Information About Opportunities in Each State

For Information about State financial aid and colleges and universities in specific States, contact the agencies listed below. They can provide you with other contacts in the State for more information.

ALABAMA

Executive Director Commission on Higher Education One Court Square, #221 Montgomery, Alabama 36197-3584 (205) 269-2700 FAX: 240-3349

ALASKA

Executive Director Alaska Postsecondary Education Commission P.O. Box 110505 Juneau, Alaska 99811-0505 (907) 465-2962 FAX: 586-4002

President University of Alaska System 202 Butrovich Building Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-5560 (907) 474-7311 FAX: 474-7570

ARIZONA

Executive Director Arizona Board of Regents 2020 North Central, Suite 230 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 (602) 229-2500 FAX: 229-2555

ARKANSAS

Director Department of Higher Education 114 East Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 (501) 324-9300 FAX: 324-9308

CALIFORNIA

Executive Director California Postsecondary Education Commission 1303 J Street, 5th Floor Sacramento, California 95814-2983 (916) 445-1000 FAX: 327-4417

California Student Aid Commission 1515 "S" Street North Building, Suite 500 P.O. Box 510845 Sacramento, California 94245-0845 (916) 445-0880

COLORADO

Executive Director Commission on Higher Education 1300 Broadway, 2nd Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (303) 866-4034 FAX: 860-9750

CONNECTICUT

Commissioner of Higher Education Department of Higher Education 61 Woodland Street Hartford, Connecticut 06105 (203) 566-5766 FAX: 566-7865

DELAWARE

Executive Director Delaware Higher Education Commission 820 French Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (302) 577-3240 FAX: 577-3862

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Chief Office of Postsecondary Education Research and Assistance 2100 M. L. King Jr. Avenue, #401 Washington, D.C. 20020 (202) 727-3685

FLORIDA

Executive Director Postsecondary Education Planning Commission Florida Education Center Collins Building Tallahassee, Florida 32399 (904) 488-7894 FAX: 922-5388

Office of Student Financial Assistance Florida Department of Education Florida Education Center, Suite 1344 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 (904) 488-1034

GEORGIA

Chancellor Board of Regents University System of Georgia 244 Washington Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30334 (404) 656-22O4 FAX: 651-9301

Georgia Student Finance Commission 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 200 Tucker, Georgia 30084 (404) 493-5402

HAWAII

President University of Hawaii System 2444 Dole Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 (808) 956-8213

Hawaii State Postsecondary Education Commission 2444 Dole Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 (808) 956-8213

IDAHO

Executive Director for Higher Education State Board of Education 650 West State Street, #307 Boise, Idaho 83720 (208) 334-2270 FAX: 334-2632

ILLINOIS

Executive Director Board of Higher Education 500 Relsch Building 4 West Old Capital Square Springfield, Illinois 62701 (217) 782-2551 FAX: 782-8548

Illinois Student Assistance Commission Executive Offices 500 West Monroe Street, Third Floor Springfield, Illinois 62704 (217) 782-6767

INDIANA

Commissioner for Higher Education Commission for Higher Education 101 West Ohio Street, Suite 550 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-1909 (317) 232-1900 FAX: 232-1899

State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana 964 North Pennsylvania Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 (317) 232-2350

IOWA

Executive Director State Board of Regents Old State Historical Building East 12th & Grand Des Moines, Iowa 50319 (515) 281-3934 FAX: 281-6420

Iowa College Student Aid Commission 201 Jeweft Building 914 Grand Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50309 (515) 281-3501

KANSAS

Executive Director Kansas Board of Regents 400 SW 8th Street, #609 Topeka, Kansas 66603 (913) 296-3421 FAX: 296-0983

KENTUCKY

Executive Director Council on Higher Education W. Frankfort Office Complex 1050 U.S. 127 South Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 (502) 564-3553 FAX: 564-2063

Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority 1050 U.S. 127 South, Suite 102 Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 (502) 564-7990

LOUISIANA

Commissioner Board of Regents 150 Riverside Mall, Suite 129 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801-1303 (504) 342-4253 FAX: 342-9318

Office of Student Financial Assistance, Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission P.O. Box 91202 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-9202 (504) 922-1011

MAINE

Chancellor University of Maine System 107 Maine Avenue Bangor, Maine 04401-1805 (207) 947-0336 FAX: 947-0336 x293

Financial Authority of Maine, Maine Education Assistance Division One Weston Court State House, Station 119 Augusta, Maine 04333 (207) 289-2183

MARYLAND

Secretary of Higher Education Maryland Higher Education Commission 16 Francis Street Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (410) 974-2971 FAX: 974-5376

MASSACHUSETTS

Chancellor Higher Education Coordinating Council 1 Ashburton Place, Room 1401 Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1530 (617) 727-7785 FAX: 727-6397

Massachusetts State Scholarship Office 330 Stuart Street Boston, Massachusetts 02 116 (617) 727-9420

MICHIGAN

Associate Superintendent for Postsecondary Education State Department of Education P.O. Box 30008 Lansing, Michigan 48909 (517) 335-4933 FAX: 335-4565

Michigan Higher Education Assistance Authority P.O. Box 30008 Lansing, Michigan 48909 (517) 373-3394

MINNESOTA

Executive Director Higher Education Coordinating Board 550 Cedar Street, #400 St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 (612) 296-9665 FAX: 296-3272

MISSISSIPPI

Commissioner Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning 3825 Ridgewood Road Jackson, Mississippi 39211 (601) 982-6611 FAX: 987-4172

MISSOURI

Commissioner of Higher Education Coordinating Board for Higher Education 101 Adams Street Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 (314) 751-2361 FAX: 751-6635

MONTANA

Commissioner of Higher Education Montana University System 33 South Last Chance Gulch Helena, Montana 59620 (406) 444-6570 FAX: 444-7729

NEBRASKA

Executive Director Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education 6th Floor, State Capitol P.O. Box 95005 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 (402) 471-2847 FAX: 471-2886

NEVADA

Chancellor University of Nevada System 2601 Enterprise Road Reno, Nevada 89512 (702) 784-4901 FAX: 784-1127

Nevada Department of Education 400 West King Street, Capitol Complex Carson City, Nevada 89710 (702) 687-5915

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Executive Director New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission Two Industrial Park Drive Concord, New Hampshire 03301-8512 (603) 271-2555

Chancellor University System of New Hampshire Dunlap Center Durham, New Hampshire 03824-3563 (603) 868-1800 FAX: 868-2756

NEW JERSEY

New Jersey Department of Higher Education Office of Student Assistance and Information Systems 4 Quakerbridge Plaza, CN 540 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 1-800-792-8670

NEW MEXICO

Executive Director Commission on Higher Education 1068 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-4295 (505) 827-7383 FAX: 827-7392

NEW YORK

Commissioner for Higher and Continuing Education Room 5B28 Cultural Education Center New York State Education Department Albany, New York 12230 (518) 474-5851 FAX: 486-2175

The New York State Higher Education Services Corporation 99 Washington Ave. Albany, New York 12255 (518) 473-0431

NORTH CAROLINA

Vice President for Planning University of North Carolina General Administration P.O. Box 2688 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515-2688 (919) 962-6981 FAX: 962-0488

North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA) P.O. Box 2688 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515-2688 (919) 549-8614

College Foundation, Inc. 2100 Yonkers Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 (919) 821-4771

NORTH DAKOTA

Chancellor North Dakota University System State Capitol Building Bismarck, North Dakota 58505 (701) 224-2960 FAX: 224-2961

OHIO

Chancellor Ohio Board of Regents 30 East Broad Street, 36th Floor Columbus, Ohio 4326-0417 (614) 466-0887 FAX: 466-5866

OKLAHOMA

Chancellor State Regents for Higher Education 500 Education Building State Capitol Complex Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105 (405) 524-9100 FAX: 524-9235

OREGON

Chancellor State System of Higher Education P.O. Box 3175 Eugene, Oregon 97403-1075 (503) 346-5700 FAX: 346-5764

Oregon State Scholarship Commission 1445 Willamette Street Eugene, Oregon 97401 (503) 346-4166

PENNSYLVANIA

Commissioner for Higher Education State Department of Education 333 Market Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126 (717) 787-5041 FAX: 783-5420

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency 660 Boas Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102 (717) 257-2500

PUERTO RICO

Executive Director Council on Higher Education Box 23305, UPR Station San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931 (809) 758-3350 FAX: 763-6760

RHODE ISLAND

Commissioner of Higher Education Office of Higher Education 301 Promenade Street Providence, Rhode Island 02908 (401) 277-6560 FAX: 277-6111

Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority 560 Jefferson Boulevard Warwick, Rhode Island 02886 (401) 277-2050

SOUTH CAROLINA

Commissioner Commission on Higher Education 1333 Main Street, Suite 300 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 253-6260 FAX: 253-6267

South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission 1310 Lady Street P.O. Box 12159 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 734-1200

SOUTH DAKOTA

Executive Director Board of Regents 207 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, South Dakota 57501-3159 (605) 773-3455 FAX: 773-5320

Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, Office of the Secretary 700 Governors Drive Pierre, South Dakota 57501-2291 (605) 773-3134

TENNESSEE

Executive Director Tennessee Higher Education Commission 404 James Robertson Parkway Parkway Towers, Suite 1900 Nashville, Tennessee 37219-5380 (615) 741-7562 FAX: 741-6230

Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation Parkway Towers, Suite 1950 404 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0820 (615) 741-1346

TEXAS

Commissioner Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board P.O. Box 12788, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 (512) 483-6101 FAX: 483-6127

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board P.O. Box 12788, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 (512) 483-6340

UTAH

Commissioner of Higher Education Utah System of Higher Education 355 West North Temple 3 Triad Center, Suite 550 Salt Lake City, Utah 84181-1205 (801) 538-5247 FAX: 521-6930

VERMONT

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation P.O. Box 2000, Champlain Mill Winooski, Vermont 05404-2601 (802) 655-9602

Chancellor Vermont State Colleges P.O. Box 359 Waterbury, Vermont 05676 (802) 241-2520 FAX: 244-1746

President University of Vermont 85 South Prospect Street Burlington, Vermont 05401 (802) 656-3186 FAX: 656-8432

VIRGINIA

Director State Council of Higher Education 101 North 14th Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 225-2600 FAX: 225-2604

WASHINGTON

Executive Director Higher Education Coordinating Board 917 Lakeridge Way, GV-11 Olympia, Washington 98504 (206) 753-3241 FAX: 753-1784

WEST VIRGINIA

Chancellor State College System of West Virginia 1018 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Suite 700 Charleston, West Virginia 25301 (304) 348-0699 FAX: 348-0259

Chancellor University of West Virginia System 1018 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Suite 700 Charleston, West Virginia 25301 (304) 558-2736 FAX: 558-3264

WISCONSIN

Higher Educational Aids Board P.O. Box 7885 Madison, Wisconsin 53707 (608) 267-2206

President University of Wisconsin System 1700 Van Hise Hall 1220 Linden Drive Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (608) 262-2321 FAX: 263-2046

WYOMING

The Community College Commission 122 West 25th Street Herschler Building, 2W Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-7763

President University of Wyoming Box 3434 University Station Laramie, WY 82071 (307) 766-4121

This handbook was written by Elizabeth Eisner and Valentina K. Tikoff, under the direction of Alan Ginsburg, Bruno V. Manno, and Maureen A. McLaughlin. Barbara Gleason, Daniel Goldenberg, David Goodwin, Dan Morrissey, Susan W. Wolf, and Steven W. Zwillinger also contributed to the project.