State Contact Information
The Guide to Student Rights and Responsibilities contains detailed procedures for sexual harassment, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and Title IX complaints, along with the procedures about how to file a complaint on the basis of protected class. Each school within the university establishes procedures to address matters of unfair academic evaluation or arbitrary and capricious grading. Information about these procedures is available from the department chair and/or associate dean of the school in which the course is offered.
GW's Office of Ethics, Compliance, and Risk
State Agencies
If you are unable to resolve your issue through the above process or by speaking with your instructor, you can contact the higher education regulatory agency in the District of Columbia or the state in which you reside.
- District of Columbia
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District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Higher Education Licensure Commission
1050 First Street, NE
5th Floor
Washington, DC 20002 - Alabama
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Alabama Commission on Higher Education
PO Box 302000
Montgomery, AL 36130-2000 - Alaska
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Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
PO Box 110505
Juneau, AK 99811-0505Email: [email protected]
Alaska Office of Attorney General
Consumer Protection Unit
1031 W. Fourth Avenue, Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99501Email: [email protected]
- Arizona
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Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
1400 W. Washington Street
Room 260
Phoenix, AZ 85007 - Arkansas
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Arkansas Division of Higher Education
423 Main Street
Suite 400
Little Rock, AR 72201Email: [email protected]
- California
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California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education
PO Box 980818
W. Sacramento, CA 95798-0818 - Colorado
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Colorado Department of Higher Education
1560 Broadway, Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202 - Connecticut
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Connecticut Department of Higher Education
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105-2326Email: [email protected]
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
165 Capitol Avenue
Room 110
Hartford, CT 06106Email: [email protected]
Consumer Complaint Hotline: (800) 842-2649
- Delaware
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Delaware Higher Education Office
Carvel State Office Building, 5th Floor
820 N. French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801-3509Email: [email protected]
Delaware Attorney General
Consumer Protection Wilmington
820 N. French Street 5th floor
Wilmington, DE 19801Email: [email protected]
- Florida
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Florida Commission on Independent Education
325 W. Gaines Street
Suite 1414
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400Email: [email protected]
- Georgia
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Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission
2082 E Exchange Pl. #220
Tucker, GA 30084-5334 - Hawaii
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Hawaii State Board of Education
PO Box 2360
Honolulu, HI 96804Email: [email protected]
- Idaho
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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 - Illinois
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Illinois Board of Higher Education
431 East Adams
2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62701-1404Email: [email protected]
Institutional Complaint Hotline: (217) 557-7359
Illinois State Board of Education
100 N. 1st Street
Springfield, IL 62777Visit State Board of Education website
Illinois Attorney General
Consumer Fraud Bureau
500 South Second Street
Springfield, IL 62706Visit Attorney General website
Consumer Fraud Hotline: (800) 243-0618
- Indiana
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Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education
Attn: Director of Regulatory Compliance
302 W Washington Street, Room E201
Indianapolis, IN 46204 - Iowa
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Iowa College Student Aid Commission
430 E. Grand Avenue
3rd Floor
Des Moines, IA 50309General Inquiries: (877) 272-4456, option 4
- Kansas
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Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson Street
Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368 - Kentucky
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Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
1024 Capital Center Dr #320
Frankfort, KY 40601-7512Kentucky Board of Proprietary Education
911 Leawood Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601-3319Kentucky Office of the Attorney General
Capitol Suite 118
700 Capitol Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601-3449Email: [email protected]
- Louisiana
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Louisiana Board of Regents
PO Box 3677
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3677 - Maine
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Maine Department of Education
Complaint Investigator
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023Email: [email protected]
Maine Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
6 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333 - Maryland
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The George Washington University online programs are registered in the State of Maryland under the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
Maryland Higher Education Commission
6 N. Liberty Street
Baltimore, MD 21201Maryland Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
200 St. Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202Email: [email protected]
Consumer Protection Hotline: (410) 528-8662
- Massachusetts
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Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
One Ashburton Place
Room 1401
Boston, MA 02108 - Michigan
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Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Corporations, Securities, & Commercial Licensing Bureau
Administrative Services Section - Complaint Intake
PO Box 30018
Lansing, MI 48909 - Minnesota
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Minnesota Office of Higher Education
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55108-5227Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
1400 Bremer Tower
445 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, MN 55101 - Mississippi
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Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453Mississippi Commission of Proprietary Schools and College Registration
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453Mississippi Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
PO Box 22947
Jackson, MS 39225-2947 - Missouri
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Missouri Department of Higher Education
205 Jefferson Street
PO Box 1469
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469E-mail: [email protected]
- Montana
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Montana Board of Regents
Office of Commissioner of Higher Education
Montana University System
2500 Broadway Street
PO Box 203201
Helena, MT 59620-3201Montana Office of Consumer Protection
2225 11th Avenue
PO Box 200151
Helena, MT 59620-0151E-mail: [email protected]
- Nebraska
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Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
PO Box 95005
Lincoln, NE 68509-5005Nebraska Department of Education
Investigations Office
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 98987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987 - Nevada
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Nevada Office of the Attorney General
100 North Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89701 - New Hampshire
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New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission
3 Barrell Court #300
Concord, NH 03301-8531 - New Jersey
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New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
1 John Fitch Plaza
PO Box 110
Trenton, NJ 08625-0110E-mail: [email protected]
- New Mexico
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New Mexico Higher Education Department
2048 Galisteo
Santa Fe, NM 87505 - New York
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New York State Education Department
Office of College and University Evaluation
5 North Mezzanine
Albany, NY 12234E-mail: [email protected]
New York Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision
99 Washington Avenue, Room 1613 OCP
Albany, NY 12234New York State Department of State
Division of Consumer Protection
Consumer Assistance Unit
5 Empire State Plaza – Suite 2101
Albany, NY 12223-1556 - North Carolina
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North Carolina Post-Secondary Education Complaints
c/o Student Complaints
University of North Carolina System Office
910 Raleigh Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2688Visit Post-Secondary Education Complaints website
North Carolina Attorney General's Office
Consumer Protection
Mail Service Center 9001
Raleigh, NC 27699-9001 - North Dakota
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North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education
State Capitol – 15th Floor
600 E. Boulevard Ave. Dept. 270
Bismarck, ND 58505-0610E-mail: [email protected]
North Dakota Office of Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
Gateway Professional Center
1050 E Interstate Ave. Suite 200
Bismarck, ND 58503-5574 - Ohio
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Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools
35 East Gay Street, Suite 403
Columbus, OH 43215-3138Ohio Board of Regents
30 East Broad Street, 36th floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3414Ohio Attorney General
Consumer Protection Section
30 E. Broad St., 14th floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3400 - Oklahoma
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Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Parkway
Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104Oklahoma State Board of Private Vocational Schools
3700 Classen Boulevard
Suite 250
Oklahoma City, OK 731182864Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Unit
Attn: Investigative Analyst
313 NE 21st Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105 - Oregon
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Oregon Office of Degree Authorization
1500 Valley River Drive
Suite 100
Eugene, OR 97401Oregon Attorney General
Financial Fraud/Consumer Protection Section
1162 Court St. NE
Salem, OR 97301-4096 - Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333Office of Attorney General
Bureau of Consumer Protection
14th Floor, Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120 - Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education
PO Box 1900
San Juan, PR
00910-1900Puerto Rico Department of Justice
PO 9020192
San Juan, PR
00902-0192 - Rhode Island
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Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education
Shepard Building
80 Washington Street
Providence, RI 02903Rhode Island Department of Attorney General
Consumer Protection Unit
150 South Main Street
Providence, RI 02903 - South Carolina
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South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
1333 Main Street, Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29201 - South Dakota
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South Dakota Board of Regents
306 E. Capitol Ave, Suite 200
Pierre, SD 57501-2545South Dakota Office of Attorney General
Division of Consumer Protection
1302 E Hwy 14 Suite 3
Pierre SD 57501-8053 - Tennesseee
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Tennessee Higher Education Commission
404 James Robertson Parkway
Suite 1900
Nashville, TN 37243 - Texas
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Texas Workforce Commission
Career Schools and Colleges – Room 226-T
101 East 15th Street
Austin, TX 78778-0001Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
1200 E. Anderson Lane
Austin, TX 78752Texas Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
PO Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711-2548 - Utah
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Utah Division of Consumer Protection
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111E-mail: [email protected]
- Vermont
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Vermont Department of Education
State Board of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501Vermont Attorney General’s Office
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-1001 - Virginia
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State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
101 N. 14th St.
James Monroe Building
Richmond, VA 23219E-mail: [email protected]
- Washington
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The George Washington University is authorized by the Washington Student Achievement Council and meets the requirements and minimum educational standards established for degree-granting institutions under the Degree-Granting Institutions Act. This authorization is subject to periodic review and authorizes the George Washington University to offer field placement components for specific degree programs. The Council may be contacted for a list of currently authorized programs. Authorization by the Council does not carry with it an endorsement by the Council of the institution or its programs. Any person desiring information about the requirements of the act or the applicability of those requirements to the institution may contact the Council at P.O. Box 43430, Olympia, WA 98504-3430.
Washington Student Achievement Council
917 Lakeridge Way
PO Box 43430
Olympia, WA 98504-3430E-mail: [email protected]
Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
128 10th Avenue SW
PO Box 43105
Olympia, WA 98504-3105E-mail: [email protected]
Visit Coordinating Board website
Washington State Office of the Attorney General
1125 Washington Street SE
PO Box 40100
Olympia, WA 98504-0100 - West Virginia
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West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Blvd E., Ste 700
Charleston, WV 25301-2800Community and Technical College System of West Virginia
1018 Kanawha Blvd. E., Ste. 700
Charleston, WV 25301West Virginia Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
PO Box 1789
Charleston, WV 25326-1789 - Wisconsin
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Wisconsin Educational Approval Board
30 W. Mifflin St., 9th Floor
PO Box 8696
Madison, WI 53708Email: [email protected]
- Wyoming
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Wyoming Department of Education
2300 Capitol Avenue
Hathaway Building, 2nd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050Wyoming Attorney General’s Office
123 Capitol Building
200 W. 24th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002