Higher education agencies by state

If you are searching for grants or scholarships for your studies in college, contact the state agency for your state below. Here is a list of agencies that administer student aid, both at the state and federal level:

Alabama
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
P.O. Box 302000
Montgomery, AL 36130-2000
Tel: 334-242-1998
Web: http://www.ache.state.al.us

 

Alaska
Alaska Comm. on Postsecondary Ed.
3030 Vintage Blvd.
Juneau, AK 99801-7100
Tel: 907-465-2962
Web: http://www.state.ak.us/acpe/

Arizona
Arizona Comm. for Postsecondary Ed.
2020 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85086
Tel: 602-258-2435
Web: http://www.azhighered.gov

Arkansas
Arkansas Dept. of Higher Ed.
104 E. Capitol Ave, Ste. 401
Little Rock, AR 72201-3818
Tel: 501-371-2000
Web: http://www.adhe.arknet.edu

California
California Student Aid Comm.
PO Box 419026
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-9026
Tel: 888-224-7268
Web: http://www.csac.ca.gov

Colorado
Colorado Comm. on Higher Ed.
1380 Lawrence St., Ste.
1200 Denver, CO 80204
Tel: 303-866-2723
Web: http://www.state.co.us/cchedir/hecche.html

Connecticut
Connecticut Dept. of Higher Ed.
61 Woodland St.
Hartford, CT 06105-2326
Tel: 860-947-1833
Web: http://www.ctdhe.org

Delaware
Delaware Higher Ed. Comm.
820 N. French St., 5th Fl.
Carvel State Office Bldg.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Tel: 302-577-3240
Web: http://www.doe.state.de.us/high-ed/index.htm

District of Columbia
District of Columbia Dept. of Human Services
Office of Postsecondary Education,
Research, and Assistance
2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. SE, Ste. 401
Washington, DC 20020
Tel: 202-698-2400
Web: http://www.dhs.dc.gov

Florida
Office of Student Financial Assistance
1940 N. Monroe St., Ste. 70
Tallahassee, FL 32303-4759
Web: http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org

 

Georgia
Georgia Student Finance Authority
State Loans and Grants Division
2082 E. Exchange Pl., Ste. 200
Tucker, GA 30084
Tel: 770-724-9000
Web: http://www.gsfc.org

Hawaii
State Postsecondary Ed. Comm.
2444 Dole St., Rm. 209
Honolulu, HI 96822-2302
Tel: 808-956-8213
Web: http://www.hern.hawaii.edu/hern/

Idaho
Idaho State Board of Ed.
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
Tel: 208-334-2270
Web: http://www.sde.state.id.us/osbe/board.htm

Illinois
Illinois Student Assistance Comm.
1755 Lake Cook Rd.
Deerfield, IL 60015-5209
Tel: 847-948-8500
Web: http://www.isac-online.org

Indiana
State Student Assistance Comm. of Indiana
150 W. Market St., Ste. 500
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2811
Tel: 317-232-2350
Web: http://www.in.gov/ssaci/

Iowa
Iowa College Student Aid Comm.
200 10th St., 4th Fl.
Des Moines, IA 50309
Tel: 515-281-3501
Web: http://www.state.ia.us/collegeaid/

Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson St., Ste. 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
Tel: 785-296-3421
Web: http://www.kansasregents.org

Kentucky
Kentucky Higher Ed. Assistance
Authority
PO Box 798
Frankfurt, KY 40602-0798
Tel: 502-696-7200
Web: http://www.kheaa.com

Louisiana
Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance
PO Box 91202
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-9202
Tel: 225-922-1012
Web: http://www.osfa.state.la.us

Maine
Maine Ed. Assistance Division
Finance Authority of Maine
5 Community Dr.
Augusta, ME 04332-0949
Tel: 207-623-3263
Web: http://www.famemaine.com

Maryland
Maryland Higher Ed. Comm.
89 Bestgate Rd., Ste. 400
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410-260-4500
Web: http://www.mhec.state.md.us

 

Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Higher Ed.
1 Ashburton Pl., Rm. 1401
Boston, MA 02108
Tel: 617-994-6950
Web: http://www.mass.edu

Michigan
Michigan Higher Ed. Assistance Authority
Office of Scholarships & Grants
P.O. Box 30462
Lansing, MI 48909-7962
Tel: 517-373-3394
Web: http://www.mi-studentaid.org

Minnesota
Minnesota Office of Higher Educ.
1450 Energy Park Dr., Ste. 350
St. Paul MN 55108-5227
Tel: 651-642-0567
Web: http://www.ohe.state.mn.us

Mississippi
Mississippi Postsecondary Ed. Financial Assistance Board
3825 Ridgewood Rd.
Jackson, MS 39201-6453
Tel: 601-432-6997
Web: http://www.ihl.state.ms.us

Missouri
Missouri Dept. of Higher Ed.
3515 Amazonas Dr.
Jefferson City, MO 65109-5717
Tel: 573-751-2361
Web: http://www.dhe.mo.gov

Montana
Montana University System
2500 Broadway
PO Box 203101
Helena, MT 59620-3103
Tel: 406-444-6570
Web: http://mus.montana.edu/resources.htm

Nebraska
Nebraska Coordinating Comm. for Postsecondary Ed.
P.O. Box 95005
Lincoln, NE 68509-5005
Tel: 402-471-2847
Web: http://www.ccpe.state.ne.us

Nevada
State Department of Education
700 East Fifth St.
Carson City, NV 89701
Tel: 775-687-9141
Web: http://www.nde.state.nv.us

New Hampshire
New Hampshire Postsecondary Ed.
Comm. 2 Industrial Park Dr.
Concord, NH 03301-8512
Tel: 603-271-2555
Web: http://www.state.nh.us/postsecondary

New Jersey
Higher Ed. Student Assistance
Authority Quakerbridge Plaza, Bldg.
4 P.O. Box 540
Trenton, NJ 08625-0540
Tel: 609-588-3226
Web: http://www.hesaa.org

New Mexico
New Mexico Higher Educ. Dept.
1068 Cerillos Rd.
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Tel: 505-476-6500
Web: http://www.hed.state.nm.us

New York
New York State Higher Ed. Svcs. Corp.
99 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12255
Tel: 518-473-7087
Web: http://www.hesc.com

North Carolina
North Carolina State Ed. Assistance Authority
PO Box 13663
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3663
Tel: 919-549-8614
Web: http://www.ncseaa.edu

North Dakota
North Dakota University System
North Dakota Student Financial Assistance Program
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 215
Bismarck, ND 58505-0230
Tel: 701-328-4114
Web: http://www.nodak.edu

Ohio
Ohio Board of Regents
State Grants and Scholarships Dept.
P.O. Box 182452
Columbus, OH 43218-2452
Tel: 614-466-7420
Web: http://regents.ohio.gov

Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Ed.
Oklahoma Guaranteed Loan Program
655 Research Pkwy.
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Tel: 405-225-9100
Web: http://www.okhighered.org

Oregon
Oregon Student Assistance Comm.
1500 Valley River Dr., Ste. 100
Eugene, OR 97401
Tel: 541-687-7400
Web: http://www.osac.state.or.us

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Higher Ed. Assistance Agency
1200 N. 7th St.
Harrisburg, PA 17102-1444
Tel: 717-720-2800
Web: http://www.pheaa.org

Rhode Island
Rhode Island Higher Ed. Assistance Authority
560 Jefferson Blvd.
Warwick, RI 02886
Tel: 401-736-1100
Web: http://www.riheaa.org

South Carolina
South Carolina Comm. on Higher Ed.
1333 Main St., Ste. 200
Columbia, SC 29201
Tel: 803-737-2260
Web: http://www.che400.state.sc.us

South Dakota
South Dakota Education Assistance Corp.
115-1st Ave., SW
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Tel: 605-225-6423

Tennessee
Tennessee Higher Ed. Comm.
Parkway Towers
404 James Robertson Pkwy., Ste. 1900
Nashville, TN 37243-0830
Tel: 615-741-3605
Web: http://www.state.tn.us/thec

Texas
Texas Higher Ed. Coordinating Board
P.O. Box 12788
Austin, TX 78711
Tel: 800-242-3062
Web: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us

Utah
Utah State Board of Regents
Three Triad Center
355 W. North Temple, Ste. 550
Salt Lake City, UT 84180-1205
Tel: 801-321-7100
Web: http://www.utahsbr.edu

Vermont
Vermont Student Assistance Corp.
Champlain Mill
1 Main St., 4th Fl.
P.O. Box 2000
Winooski, VT 05404-2601
Tel: 802-655-9602
Web: http://www.services.vsac.org

Virginia
State Council of Higher Ed. for Virginia
James Monroe Bldg.
101 N. 14th St., 9th Fl.
Richmond, VA 23219
Tel: 804-225-2600
Web: http://www.schev.edu

Washington
Washington State Higher Ed.
Coordinating Board
917 Lakeridge Way
P.O. Box 43430
Olympia, WA 98504-3430
Tel: 360-753-7800
Web: http://www.hecb.wa.gov

West Virginia
West Virginia Higher Ed. Policy Comm.
1018 Kanawha Blvd.,
E. Charleston, WV 25301
Tel: 304-558-2101
Web: http://wvhepcnew.wvnet.edu

Wisconsin
Wisconsin Higher Ed. Aids Board
131 W. Wilson St., Rm. 902
Madison, WI 53707-7885
Tel: 608-267-2206
Web: http://heab.state.wi.us

Wyoming
Wyoming Community College Comm.
2020 Carey Ave., 8th Fl.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Tel: 307- 777-7763
Web: http://commission.wcc.edu

Posted on 10/1/2006
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by Raj Singh