State Authorization

AUTHORIZED STATES

The following list reflects the states where WCIU is currently authorized to accept and serve students, and the basis for our status with that state. Students and members of the public may file an external complaint with the designated state regulatory agency:

US State	Status of Authorization
Arizona	Exempt per Regulations Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education 1740 West Adams Street, Suite 3008 Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 542-5709 https://ppse.az.gov/complaint
California	Institutional Approval by BPPE. WCIU is located in California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education PO Box 980818 W. Sacramento, CA 95798-0818 (888) 370-7589 or (916) 431-6959 http://www.bppe.ca.gov
Colorado	Exempt per Regulations Department of Higher Education 1600 Broadway Rd., Suite 2200 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 862-3001 http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Complaints/default.html
Florida	Exempt per Regulations Commission for Independent Education 325 W. Gaines St., Suite 1414 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 (888) 224-6684 http://www.fldoe.org/policy/cie/file-acomplaint.stml
Hawaii	Exempt per Regulations Hawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization Program PO Box 541 Honolulu, HI 96809 (808) 586-7327 http://cca.hawaii.gov/hpeap/studentcomplaint-process/
Idaho	Exempt per Regulations Idaho State Board of Education Attn: State Coordinator for Private Colleges and Proprietary Schools P.O. Box 83720 650 W. State St, Suite 307 Boise, ID 83720-0037 (208) 334-2270 https://boardofed.idaho.gov/
Illinois	Exempt per Regulations Illinois Board of Higher Education 431 E. Adams, 2nd Floor Springfield, IL 62701-1404 (217) 557-7359 www.ibhe.org
Kentucky	Exempt per Regulations Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education 1024 Capital Center Dr., Suite 320 Frankfort, KY 40601-8204 (502) 573-1555 http://cpe.ky.gov/ Office of the Attorney General Capitol Suite 118, 700 Capitol Ave. Frankfort, KY 40601-3449 http://ag.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Louisiana	Exempt per Regulations The Louisiana Board of Regents P.O. Box 3677, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3677 (225) 342-4253 https://www.laregents.edu/proprietaryschools/
Maryland	Exempt till June 30, 2026 Maryland Higher Education Commission 217 East Redwood Street, Suite 2100 Baltimore, MD 21202 Phone: (410) 767-3300 Email: collegiatecomplaint.mhec@maryland.gov collegiatecomplaint.mhec@maryland.gov https://onestop.md.gov/forms/studentcomplaints-mhec5f74bfc0ab0f9d00fc79676
Mississippi	Exempt per Regulations Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation 3825 Ridgewood Rd. Jackson, MS 39211 (601) 432-6198 http://www.mississippi.edu/mcca/downloads/studentcomplaintform.pdf
Missouri	Exempt per Regulations Missouri Department of Higher Education 205 Jefferson Street Jefferson City, MO 65201 (800) 473-6757 http://dhe.mo.gov/documents/POLICYONCOMPLAINTRESO
Nebraska	Exempt per Regulations Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education PO Box 95005 Lincoln, NE 68509-5005 (402) 471-2847 https://ccpe.nebraska.gov/ Nebraska Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division 2115 State Capitol Lincoln, NE 68509 (402) 471-2683 https://ago.nebraska.gov/consumerprotection
New Jersey	Exempt per Regulations Office of the Secretary of Higher Education 1 John Fitch Plaza 10th floor, PO Box 542 Trenton, NJ 08625-0542 (609) 292-4310 https://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/OSHEComplaintInstructions.shtml
New Hampshire	Exempt per Regulations New Hampshire Department of Education 101 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-3494 https://www.education.nh.gov/
Ohio	Exempt per Regulations Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools 30 East Broad St, Suite 2481 Columbus, OH 43215 (877) 275-4219 https://scr.ohio.gov/ Ohio Attorney State General, Consumer Protection Section 30 E. Broad St., 14th Floor Columbus, OH 43215-3400 http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Individuals-and-Families/Consumers/File-AComplaint.aspx
Oklahoma	Exempt per Regulations Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education 655 Research Pkwy, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104-3603 (405) 225-9100 https://www.okhighered.org/ Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Unit 313 NE 21st Street Oklahoma City, OK 73105 http://www.oag.ok.gov/consumerprotection-unit1
South Carolina	Exempt per Regulations South Carolina Commission on Higher Education 1122 Lady St., Suite 300 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 737-3918 http://www.che.sc.gov/CHE_Docs/AcademicAffairs/License/Complaint_procedures_and_form.pdf
South Dakota	Exempt per Regulations Secretary of State Capitol Building 500 E. Capitol Ave., Ste 204 Pierre, SD 57501-5070 (605) 773-3537 https://sdsos.gov/default.aspx South Dakota Office of Attorney General Division of Consumer Protection 1302 E. Hwy 14 Suite 3 Pierre, SD 57501-8053 (605) 773-4400 https://atg.sd.gov/complaintform.aspx
Tennessee	Exempt per Regulations Tennessee Higher Education Commission 404 James Robertson Pkwy, Suite 1900 Nashville, TN 37243 (615) 741-3605 https://www.tn.gov/thec/bureaus/studentaid-and-compliance/postsecondary-stateauthorization/request-for-complaintreview.html
Texas	Exempt per Regulations Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 1200 E. Anderson Lane Austin, TX 78752 (512) 427-6101 http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/index.cfm?objectid=989FE9A0-2213-11E8-BC500050560100A9
Utah	Exempt per Regulations Utah Division of Consumer Protection 160 East 300 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111 (801) 530-6601 consumerprotection@utah.gov http://consumerprotection.utah.gov/complaints/index.html
Washington	Exempt per Regulations Washington Student Achievement Council 917 Lakeridge Way SW Olympia, WA 98502 (360) 753-7800 http://wsac.wa.gov/protecting-educationconsumers
West Virginia	Exempt per Regulations West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission 1018 Kanawha Boulevard East, Suite 700 Charleston, WV 25301 (304) 558-2101 http://www.wvhepc.edu/wpcontent/uploads/2019/07/Student-Complaint-Process.pdf

Not Authorized States

WCIU is in a process of obtaining authorization of its online program in all USA states that require authorization of university online programs. WCIU cannot accept or serve students from these states until the appropriate authorization has been properly obtained. Following is the list of states in which WCIU is not yet authorized to enroll students:

  
        US State
        Status of Authorization
      
        Alabama
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Alaska
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Arkansas
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Connecticut
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Delaware
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Washington D.C.
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Georgia
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Indiana
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Iowa
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Kansas
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Massachusetts
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Michigan
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Minnesota
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Montana
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        New Jersey
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        New Mexico
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        New York
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        North Carolina
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        North Dakota
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Oregon
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Pennsylvania
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Rhode Island
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Utah
        Not Yet Authorized
      
        Wyoming
        Not Yet Authorized