Online Guide to
State Financial Aid Agencies

How to get a university grant, scholarship, or student loan under the College Financial Aid System!

FINANCIAL AID: STATE AGENCIES

ALABAMA Alabama Commission on Higher Education Suite 205 3465 Norman Bridge Road Montgomery, Alabama 36105-2310 (334) 281-1998

ALASKA Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education 3030 Vintage Boulevard Juneau, Alaska 99801-7109 (907) 465-2962

ARIZONA Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education 2020 North Central Ave., Suite 275 Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4503 (602) 229-2531

ARKANSAS Arkansas Department of Higher Education 114 East Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3818 (501) 324-9300

CALIFORNIA California Student Aid Commission P.O. Box 510845 Sacramento, California 94245-0845 (916) 445-0880

COLORADO Colorado Commission on Higher Education Colorado Heritage Center 1300 Broadway, 2nd Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (303) 866-2723

CONNECTICUT Connecticut Department of Higher Education 61 Woodland Street Hartford, Connecticut 06105-2391 (203) 566-3910

DELAWARE Delaware Higher Education Commission Carvel State Office Building, Fourth Floor 820 North French Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (302) 577-3240

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Department of Human Services Office of Postsecondary Education, Research and Assistance 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, SE Suite 401 Washington, DC 20020 (202) 727-3685

FLORIDA Florida Department of Education Office of Student Financial Assistance 1344 Florida Education Center 325 West Gaines Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 (904) 487-0649

GEORGIA Georgia Student Finance Authority State Loans and Grants Division Suite 245 2082 East Exchange Place Tucker, Georgia 30084 (404) 414-3000

HAWAII Hawaii State Postsecondary Education Commission 2444 Dole Street, Room 202 Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2394 (808) 956-8213

IDAHO Idaho Board of Education P.O. Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0037 (208) 334-2270

ILLINOIS Illinois Student Assistance Commission 1755 Lake Cook Road Deerfield, Illinois 60015-5209 (708) 948-8500

INDIANA State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana Suite 500, 150 West Market Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2811 (317) 232-2350

IOWA Iowa College Student Aid Commission 914 Grand Avenue, Suite 201 Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2824 (800) 383-4222

KANSAS Kansas Board of Regents 700 S.W. Harrison, Suite 1410 Topeka, Kansas 66603-3760 (913) 296-3517

KENTUCKY Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority Suite 102, 1050 U.S. 127 South Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-4323 (800) 928-8926

LOUISIANA Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission Office of Student Financial Assistance P.O. Box 91202 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-9202 (800) 259-5626

MAINE Finance Authority of Maine P.O. Box 949 Augusta, Maine 04333-0949 (207) 287-3263

MARYLAND Maryland Higher Education Commission Jeffrey Building, 16 Francis Street Annapolis, Maryland 21401-1781 (410) 974-2971

MASSACHUSETTS Massachusetts Higher Education Coordinating Council 330 Stuart Street Boston, Massachusetts 021l6 (617) 727-9420

MICHIGAN Michigan Higher Education Assistance Authority Office of Scholarships and Grants P.O. Box 30462 Lansing, Michigan 48909-7962 (517) 373-3394

MINNESOTA Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board Suite 400, Capitol Square Bldg. 550 Cedar Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2292 (800) 657-3866

MISSISSIPPI Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board 3825 Ridgewood Road Jackson, Mississippi 39211-6453 (601) 982-6663

MISSOURI Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education 3515 Amazonas Drive Jefferson City, Missouri 65109-5717 (314) 751-2361

MONTANA Montana University System 2500 Broadway Helena, Montana 59620-3103 (406) 444-6570

NEBRASKA Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education P.O. Box 95005 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5005 (402) 471-2847

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

NEW HAMPSHIRE New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission 2 Industrial Park Drive Concord, New Hampshire 03301-8512 (603) 271-2555

NEW JERSEY State of New Jersey Office of Student Financial Assistance 4 Quakerbridge Plaza, CN 540 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 (800) 792-8670

NEW MEXICO New Mexico Commission on Higher Education 1068 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-4925 (505) 827-7383

NEW YORK New York State Higher Education Services Corporation One Commerce Plaza Albany, New York 12255 (518) 474-5642

NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority P.O. Box 2688 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515-2688 (919) 821-4771

NORTH DAKOTA North Dakota University System North Dakota Student Financial Assistance Program 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0230 (701) 224-4114

OHIO Ohio Student Aid Commission P.O. Box 182452 309 South Fourth Street Columbus, Ohio 43218-2452 (800) 837-6752

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program P.O. Box 3000 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-3000 (405) 858-4300 1-800-247-0420

OREGON Oregon State Scholarship Commission Suite 100, 1500 Valley River Drive Eugene, Oregon 97401-2130 (503) 687-7400

PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency 1200 North Seventh Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102-1444 (800) 692-7435

RHODE ISLAND Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education & Rhode Island Office of Higher Education 301 Promenade Street Providence, Rhode Island, 02908-5720 Voice: (401) 277-6560 Fax: (401) 277-6111 E-Mail: RIBOG@uriacc.uri.edu

SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission 1310 Lady Street, Suite 811 P.O. Box 12159 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (803) 734-1200

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

TENNESSEE Tennessee Higher Education Commission 404 James Robertson Parkway Suite 1900 Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0820 (615) 741-3605

TEXAS Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board P.O. Box 12788, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 (800) 242-3062

UTAH Utah State Board of Regents Utah System of Higher Education 355 West North Temple #3 Triad Center, Suite 550 Salt Lake City, Utah 84180-1205 (801) 321-7205

VERMONT Vermont Student Assistance Corporation Champlain Mill P.O. Box 2000 Winooski, Vermont 05404-2601 (800) 642-3177

VIRGINIA State Council of Higher Education for Virginia James Monroe Building 101 North Fourteenth Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 786-1690

WASHINGTON Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board P.O. Box 43430, 917 Lakeridge Way, S.W. Olympia, Washington 98504-3430 (206) 753-7850

WEST VIRGINIA State Department of Education 1900 Washington Street Building B, Room 358 Charleston, West Virginia 25305 (304) 588-2691

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

WYOMING Wyoming State Department of Education Hathaway Building 2300 Capitol Avenue, 2nd Floor Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0050 (307) 777-6265

AMERICAN SAMOA American Samoa Community College Board of Higher Education P.O. Box 2609 Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799-2609 (684) 699-9155

GUAM University of Guam 303 University Drive Mangilao, Guam 96923 (671) 734-4469

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Northern Marianas College P.O. Box 1250 Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 96950 (670) 234-6128

PUERTO RICO Council on Higher Education Box 23305 - UPR Station Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00931 (809) 758-3350

VIRGIN ISLANDS Virgin Islands Joint Boards of Education Charlotte Amalie, P.O. Box 11900 St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00801 (809) 774-4546

BYRD PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVES FOR MARSHALL ISLANDS, MICRONESIA, AND PALAU Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia 1725 N. Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 (202) 223-4383 Republic of the Marshall Islands RMI Scholarship Grant and Loan Board P.O. Box 1436 3 Lagoon Road Majuro, Marshall Islands 96960 (692) 625-3108 Republic of Palau Ministry of Education Bureau P.O. Box 9 Koror, Republic of Palau, TT 96940 (680) 488-1003

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - SSIG Program Office of Postsecondary Education Student Financial Assistance Programs Pell and State Grant Section U.S. Department of Education ROB #3, Room 3045 600 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20202-5447 (202) 708-4607

Byrd Program Division of Higher Education Incentive Programs Higher Education Programs Office of Postsecondary Education U.S. Department of Education 1280 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Suite C80 Washington, DC 20024