Due to certain federal regulations, Santiago Canyon College cannot guarantee enrollment for out of state students for our online courses. Please check with our Distance Education Office prior to enrollment.
Complaint Resolution
In compliance with the language passed in the
Higher Education Opportunities Act of 2008, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) conducted a Negotiated Rule Making Process in 2010, institutions offering distance education must provide enrolled and prospective students with contact information for filing complaints with its accrediting agency and with the appropriate state agency for handling complaints in the student's state. The following list provides a state-by-state list of the agencies in each state responsible for complaints regarding out-of-state distance education programs.
Contacting the Santiago Canyon College Distance Education Office is a recommended first step toward resolving instructional and student service related issues.
Complaint Resolution Contacts by State
Alabama
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
Alaska
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
Arizona
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Colorado
Colorado Department of Higher Education
Connecticut
The Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education
Delaware
Delaware Department of Education
District of Columbia
Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
Florida
Florida Department of Education
Georgia
Nonpublic Postsecondary Education
Hawaii
Dept of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Idaho
Idaho Board of Education
Illinois
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Indiana
Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education
Iowa
Iowa College Student Aid Commission
Kansas
Board of Regents
Kentucky
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
Louisiana
Louisiana Board of Regents
Maine
Maine Department of Education
Maryland
Maryland Higher Education Commission
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
Michigan
Michigan Department Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Minnesota
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Mississippi
Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation
Missouri
Missouri Department of Higher Education
Montana
Montana University System, Montana Board of Regents
Nebraska
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
Nevada
Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Division of Higher Education
New Jersey
New Jersey Commission of Higher Education
New Mexico
New Mexico Higher Education Department
New York
Office of College and University Evaluation
North Carolina
North Carolina Community College System, Office of Proprietary School Services
North Dakota
North Dakota State Board for Career and Technical Education
Ohio
Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Oregon
Department of Education - Private and Career Schools Office
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education
Puerto Rico
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Regents
Tennessee
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Texas
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Utah
Utah Division of Consumer Protection
Vermont
Vermont State Board of Education
Virginia
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Washington
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board
West Virginia
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Educational Approval Board
