have pursued your concerns using the institution’s dispute resolution procedures, and have not reached a mutually agreeable resolution, you may proceed with filing a formal complaint with the Office of Higher Education. To do so, please visit the Connecticut Office of Higher Education’s Student Complaint Process page.
Connecticut Department of Higher Education
450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 707
Hartford, Connecticut 06103-1841
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Florida +
Florida Commission on Independent Education
325 W. Gaines Street
Suite 1414
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Commissioner@fldoe.org
https://www.fldoe.org/sara/complaint-process.stml -
Georgia +
Students living outside of California should attempt to resolve any academic issues or complaints with AMDA first. If after following AMDA’s complaint procedures the issue cannot be resolved internally, a Georgia student may file a complaint with the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission at 2082 East Exchange Place, Tucker, GA 30084, (770) 414-3300 or fill out this online form: https://gnpec.georgia.gov/student-resources/complaints-against-institution. Georgia students have the right to appeal final AMDA institutional decisions to GNPEC. -
Hawaii +
Hawaii State Board of Education
PO Box 2360
Honolulu, HI 96804
ocp@dcca.hawaii.gov
http://cca.hawaii.gov/hpeap/student-complaint-process/ -
Idaho +
Idaho State Board of Education
Attn: State Coordinator for Private Colleges and Proprietary Schools
650 West State Street
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0037
https://boardofed.idaho.gov/higher-education-private/private-colleges-degree-granting/student-complaint-procedures/ -
Illinois +
Illinois Board of Higher Education
431 East Adams, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62701-1404
info@ibhe.org
Institutional Complaint Hotline: (217) 557-7359
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Indiana +
Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education
Attn: Director of Regulatory Compliance
302 W Washington Street, Room E201
Indianapolis, IN 46204
https://www.in.gov/che/2744.htm -
Iowa +
Iowa Student Aid Commission
603 E. 12th Street, 5th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
info@iowacollegeaid.gov
https://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/StudentComplaintForm -
Kansas +
Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
https://www.kansasregents.org/academic_affairs/private_out_of_state/complaint_process -
Kentucky +
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
1024 Capital Center Dr. #320
Frankfort, KY 40601-7512
http://cpe.ky.gov/campuses/consumer_complaint.html -
Louisiana +
Louisiana Board of Regents
PO Box 3677
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3677
https://www.regents.la.gov/assets/docs/2014/07/StudentComplaintProcedure.pdf -
Maine +
Maine Department of Education
Complaint Investigator
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023 -
Massachusetts +
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
One Ashburton Place
Room 1401
Boston, MA 02108
https://www.mass.edu/forstufam/complaints/complaints.asp -
Michigan +
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
Office of Postsecondary Services
Proprietary School Unit Staff
201 N. Washington Sq.
Lansing, MI 48913
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/lara/Post-Secondary_Student_Complaints_498839_7.pdf -
Mississippi +
Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453
http://www.mississippi.edu/mcca/student_complaint_process.asp
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Missouri +
Missouri Department of Higher Education
205 Jefferson Street
PO Box 1469
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469
info@dhe.mo.gov
https://dhe.mo.gov/documents/POLICYONCOMPLAINTRESOLUTION-reviseddraft.pdf -
Montana +
Montana Board of Regents
Office of Commissioner of Higher Education
Montana University System
2500 Broadway Street
PO Box 203201
Helena, MT 59620-3201
http://www.mus.edu/MUS-statement-of-complaint-process.asp -
Nebraska +
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
PO Box 95005
Lincoln, NE 68509-5005
https://ccpe.nebraska.gov/student-complaints-against-postsecondary-institutions
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Nevada +
Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education
3663 East Sunset Road
Suite 202
Las Vegas, Nevada 89120
http://cpe.nv.gov/Students/Students_Home/ -
New Hampshire +
New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission
3 Barrell Court #300
Concord, NH 03301-8531
https://my.doe.nh.gov/ESSWEB/HigherEducation/Complaint.aspx -
New Jersey +
New Jersey Commission on Higher Education
PO Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625
nj_che@che.state.nj.us
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/OSHEComplaintInstructions.shtml -
North Dakota +
North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education
State Capitol – 15th Floor
600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 270
Bismarck, ND 58505-0610
cte@nd.gov
https://www.cte.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/PrivatePS/NDSBCTE_Student_Complaint_Procedure.pdf -
Ohio +
Ohio Board of Regents
30 East Broad Street, 36th floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3414
https://www.ohiohighered.org/students/complaints -
Oklahoma +
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Parkway
Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
https://www.okhighered.org/current-college-students/complaints.shtml -
Oregon +
Oregon Office of Degree Authorization
255 Capitol Street NE, Third Floor
Salem, OR 97310
http://www.oregon.gov/highered/institutions-programs/private/Pages/private-postsecondary-complaints.aspx -
Pennsylvania +
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market St.
Harrisburg, PA 17126
https://www.education.pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/CollegeCareer/Pages/Students-Complaints.aspx -
Puerto Rico +
Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education
PO Box 1900
San Juan, PR 00910-1900
http://www.ce.pr.gov/ -
South Carolina +
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education responds to formal complaints from students against public, independent non-profit and proprietary institutions of higher education in South Carolina. However, the Commission has limited authority over public and non-profit independent colleges and universities and cannot offer legal advice or initiate court proceedings. Student complaint procedures and forms can be found on the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education’s website at https://che.sc.gov/. Complaint forms and required documentation should be submitted by email to submitcomplaint@che.sc.gov or by mail to:
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Academic Affairs
Attn: Student Complaint
1122 Lady St., Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29201 -
South Dakota +
South Dakota Board of Regents
306 E. Capitol Ave, Suite 200
Pierre, SD 57501-2545
https://consumer.sd.gov/complaintform.aspx -
Tennessee +
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
404 James Robertson Parkway
Suite 1900
Nashville, TN 37243
https://www.tn.gov/thec/for-students-and-families/transcript-requests-and-institution-complaints.html -
Texas +
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
1200 E. Anderson Lane
Austin, TX 78752
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/links/student-complaints/ -
Utah +
Utah Division of Consumer Protection
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
consumerprotection@utah.gov
http://consumerprotection.utah.gov/complaints/index.html -
Vermont +
Vermont Department of Education
State Board of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
https://education.vermont.gov/documents/postsecondary-program-complaint-resolution -
Washington +
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board
917 Lakeridge Way
PO Box 43430
Olympia, WA 98504-3430
dainfo@hecb.wa.gov
http://www.wsac.wa.gov/student-complaints -
West Virginia +
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Blvd E., Ste 700
Charleston, WV 25301-2800
http://www.wvhepc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Student-Complaint-Process-revised.pdf -
Wyoming +
Wyoming Department of Education
2300 Capitol Avenue
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
https://edu.wyoming.gov/beyond-the-classroom/school-programs/private-school-licensing/
If a student living outside of California should have any academic issues or concerns, they should first follow AMDA’s complaint procedures. If the issue cannot be resolved internally with AMDA, resources for filing complaints with each state agency are available above.
Due to state regulations, AMDA is unable to enroll potential online students located in the following states at this time. This list may change as AMDA expands its state authorization activities.
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Alabama
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Arkansas
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District of Columbia
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Delaware
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Maryland +
AMDA is subject to investigation of complaints by the Office of the Attorney General or the Maryland Higher Education Commission. A Maryland student must first exhaust the AMDA complaint procedures. Should the opinion of the student be that the complaint has not been resolved appropriately by AMDA, the student may submit the complaint to: Maryland Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
200 St. Paul St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-528-8662/888-743-0823 (toll free)
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Minnesota
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New Mexico
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New York
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North Carolina
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Rhode Island
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Virginia
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Wisconsin