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State Higher Education Agencies
Alabama
Alabama Commission on Higher Education (C)
Gregory G. Fitch, Executive Director
P. O. Box 302000
100 North Union Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-2000
t: 334-242-1998
f: 334-242-0268
gregory.fitch@ache.alabama.gov
www.ache.state.al.us
Alaska
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (C)
Diane Barrans, Executive Director
P.O. Box 110505
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0505
t: 907-465-6740
f: 907-465-3293
diane.barrans@alaska.gov
akadvantage.alaska.gov
Alaska
University of Alaska System (G)
Mark R. Hamilton, President
910 Yukon Drive, Suite 202
P. O. Box 755000
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-5000
t: 907-450-8000
f: 907-450-8002
sypres@alaska.edu
www.alaska.edu
Arizona
Arizona Board of Regents (G)
Joel Sideman, Executive Director
2020 North Central Avenue, Suite 230
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4593
t: 602-229-2500
f: 602-229-2555
joel.sideman@azregents.edu
www.azregents.edu
Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Higher Education (C)
James Purcell, Director
114 East Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
t: 501-371-2000
f: 501-371-2003
jpurcell@adhe.edu
www.adhe.edu
California
California Postsecondary Education Commission (C)
Murray Haberman, Executive Director
770 L Street, Suite 1160
Sacramento, California 95814-2932
t: 916-445-1000
f: 916-327-4417
agomez@cpec.ca.gov
mhaberman@cpec.ca.gov
http://www.cpec.ca.gov
Colorado
Colorado Commission on Higher Education (C)
David E. Skaggs, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Higher Education
1380 Lawrence Street, Suite 1200
Denver, Colorado 80204-2059
t: 303-866-2723
f: 303-866-4266
david.skaggs@cche.state.co.us
www.state.co.us/cche_dir/hecche.html
Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Higher Education (C)
Valerie F. Lewis, Commissioner
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06105-2326
t: 860-947-1800
f: 860-947-1310 and/or 860-947-1311
vlewis@ctdhe.org
www.ctdhe.org
Delaware
Delaware Higher Education Commission (C)
Maureen Laffey, Director
820 North French Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
t: 302-577-5240
f: 302-577-6765
dhec@doe.k12.de.us
mlaffey@doe.k12.de.us
www.doe.k12.de.us/dhec
District of Columbia
Office of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (C)
Eurmon Hervey, Director of Education Programs
441 - 4th Street, NW, Suite 350N
Washington, D.C. 20001
t: 202-724-7739
f: 202-727-2739
eurmon.hervey@dc.gov
seo.dc.gov/seo/cwp/view,a,1222,q,535237.asp
Florida
State University System of Florida (G)
Mark Rosenberg, Chancellor
Turlington Building, Suite 1614
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
t: 850-245-0466
f: 850-245-9685
chancellor@flbog.org
www.flbog.org
Georgia
Georgia Board of Regents (G)
Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Chancellor
University System of Georgia
270 Washington Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
t: 404-656-2202
f: 404-657-6979
chancellor@usg.edu
www.usg.edu
Hawaii
Hawaii Board of Regents (G)
David McClain, President
University of Hawaii System
2444 Dole Street
Bachman Hall 202
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
t: 808-956-8207
f: 808-956-5286
mcclain@hawaii.edu
www.hawaii.edu
Idaho
Idaho State Board of Education (G)
Mike Rush, Phd, Interim Executive Director
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0037
t: 208-332-1591
f: 208-334-2632
board@osbe.idaho.gov
mike.rush@osbe.idaho.gov
www.boardofed.idaho.gov
Illinois
Illinois Board of Higher Education (C)
Judy Erwin, Executive Director
431 East Adams Street, Second Floor
Springfield, Illinois 62701-1404
t: 217-782-2551
f: 217-782-8548
info@ibhe.org
erwin@ibhe.org
www.ibhe.state.il.us
Indiana
Indiana Commission for Higher Education (C)
Stanley G. Jones, Commissioner
101 West Ohio Street, Suite 550
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-1971
t: 317-464-4400
f: 317-464-4410
sjones@che.state.in.us
www.che.state.in.us
Iowa
Board of Regents, State of Iowa (G)
Andy Baumert, Interim Executive Director
11260 Aurora Avenue
Urbandale, Iowa 50322-7905
t: 515-281-3934
f: 515-281-6420
abaumert@iastate.edu
www2.state.ia.us/regents
Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents (G)
Reginald L. Robinson, President & CEO
1000 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 520
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1368
t: 785-296-3421
f: 785-296-0983
rrobinson@ksbor.org
www.kansasregents.org
Kentucky
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (C)
Brad Cowgill, President
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 320
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-8204
t: 502-573-1555
f: 502-573-1535
cpe.webmaster@mail.state.ky.us
bradford.cowgill@ky.gov
cpe.ky.gov
Louisiana
Louisiana Board of Regents (C)
E. Joseph Savoie, Commissioner of Higher Education
Mailing:
P.O. Box 3677
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-3677
Street:
1201 North Third Street, Suite 6-200
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
t: 225-342-4253
f: 225-342-9318 or 225-342-6926
commish@la.gov
www.regents.state.la.us
Maine
University of Maine System (G)
Richard Pattenaude, Chancellor
16 Central Street
Bangor, Maine 04401
t: 207-973-3201
f: 207-973-3296
moreinfo@maine.edu
pattenau@usm.maine.edu
www.maine.edu
Maryland
Maryland Higher Education Commission (C)
James Earl Lyons, Sr., Secretary of Higher Education
839 Bestgate Road, Suite 400
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
t: 410-260-4500
Toll Free: 800-974-0203
f: 410-260-3200
jlyons@mhec.state.md.us
www.mhec.state.md.us
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education (G)
Patricia F. Plummer, Chancellor
One Ashburton Place, Room 1401
Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1696
t: 617-994-6950
f: 617-994-6397
bhe@bhe.mass.edu
pplummer@bhe.mass.edu
www.mass.edu
Michigan
State of Michigan: Dept. of Career Development (not a member) (C)
Keith Cooley, Department of Labor & Economic Growth (DLEG) Director
Department of Career Development
201 North Washington Square
Victor Office Center, 7th Floor
Lansing, MI 48913
t: 517-241-4000
f: 517-373-0314
career@state.mi.us
www.michigan.gov/mdcd
Minnesota
Minnesota Office of Higher Education (C)
Susan Heegaard, Director
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108-5227
t: 651-642-0567
Toll-free t: 800-657-3866
f: 651-642-0675
susan.heegaard@state.mn.us
www.ohe.state.mn.us
Minnesota
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (G)
James H. McCormick, Chancellor
Wells Fargo Place
30 - 7th St. E., Suite 350
Saint Paul, MN 55101-7804
t: 651-296-8012
Toll-free t: 888-667-2848
f: 651-297-3312
james.mccormick@so.mnscu.edu
www.mnscu.edu
Mississippi
Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning (G)
Thomas Meredith, Commissioner of Higher Education
Board of Trustees
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, Mississippi 39211
t: 601-432-6623
f: 601-432-6972
commissioner@mississippi.edu
www.mississippi.edu
Missouri
Missouri Department of Higher Education (C)
Robert B. Stein, Commissioner
3515 Amazonas Drive
Jefferson City, Missouri 65109-5717
t: 573-751-2361
f: 573-751-6635
robert.stein@dhe.mo.gov
www.dhe.mo.gov
Montana
Montana University System (G)
Sheila M. Stearns, Commissioner of Higher Education
Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education
46 North Last Chance Gulch
P.O. Box 23201
Helena, Montana 59601-4122
t: 406-444-6570
f: 406-444-1469
sstearns@montana.edu
www.mus.edu
Nebraska
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education (C)
Marshall A. Hill, Executive Director
140 North 8th Street, Suite 300
P. O. Box 95005
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5005
t: 402-471-2847
f: 402-471-2886
marshall.hill@ccpe.ne.gov
www.ccpe.state.ne.us/PublicDoc/CCPE/Default.asp
Nevada
Nevada System of Higher Education (G)
James E. Rogers, Chancellor
System Administration North
2601 Enterprise Road
Reno, Nevada 89512-1666
t: 775-784-4905
f: 775-784-1127
System Administration South
5550 W. Flamingo Road, Suite C-1
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
t: 702-889-8426
f: 702-889-8492
chancellor@nevada.edu
system.nevada.edu
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission (C)
Kathryn G. Dodge, Executive Director
3 Barrell Court, Suite 300
Concord, NH 03301-8543
t: 603-271-2555
f: 603-271-2696
kdodge@pec.state.nh.us
www.nh.gov/postsecondary
New Hampshire
University System of New Hampshire (G)
Stephen J. Reno, Chancellor
Dunlap Center
25 Concord Road
Lee, New Hampshire 03861
f: 603-862-0908
t: 603-862-1800
stephen.reno@usnh.edu
www.usnh.edu
New Jersey
New Jersey Commission on Higher Education (C)
Jane Oates, Executive Director
20 West State Street
P. O. Box 542
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0542
t: 609-292-4310
f: 609-292-7225 or 633-8420
nj_che@che.state.nj.us
jane.oates@che.state.nj.us
www.state.nj.us/highereducation
New Mexico
New Mexico Higher Education Department (C)
Reed Dasenbrock, Cabinet Secretary
1068 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505-1650
t: 505-476-6500
f: 505-476-6511
laura.mulry@state.nm.us
reed.dasenbrock@state.nm.us
www.hed.state.nm.us
New York
New York State Education Department (C)
Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Deputy Commissioner for Higher Education
2nd Floor Mezzanine West EB
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234
t: 518-474-3862
f: 518-486-2175
hedepcom@mail.nysed.gov
www.highered.nysed.gov
North Carolina
The University of North Carolina (G)
Erskine B. Bowles, President
General Administration
910 Raleigh Road
P. O. Box 2688
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515-2688
t: 919 962-1000
f: 919-843-9695
ebowles@northcarolina.edu
www.northcarolina.edu
North Dakota
North Dakota University System (G)
William E. Goetz, Chancellor
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Department 215
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0230
t: 701-328-2960
f: 701-328-2961
william.goetz@ndus.nodak.edu
www.ndus.nodak.edu
Ohio
Ohio Board of Regents (C)
Eric D. Fungerhut, Chancellor
30 East Broad Street, 36th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3414
t: 614-466-6000
f: 614-466-5866
regents@regents.state.oh.us
efingerhut@regents.state.oh.us
regents.ohio.gov
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (C)
Glen D. Johnson, Chancellor
655 Research Parkway, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
t: 405-225-9100
f: 405-225-9230
gjohnson@osrhe.edu
www.okhighered.org
Oregon
Oregon University System (G)
George Pernsteiner, Chancellor
P. O. Box 3175
Eugene, Oregon 97403-0175
t: 541-346-5700
f: 541-346-5764
george_pernsteiner@ous.edu
www.ous.edu
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Department of Education (C)
Kathleen Shaw, Deputy Secretary for Postsecondary & Higher Education
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126-0333
t: 717-787-5041
f: 717-783-5420
00postse@psupen.psu.edu
katshaw@state.pa.us
www.pdehighered.state.pa.us/higher/site/default.asp
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (G)
Judy G. Hample, Chancellor
2986 North Second Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110
t: 717-720-4000
f: 717-720-4011
jhample@passhe.edu
www.passhe.edu
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education (G)
Viviana Abreu, Executive Director
Box 19900
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00910-1900
t: 787-724-7100
f: 787-721-6447
vi_abreu@ces.gobierno.pr
www.ces.gobierno.pr
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education (G)
Jack R. Warner, Commissioner
301 Promenade Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02908-5748
t: 401-455-9300
f: 401-455-9314
ribghe@etal.uri.edu
jwarner@etal.uri.edu
www.ribghe.org
South Carolina
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (C)
Garrison Walters, Executive Director
1333 Main Street, Suite 200
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
t: 803-737-2260
f: 803-737-2297
gwalters@che.sc.gov
www.che.sc.gov
South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Regents (G)
Robert T. (Tad) Perry, Executive Director
306 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 200
Pierre, South Dakota 57501-2409
t: 605-773-3455
f: 605-773-5320
info@sdbor.edu
tadp@sdbor.edu
www.ris.sdbor.edu
Tennessee
Tennessee Higher Education Commission (C)
Richard G. Rhoda, Executive Director
404 James Robertson Parkway
Parkway Towers, Suite 1900
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0830
t: 615-741-3605
f: 615-741-6230
richard.rhoda@state.tn.us
www.state.tn.us/thec
Texas
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (C)
Raymund A. Paredes, Commissioner
Mailing:
P.O. Box 12788
Austin, Texas 78711-2788
1200 East Anderson Lane
Austin, TX 78752-1743
t: 512-427-6101
Toll Free: 800-242-3062
f: 512-427-6127
raymund.paredes@thecb.state.tx.us
www.thecb.state.tx.us
Utah
Utah System of Higher Education (G)
David L. Buhler, Interim Commissioner of Higher Education
Board of Regents Building, The Gateway
60 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1284
t: 801-321-7100
f: 801-321-7199
jcottrell@utahsbr.edu
www.utahsbr.edu
Vermont
University of Vermont (G)
Daniel Mark Fogel, President
Waterman Building
Burlington, Vermont 05405
t: 802-656-3186
f: 802-656-1363
president@uvm.edu
daniel.fogel@uvm.edu
www.uvm.edu
Vermont
Vermont State Colleges (G)
Robert G. Clarke, Chancellor
Mailing:
P. O. Box 359
Waterbury, Vermont 05676-0359
Street:
Park Street, Stanley Hall
Waterbury, VT 05676-0539
t: 802-241-2526
f: 802-241-3369
robert.clarke@quark.vsc.edu
web.vsc.edu
Virginia
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (C)
Daniel J. LaVista, Executive Director
101 North Fourteenth Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
t: 804-225-2600
f: 804-225-2604
communications@schev.edu
DanielLaVista@schev.edu
www.schev.edu
Washington
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board (C)
Ann E. Daley, Executive Director
917 Lakeridge Way
P.O. Box 43430
Olympia, Washington 98504-3430
t: 360-753-7800
f: 360-753-7808
info@hecb.wa.com
annd@hecb.wa.gov
www.hecb.wa.gov
West Virginia
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (G)
Brian Noland, Chancellor
1018 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Suite 700
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
t: 304-558-2101
f: 304-558-5719
noland@hepc.wvnet.edu
www.hepc.wvnet.edu
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin System (G)
Kevin P. Reilly, President
1700 Van Hise Hall
1220 Linden Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 5370
6-1559 t: 608-262-2321
f: 608-262-3985
kreilly@uwsa.edu
www.wisconsin.edu
Wyoming
University of Wyoming (G)
Thomas Buchanan, President
Department 3434
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, Wyoming 82071
t: 307-766-4121
f: 307-766-4126
tombuch@uwyo.edu
www.uwyo.edu
Wyoming
Wyoming Community College Commission (C)
James O. Rose, Executive Director
2020 Carey Avenue, 8th Floor
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
t: 307-777-7763
f: 307-777-6567
jrose@commission.wcc.edu
www.communitycolleges.wy.edu