State Authorizations for Distance Education
University of California, Santa Cruz is currently (academic year 2024-25) approved to offer the Creative Technologies online major to students residing in the following states outside of California.
Click on a state link for more student information.
AlabamaArizona
California
Colorado
Florida
Hawaii
Iowa
Idaho
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
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UC Santa Cruz is currently in the process of obtaining approval to offer the Creative Technologies online major to students residing in the states listed below. The lists on this page will be updated as approvals are received.
AlaskaIllinois
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Nevada
Oregon
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UC Santa Cruz is currently not approved to offer the Creative Technologies online major to students residing in the following states:
ArkansasConnecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Georgia
Indiana
Kansas
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
Wyoming
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Alabama
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Alabama Community College System
Contact Name: Tivoli Nash
Title: Director for Private School Licensure
Agency: Alabama Community College System
Address: P.O. Box 302130, Montgomery, AL 36130-2130
Email: tivoli.nash@accs.edu
Phone: 334-293-4650
Arizona
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
Contact Name: Keith Blanchard
Title: Deputy Director
Agency: Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
Address: 1740 W. Adams Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Email: keith.blanchard@azppse.gov
Phone: (602) 542-5769
Student Complaint Contact Information:
California Department of Consumer Affairs
Agency: Consumer Information CenterAddress: 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N-112, Sacramento, CA 95834
Email: dca@dca.ca.gov
Phone: 833-942-1120
Colorado
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Colorado Department of Higher Education
Contact Name: Heather DeLange
Title: Director, Office of Private Postsecondary Education
Agency: Colorado Department of Higher Education
Address: 1600 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, CO 80202
Email: Heather.delange@dhe.state.co.us
Phone: 303-862-3001
Florida
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Florida Commission for Independent Education
Contact Name: Michael Santoro
Title: Program Specialist Supervisor
Agency: Commission for Independent Education
Address: 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, FL 32399
Email: Michael.santoro@fldoe.org
Phone: 850-245-3200
Hawaii
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Hawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization Program (HPEAP)
Office of Consumer Protection
Email: ocp@dcca.hawaii.gov
Phone: http://cca.hawaii.gov/ocp/contact/
URL: https://web2.dcca.hawaii.gov/ocpcomplaint/
Iowa
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Iowa Postsecondary Authorization Team
Title: Postsecondary Authorization AdministratorsAgency: Iowa College Student Aid Commission
Address: 475 SW 5th Street Ste D, Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Email: stateauthorization@
Phone: 877-272-4456
Idaho
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Idaho State Board of Education
State Authorization Program Manager
Contact: Tamara Baysinger
Title: State Authorization Program Manager
Address: PO Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0037
Email: tamara.baysinger@osbe.idaho.gov or TBaysinger@edu.idaho.gov
Phone: (208) 332-1587
Kentucky
Student Complaint Contact Information:
KY Council on Postsecondary Education
CPE Consumer Complaint
KY Council on Postsecondary Education
Address: 100 Airport Road, Third Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601
Email: cpeconsumercomplaint@ky.gov
Phone: 502.573.1555 but complaints must be in writing
Louisiana
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Louisiana Board of Regents, Proprietary Schools
Contact Name: Courtney Britton
Title: Program Administrator
Agency: LA Board of Regents, Proprietary Schools Section
Address: P.O. Box 3677, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Email: courtney.britton@laregents.edu
Phone: 225-219-7150
Maine
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Maine Department of Education
Contact Name: Michael T. PerryTitle: Director, Office of Higher Education & Educator Support Services
Agency: Maine Department of Education
Address: 23 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Email: Michael.T.Perry@maine.gov
Missouri
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
Contact Name: Dr. Laura Vedenhaupt
Title: Director of Academic Affairs
Agency: Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
Address: 301 West High Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101
Email: laura.vedenhaupt@dhewd.mo.gov
Phone: 573-751-2361
Montana
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Montana University System - Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education
Contact Name: Hannah Tokerud
Title: Associate Legal Counsel
Agency: Montana University System – Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education
Address: 560 N Park Avenue, Helena MT 59601
Email: stateauthorization@montana.edu
Phone: 406-449-9173
Nebraska
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
Contact Name: Kathleen Fimple
Title: Academic Programs Officer
Agency: Nebraska’s Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
Address: PO Box 95005, Lincoln, NE 68509-5009
Email: Kathleen.fimple@nebraska.gov
Phone: 402-471-0030
New Hampshire
Student Complaint Contact Information:
New Hampshire Department of Education, Division of Educator Support and Higher Education
Contact Name: Whitney C. Vaillancourt
Title: Administrator, Higher Education
Agency: NH Department of Education
Address: 101 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301
Email: whitney.ca.vaillancourt@doe.nh.gov
Phone: 603.271.0257
New Jersey
Student Complaint Contact Information:
New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
Contact Name: Suchir Govindarajan
Title: Special Assistant/Policy Analyst
Agency: OSHE
Address: P.O. Box 542, Trenton, NJ 08625
Email: Suchir.Govindarajan@oshe.nj.gov
Phone: (609) 984-2690
Ohio
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Ohio Department of Higher Education
Contact Name: Matt Exline
Title: Senior Director of Program Approval Operations
Agency: Ohio Department of Higher Education
Address: 25 South Front Street, Columbus, OH 43215
Email: ODHE-Complaints@highered.ohio.gov
Phone: 614-728-3095
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Contact Name: Ms. Lindsay Echols
Title: Executive Director for Campus Compact and Director of Student Affairs and Diversity
Agency: Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Address: 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Email: lechols@osrhe.edu
Phone: 405-225-9128
South Carolina
Student Complaint Contact Information:
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Academic Affairs
Attn: Student Complaint
1122 Lady Street, Suite 400, Columbia, SC 29201
South Dakota
Student Complaint Contact Information:
South Dakota Secretary of State
Contact Name: Marty Jackley
Title: Attorney General
Agency: Office of the Attorney General, Division of Consumer Protectio
Address: 1302 E. Hwy 13, Suite 3, Pierre, SD 57501-8053
Phone: 1-800-300-1986 (In-State Only); 605-773-4400
Tennessee
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Contact Name: Julie M. Woodruff
Title: Senior Compliance Counsel
Agency: Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Regulatory Compliance Division
Address: 312 Rosa Parks Ave., 9th Floor, Nashville, TN 37243
Email: julie.woodruff@tn.gov
Phone: (615) 253-8857
Texas
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Contact Name: Benita Reyes
Title: Student Complaints Staff
Agency: THECB – Office of General Counsel
Address: PO Box 12788, Austin, TX 78711
Email: studentcomplaints@highered.texas.gov
Phone: 512.427.6119
Utah
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Utah Division of Consumer Protection
Contact Name: Complaint Processor
Agency: Utah Division of Consumer Protection
Address: 160 E. 300 S., SLC, UT 84114-6704
Email: consumerprotection@utah.gov
Phone: 801-530-6604
Washington
Washington Student Achievement Council
Contact Name: Tivoli Sharp
Title: Program Associate, Consumer Protection
Agency: Washington Student Achievement Council
Address: P.O. Box 43430, Olympia, WA 98504-3430
Email: tivolis@wsac.wa.gov
Phone: 360-485-1080
West Virginia
Student Complaint Contact Information:
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Contact Name: Matt Turner
Title: Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration
Agency: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Address: 1018 Kanawha Blvd., E., Suite 700 Charleston, WV 25301
Email: matt.turner@wvhepc.edu
Phone: 304-558-5719
Wisconsin
Student Complaint Contact Information:
Wisconsin Educational Approval Program
Completed forms can be sent to the following address:
USPS
Educational Approval Program
P.O. Box 8366
Madison, WI 53708-8366
FedEx or UPS
4822 Madison Yards Way, 3rd Floor
Attn: Educational Approval Program
Madison, WI 53705
