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