DIRECTORY OF STATE HIGHER EDUCATION AGENCIES The following is a list of state higher education agencies and governing boards. ALABAMA Alabama Commission on Higher Education Suite 205 3465 Norman Bridge Road Montgomery, Alabama 36105-2310 (334) 281-1998 -or- State Department of Education Gordon Persons Office Building 50 North Ripley Street Montgomery, Alabama 36130-3901 (205) 242-8082 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALASKA Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education 3030 Vintage Boulevard Juneau, Alaska 99801-7109 (907) 465-2962 -or- State Department of Education Goldbelt Place 801 West 10th Street, Suite 200 Juneau, Alaska 99801-1894 (907) 465-8715 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education 2020 North Central Ave., Suite 275 Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4503 (602) 229-2531 -or- State Department of Education 1535 West Jefferson Phoenix, Arizona 85007 (602) 542-2147 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARKANSAS Arkansas Department of Higher Education 114 East Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3818 (501) 324-9300 -or- Arkansas Department of Education 4 State Capitol Mall, Room 304A Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1071 (501) 682-4474 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALIFORNIA California Student Aid Commission P.O. Box 510845 Sacramento, California 94245-0845 (916) 445-0880 -or- 1515 South Street, North Building Suite 500, P.O. Box 510845 Sacramento, California 94245-0621 (916) 322-2294 -or- California Department of Education 721 Capitol Mall Sacramento, California 95814 (916) 657-2451 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLORADO Colorado Commission on Higher Education Colorado Heritage Center 1300 Broadway, 2nd Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (303) 866-2723 -or- State Department of Education 201 East Colfax Avenue Denver, Colorado 80203-1705 (303) 866-6779 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONNECTICUT Connecticut Department of Higher Education 61 Woodland Street Hartford, Connecticut 06105-2391 (203) 566-3910 -or- Connecticut Department of Education 165 Capitol Avenue P.O. Box 2219 Hartford, Connecticut 06106-1630 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DELAWARE Delaware Higher Education Commission Carvel State Office Building, Fourth Floor 820 North French Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (302) 577-3240 -or- State Department of Public Instruction Townsend Building #279 Federal and Lockerman Streets P.O. Box 1402 Dover, Delaware 19903-1402 (302) 739-4583 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Department of Human Services Office of Postsecondary Education, Research and Assistance 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, SE Suite 401 Washington, DC 20020 (202) 727-3685 -or- District of Columbia Public Schools Division of Student Services 4501 Lee Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20019 (202) 724-4934 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA Florida Department of Education Office of Student Financial Assistance 1344 Florida Education Center 325 West Gaines Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 (904) 487-0649 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGIA Georgia Student Finance Authority State Loans and Grants Division Suite 245 2082 East Exchange Place Tucker, Georgia 30084 (404) 414-3000 -or- State Department of Education 2054 Twin Towers East, 205 Butler Street Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5040 (404) 656-5812 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAWAII Hawaii State Postsecondary Education Commission 2444 Dole Street, Room 202 Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2394 (808) 956-8213 -or- Hawaii Department of Education 2530 10th Avenue, Room A12 Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 (808) 733-9103 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDAHO Idaho Board of Education P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0037 (208) 334-2270 -or- State Department of Education 650 West State Street Boise, Idaho 83720 (208) 334-2113 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ILLINOIS Illinois Student Assistance Commission 1755 Lake Cook Road Deerfield, Illinois 60015-5209 (708) 948-8500 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDIANA State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana Suite 500, 150 West Market Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2811 (317) 232-2350 -or- Indiana Department of Education Room 229 - State House Center for Schools Improvement and Performance Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2798 (317) 232-2305 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IOWA Iowa College Student Aid Commission 914 Grand Avenue, Suite 201 Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2824 (800) 383-4222 -or- Iowa Department of Education --------------------------------------------------------------------------- KANSAS Kansas Board of Regents 700 S.W. Harrison, Suite 1410 Topeka, Kansas 66603-3760 (913) 296-3517 -or- State Department of Education Kansas State Education Building 120 East Tenth Street Topeka, Kansas 66612-1103 (913) 296-4876 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- KENTUCKY Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority Suite 102, 1050 U.S. 127 South Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-4323 (800) 928-8926 -or- State Department of Education 500 Mero Street 1919 Capital Plaza Tower Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 (502) 564-3421 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOUISIANA Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission Office of Student Financial Assistance P.O. Box 91202 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-9202 (800) 259-5626 -or- State Department of Education P.O. Box 94064 626 North 4th Street, 12th Floor Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9064 (504) 342-2098 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAINE Finance Authority of Maine P.O. Box 949 Augusta, Maine 04333-0949 (207) 287-3263 -or- Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0023 Voice: (207) 287-5800 TDD/TTY for Hearing-Impaired: (207) 287-2550 Fax: (207) 287-5900 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARYLAND Maryland Higher Education Commission Jeffrey Building, 16 Francis Street Annapolis, Maryland 21401-1781 (410) 974-2971 -or- Maryland State Department of Education 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2595 (410) 767-0480 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MASSACHUSETTS Massachusetts Higher Education Coordinating Council 330 Stuart Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116 (617) 727-9420 -or- State Department of Education 350 Main Street Malden, Massachusetts 02148-5023 (617) 388-3300 -or- Massachusetts Higher Education Information Center 666 Boylston St. Boston, Massachusetts 20116 (617) 536-0200 x4719 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MICHIGAN Michigan Higher Education Assistance Authority Office of Scholarships and Grants P.O. Box 30462 Lansing, Michigan 48909-7962 (517) 373-3394 -or- Michigan Department of Education 608 West Allegan Street Hannah Building Lansing, Michigan 48909 (517) 373-3324 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board Suite 400, Capitol Square Bldg. 550 Cedar Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2292 (800) 657-3866 -or- Department of Children, Families, and Learning 712 Capitol Square Building 550 Cedar Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 (612) 296-6104 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MISSISSIPPI Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board 3825 Ridgewood Road Jackson, Mississippi 39211-6453 (601) 982-6663 -or- State Department of Education P.O. Box 771 Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0771 (601) 359-3768 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MISSOURI Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education 3515 Amazonas Drive Jefferson City, Missouri 65109-5717 (314) 751-2361 -or- Missouri State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 205 Jefferson Street, Sixth Floor Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0480 (314) 751-2931 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONTANA Montana University System 2500 Broadway Helena, Montana 59620-3103 (406) 444-6570 -or- State Office of Public Instruction State Capitol, Room 106 Helena, Montana 59620 (406) 444-4422 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEBRASKA Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education P.O. Box 95005 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5005 (402) 471-2847 -or- Nebraska Department of Education P.O. Box 94987 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4987 (402) 471-2784 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEVADA Nevada Department of Education 400 West King Street Capitol Complex Carson City, Nevada 89710 (702) 687-5915 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW HAMPSHIRE New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission 2 Industrial Park Drive Concord, New Hampshire 03301-8512 (603) 271-2555 -or- State Department of Education State Office Park South 101 Pleasant Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301 (603) 271-2632 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW JERSEY State of New Jersey Office of Student Financial Assistance 4 Quakerbridge Plaza, CN 540 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 (800) 792-8670 -or- State Department of Education 225 West State Street Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0500 (609) 984-6409 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW MEXICO New Mexico Commission on Higher Education 1068 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-4925 (505) 827-7383 -or- State Department of Education Education Building 300 Don Gaspar Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-2786 (505) 827-6648 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK New York State Higher Education Services Corporation One Commerce Plaza Albany, New York 12255 (518) 474-5642 -or- State Education Department 111 Education Building Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12234 (518) 474-5705 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority P.O. Box 2688 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515-2688 (919) 821-4771 -or- State Department of Public Instruction Education Building Division of Teacher Education 116 West Edenton Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-1712 (919) 733-0701 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH DAKOTA North Dakota University System North Dakota Student Financial Assistance Program 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0230 (701) 224-4114 -or- State Department of Public Instruction State Capitol Building, 11th Floor 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0164 (701) 224-2271 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- OHIO Ohio Student Aid Commission P.O. Box 182452 309 South Fourth Street Columbus, Ohio 43218-2452 (800) 837-6752 -or- State Department of Education 65 South Front Street, Room 1005 Columbus, Ohio 43266-0308 (614) 466-2761 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- OKLAHOMA Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program P.O. Box 3000 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-3000 (405) 858-4300 1-800-247-0420 -or- State Department of Education Oliver Hodge Memorial Education Building 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599 (405) 521-4122 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- OREGON Oregon State Scholarship Commission Suite 100, 1500 Valley River Drive Eugene, Oregon 97401-2130 (503) 687-7400 -or- Oregon State System of Heigher Education 700 Pringle Parkway, S.E. Salem, Oregon 97310-0290 (503) 378-5585 -or- Oregon Department of Education 255 Capitol Street NE Salem, OR 97310-0203 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency 1200 North Seventh Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102-1444 (800) 692-7435 -or- P.O. Box 8114 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-8114 (717) 720-2075 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RHODE ISLAND Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education & Rhode Island Office of Higher Education 301 Promenade Street Providence, Rhode Island, 02908-5720 Voice: (401) 277-6560 Fax: (401) 277-6111 E-Mail: RIBOG@uriacc.uri.edu -or- Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority 560 Jefferson Boulevard Warwick, Rhode Island 02886 (800) 922-9855 -or- State Department of Education 22 Hayes Street Providence, Rhode Island 02908 (401) 277-3126 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission 1310 Lady Street, Suite 811 P.O. Box 12159 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 734-1200 -or- State Department of Education 803-a Rutledge Building 1429 Senate Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 734-8364 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH DAKOTA Department of Education and Cultural Affairs Office of the Secretary 700 Governors Drive Pierre, South Dakota 57501-2291 (605) 773-3134 -or- South Dakota Board of Regents --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TENNESSEE Tennessee Higher Education Commission 404 James Robertson Parkway Suite 1900 Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0820 (615) 741-3605 -or- State Department of Education 100 Cordell Hull Building Nashville, Tennessee 37219-5335 (615)741-1346 or (800) 342-1663 (TN residents only) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXAS Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board P.O. Box 12788, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 (800) 242-3062 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- UTAH Utah State Board of Regents Utah System of Higher Education 355 West North Temple #3 Triad Center, Suite 550 Salt Lake City, Utah 84180-1205 (801) 321-7205 -or- Utah State Office of Education 250 East 500 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 (801) 538-7779 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERMONT Vermont Student Assistance Corporation Champlain Mill P.O. Box 2000 Winooski, Vermont 05404-2601 (800) 642-3177 -or- Vermont Department of Education 120 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2501 Voice: (802) 828-3147 Fax: (802) 828-3140 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIRGINIA State Council of Higher Education for Virginia James Monroe Building 101 North Fourteenth Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 786-1690 -or- State Department of Education P.O. Box 2120 James Monroe Building 14th and Franklin Streets Richmond, Virginia 23216-2120 (804) 225-2072 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board P.O. Box 43430, 917 Lakeridge Way, S.W. Olympia, Washington 98504-3430 (206) 753-7850 -or- State Department of Public Instruction Old Capitol Building, P.O. Box FG 11 Olympia, Washington, 98504-3211 (206) 753-2858 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEST VIRGINIA State Department of Education 1900 Washington Street Building B, Room 358 Charleston, West Virginia 25305 (304) 588-2691 -or- State College & University Systems of West Virginia Central Office 1018 Kanawha Boulevard East, Suite 700 Charleston, West Virginia 25301-2827 (304) 558-4016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISCONSIN Higher Educational Aids Board P.O. Box 7885 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7885 (608) 267-2206 -or- State Department of Public Instruction 125 South Wester Street P.O. Box 7841 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7814 (608) 266-2364 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WYOMING Wyoming State Department of Education Hathaway Building 2300 Capitol Avenue, 2nd Floor Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0050 (307) 777-6265 -or- Wyoming Community College Commission 2020 Carey Avenue, 8th Floor Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 (307) 777-7763 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN SAMOA American Samoa Community College Board of Higher Education P.O. Box 2609 Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799-2609 (684) 699-9155 -or- American Samoa Government Department of Education P.O. Box D.O.E. Pago Pago, American Somoa 96799 (684) 633-5237 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GUAM University of Guam 303 University Drive Mangilao, Guam 96923 (671) 734-4469 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Northern Marianas College P.O. Box 1250 Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 96950 (670) 234-6128 -or- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands State Board of Public Education Public School System P.O. Box 1370, CK Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 96950 (670) 322-6402 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUERTO RICO Council on Higher Education Box 23305 - UPR Station Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00931 (809) 758-3350 -or- Department of Education P.O. Box 759 Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00919 (809) 753-2200 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIRGIN ISLANDS Virgin Islands Joint Boards of Education Charlotte Amalie, P.O. Box 11900 St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00801 (809) 774-4546 -or- Virgin Islands Department of Education Office of Federal Programs No. 44-46 Kongens Gade, Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802 (809) 774-0100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BYRD PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVES FOR MARSHALL ISLANDS, MICRONESIA, AND PALAU Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia 1725 N. Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 (202) 223-4383 Republic of the Marshall Islands RMI Scholarship Grant and Loan Board P.O. Box 1436 3 Lagoon Road Majuro, Marshall Islands 96960 (692) 625-3108 Republic of Palau Ministry of Education Bureau P.O. Box 9 Koror, Republic of Palau, TT 96940 (680) 488-1003 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SSIG Program Office of Postsecondary Education Student Financial Assistance Programs Pell and State Grant Section U.S. Department of Education ROB #3, Room 3045 600 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20202-5447 (202) 708-4607 Byrd Program Division of Higher Education Incentive Programs Higher Education Programs Office of Postsecondary Education U.S. Department of Education 1280 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Suite C80 Washington, DC 20024 last updated January 30, 1997 by (eal