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State Authorization and Student Eligibility

The U.S. Department of Education requires institutions offering online programs across state lines to comply with each state’s regulations. As such, San Diego Global Knowledge University (SDGKU) may only enroll students in states where it is licensed, authorized, registered, certified, or formally exempt, or where authorization is not required. SDGKU does not enroll students in states where approval is required and has not been granted.

📞 For questions or documentation requests, contact our Director of Admissions and Registrar at (619) 934-0797.

✅ States Where SDGKU May Enroll Students

These states/territories permit SDGKU to enroll students through one of the following: authorization, formal exemption, or because authorization is not required.

State/Territory Status Agency / Notes
American Samoa Not Required American Samoa Board of Higher Education
Arizona Not Required Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
California Licensed Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
Colorado Not Required Colorado Commission on Higher Education
Florida Not Required Commission for Independent Education
Guam Not Required Guam Council on Post-Secondary Institution Certification
Hawaii Not Required Hawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization Program
Idaho Not Required Idaho State Board of Education
Kentucky Not Required Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
Louisiana Not Required Louisiana Board of Regents
Maine Not Required Maine Department of Education
Missouri Not Required Missouri Department of Higher Education, Coordinating Board for Higher Education
Nebraska Not Required Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
Nevada Formal Exemption Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education
New Hampshire Not Required Department of Education
Ohio Not Required Department of Higher Education & State Board of Career Colleges
South Carolina Not Required Commission on Higher Education
South Dakota Not Required Secretary of State
Tennessee Not Required Higher Education Commission
Texas Not Required; SDGKU is not regulated in Texas under Chapter 132 of the Texas Education Code Higher Education Coordinating Board & Workforce Commission
Vermont Not Required Agency of Education
Washington Not Required Student Achievement Council
U.S. Virgin Islands Not Required Virgin Islands Department of Education (State Office of Career and Technical & Adult Education

🚫 States Where SDGKU Does Not Enroll Students

In the following states and territories, SDGKU is not licensed, registered, authorized, or exempt, and therefore does not enroll students residing in these locations:

State/Territory Status
Alabama Not Licensed
Alaska Not Exempted
Arkansas Not Certified
Connecticut Not Registered
Delaware Not Approved
District of Columbia Not Approved
Georgia Not Authorized
Illinois Not Exempted
Indiana Not Authorized
Iowa Not Registered
Kansas Not Approved
Maryland Not Registered
Massachusetts Not Approved
Michigan Not Licensed
Minnesota Not Registered
Mississippi Not Approved
Montana Not Authorized
New Jersey Not Authorized
New Mexico Not Authorized
New York Not Approved
North Carolina Not Licensed
North Dakota Not Exempted
Oklahoma Not Registered
Oregon Not Authorized
Pennsylvania Not Registered
Puerto Rico Not Approved
Rhode Island Not Approved
Utah Not Registered
Virginia Not Certified
West Virginia Not Exempted
Wisconsin Not Approved
Wyoming Not Registered

💬 Filing a Complaint

SDGKU encourages students to begin with its internal dispute resolution process (informal or formal), as detailed the university Consumer Information webpage, Complaint Policy and Grievance Policies and Procedures. If needed, students may also file a complaint directly with their state agency. The following table provides contact information and complaint links for each state and territory:

Contact Information by State/Territory

State / Territory Agency & Address Email / Phone Complaint Link
Alabama Comm’n on Higher Ed, P.O. Box 302000, Montgomery, AL 36130‑2000
Comm. College Sys., P.O. Box 302130, Montgomery, AL 36130‑2130		 — ache.edu/form • psl.asc.edu/External/Complaints.aspx
Alaska Postsecondary Ed Comm’n, P.O. Box 110505, Juneau, AK 99811‑0505 EED.ACPE‑[email protected] • (800) 441‑2962 acpe.alaska.gov/ConsumerProtection
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Ed, 1740 W. Adams St #3008, Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 542‑5709 ppse.az.gov/complaint
Arkansas Higher Ed Coordinating Bd, 423 Main St Ste 400, Little Rock, AR 72201 [email protected] adhe.edu/institutions/ADHE‑Grievance‑Form
California BPPE, P.O. Box 980818, W Sacramento, CA 95798‑0818 [email protected] • (916) 431‑6959 bppe.ca.gov/forms_pubs/complaint.pdf
CA AG (Public Info Unit), P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244‑2550 • oag.ca.gov/…/business_corpform.pdf
Colorado Dept. of Higher Ed, 1600 Broadway Ste 2200, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 862‑3001 highered.colorado.gov/filing-student-complaint
Connecticut Office of Higher Ed, 450 Columbus Blvd Ste 510, Hartford, CT 06103 [email protected] • (860) 947‑1800 portal.ct.gov/…/Complaint‑Center
Delaware Higher Ed Office, 401 Federal St #2, Dover, DE 19901 [email protected] • (302) 735‑4000 —
DC State Superintendent – Higher Ed Licensure, 1050 First St NE, Washington, DC 20002 (202) 727‑6436 osse.dc.gov/service/public‑complaints
Florida Commission for Independent Ed, 325 W. Gaines St Ste 1414, Tallahassee, FL 32399‑0400 (850) 245‑3200 fldoe.org/…/file‑a‑complaint
Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Ed Commission, 2082 E Exchange Pl #220, Tucker, GA 30084‑5334 (770) 414‑3300 gnpec.georgia.gov/student‑complaints
Hawaii Postsecondary Ed Authorization Program, P.O. Box 510, Honolulu, HI 96809 [email protected] • (808) 586‑7327 cca.hawaii.gov/hpeap/student‑complaint‑process
Idaho State Bd of Ed – Private Colleges, 650 W. State St, P.O. Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720‑0037 (208) 334‑2270 boardofed.idaho.gov/…/student‑complaint‑procedures
Illinois Board of Higher Ed, 1 N Old State Capitol Plaza Ste 333, Springfield, IL 62701 (217) 782‑2551 illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/filecomplaint.html
Indiana Commission for Higher Ed, 101 W Ohio St Ste 300, Indianapolis, IN 46204 [email protected] in.gov/che/2744.htm
Iowa College Student Aid Comm’n, 475 SW Fifth St Ste D, Des Moines, IA 50309 (877) 272‑4456 iowacollegeaid.gov/StudentComplaintForm
Kansas Board of Regents, 1000 SW Jackson St Ste 520, Topeka, KS 66612 (785) 430‑4240 kansasregents.org/…/complaint_process
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Ed, 1024 Capital Center Dr #320, Frankfort, KY 40601 [email protected] —
Louisiana Board of Regents, P.O. Box 3677, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 [email protected] ag.state.la.us/…/ConsumerDisputes • regents.la.gov/…/SARA‑Form.pdf
Maine Dept of Education – Complaints (Anita Bernhardt), 23 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333 — maine.gov/ag/…/complaint_form.shtml
Maryland Higher Ed Comm’n, 6 N Liberty St, Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 767‑3388 marylandattorneygeneral.gov/…/Complaint.aspx
Massachusetts Board of Higher Ed, One Ashburton Pl Room 1401, Boston, MA 02108 — mass.edu/…/complaintform.asp
Michigan LARA – Licensing & Commercial Licensing, P.O. Box 30018, Lansing, MI 48909 — michigan.gov/…/LCE‑992_0715_494884_7.pdf
Minnesota Office of Higher Ed, 1450 Energy Park Dr Ste 350, St Paul, MN 55108 — ohe.state.mn.us/…
Mississippi College Accreditation Comm’n, 3825 Ridgewood Rd, Jackson, MS 39211 — mississippi.edu/…/studentcomplaintform.pdf
Missouri Dept of Higher Ed, 301 W High St Ste 870, Jefferson City, MO 65101 [email protected] dhewd.mo.gov/…/complaint-resolution-policy
Montana Board of Regents, 560 N Park Ave, Helena, MT 59601 — mus.edu/…/Statement-of-Complaint-Process.asp
Nebraska Coordinating Comm’n for Postsecondary Ed, P.O. Box 95005, Lincoln, NE 68509 — protectthegoodlife.nebraska.gov/file-consumer-complaint
Nevada Comm’n on Postsecondary Ed, 2800 E St. Louis, Las Vegas, NV 89104 (702) 486‑7330 cpe.nv.gov/Students/Students_Home
New Hampshire NH Dept of Education (Janet Fiderio), 101 Pleasant St, Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271‑2695 —
New Jersey Secretary of Higher Ed, P.O. Box 542, Trenton, NJ 08625 [email protected] state.nj.us/highereducation/OSHEComplaintInstructions.shtml
New Mexico Higher Ed Dept, 2044 Galisteo St Ste 4, Santa Fe, NM 87505 [email protected] hed.nm.gov/…/NMHED_Student_Complaint_Form_2023_fillable.pdf
New York College & Univ Evaluation, NY State Ed Dept, Albany, NY 12234 [email protected] highered.nysed.gov/…/COMPLAINTFORMINFO.html
North Carolina Licensure & Workforce Office, UNC GA, 910 Raleigh Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 [email protected] northcarolina.edu/…/student_complaint_policy.pdf
North Dakota Univ System, 600 E Blvd Ave Dept 2155, Bismarck, ND 58505 [email protected] ndus.edu/system/state-authorization
Ohio Dept of Higher Ed, 25 S Front St, Columbus, OH 43215 — scr.ohio.gov/…/FilingaComplaint.aspx
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Ed, 655 Research Pkwy Ste 200, Oklahoma City, OK 73104 — okhighered.org/…/Student-Complaint-Form
Oregon Higher Ed Coordinating Commission, 255 Capitol St NE, Salem, OR 97310 — doj.state.or.us/…/consumer_complaint.pdf
Pennsylvania Dept of Education, 333 Market St, Harrisburg, PA 17126 — education.pa.gov/…/Student%20Complaint%20Form.pdf
Rhode Island Postsecondary Commissioner, 560 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick, RI 02886 — riag.wufoo.com/forms/…
South Carolina Commission on Higher Ed, 1122 Lady St Ste 300, Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 737‑3918 che.sc.gov/…/Complaint_Procedures_and_Form.pdf
South Dakota Secretary of State, 500 East Capitol Ave, Pierre, SD 57501 [email protected] consumer.sd.gov/complaintform.aspx
Tennessee Higher Ed Commission, 404 James Robertson Pkwy, Ste 1900, Nashville, TN 37243 — tn.gov/thec/…/request-for-complaint-review.html
Texas TX Higher Ed Coord Bd, Austin; Workforce Commission CSC; AG Consumer Protect — highered.texas.gov/…/student-complaints/ • twc.state.tx.us/…/csc-401a-student-complaint-form-twc.pdf
Utah Div of Consumer Protection, 160 E 300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 [email protected] consumerprotection.utah.gov
Vermont Agency of Education, 120 State St, Montpelier, VT 05620 [email protected] —
Virginia State Council of Higher Ed, 101 N 14th St, Richmond, VA 23219 [email protected] schev.edu/…/student-complaints
Washington Student Achievement Council, 917 Lakeridge Way, Olympia, WA 98504 [email protected] wsac.wa.gov/protecting-education-consumers
West Virginia Higher Ed Policy Comm’n, 1018 Kanawha Blvd E Ste 700, Charleston, WV 25301 — wvhepc.edu/…/Student-Complaint-Process-revised.pdf
Wisconsin Educational Approval Program, PO Box 8366, Madison, WI 53708 [email protected] dsps.wi.gov/…/EAComplaintForm3.01.doc
Wyoming Dept of Education, 2300 Capitol Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82002‑0050
AG Office, 123 Capitol Bldg, Cheyenne, WY 82002		 — edu.wyoming.gov/…/Student-Complaint-Process.pdf
Puerto Rico Council on Education, P.O. Box 19900, San Juan, PR 00910‑1900
Dept of Justice, P.O. Box 9020192, San Juan, PR 00902‑0192		 (787) 722‑2121 —

🛑 Adverse Action Disclosure

There have been no adverse actions taken against San Diego Global Knowledge University by any state or regulatory agency.