Consumer Information
Complaint Resolution
In the event that a student has exhausted the institutional grievance policy and believes that their issue has not been resolved, the student has the right to contact Relay’s accrediting bodies and/or relevant state agency.
Accreditation Agencies
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
3624 Market Street, Suite 2 West
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(267) 284-5000
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
1140 19th St. NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 223-0077
State Authorization Agencies
California Department of Consumer Affairs
1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N-112
Sacramento, CA 95834
(833)942-1120 or (800) 952-5210
Colorado Department of Higher Education
1300 Broadway Rd., Second Floor
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 866-2723 or (303) 866-4209
Connecticut Office of Higher Education
61 Woodland St.
Hartford, CT 06105-2326
(860) 947-1800 or (860) 947-1310
Delaware Department of Education
The Townsend Building
401 Federal St., Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901-3639
(302) 735-4000
District of Columbia Education Licensure Commission
810 1st Street, NE, 2nd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 727-2824
Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission
2082 E. Exchange Pl., Suite 220
Tucker, GA 30084
(770) 414-3306
Illinois Board of Higher Education
1 N. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333
Springfield, IL 62701-1377
(217) 557-7359
Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Board for Proprietary Education
101 W. Ohio St., Suite 670
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 464-4400 or (317) 232-1324
P.O. Box 3677
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(225) 342-4253
New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education
20 W. State St.
P.O. Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625-0542
(609) 292-4310 or (609) 984-2709
New York Office of College and University Evaluation
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-3852
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market St.
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
(717) 783-6785
Puerto Rico State Department, Board of Postsecondary Institutions
P.O. Box 19900
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00910-1900
(787) 722-2121
Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
60 Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 100
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 736-1100
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
1122 Lady Street, Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 737-2260
South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office
Capitol Building
500 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 204
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3537
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Parkway Towers, Suite 1700
404 James Robertson Pkwy
Nashville, TN 37243-0830
(615) 741-3605
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
P.O. Box 12788
Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711
(512) 427-6520
SARA Portal Entity (Online Programs)
New York Office of College and University Evaluation
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-3852
State Authorization
Relay Graduate School of Education is subject to specific approval-related statements as follows:
- District of Columbia:
- The Relay Board of Trustees has approved each course and degree or certificate program offered at the D.C. Campus.
- Courses, degrees, and certificate programs offered at the D.C. campus have been approved by the Higher Education Licensure Commission.
- Credits earned at Relay’s D.C. campus can be transferred to other Relay locations and are creditable towards an existing degree or certificate program offered by the institution.
- Georgia: Relay Graduate School of Education is authorized under the nonpublic Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act of 1990.
- Illinois: Relay Graduate School of Education is authorized to operate as a post-secondary educational institution by the Illinois Board of Higher Education, 1 N. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333, Springfield, Illinois 62701-1377, ibhe.org
- Indiana: Relay Graduate School of Education is authorized by the Indiana Board for Proprietary Education (101 W Ohio Street., Suite 670, Indianapolis, IN 46204-1984).
- Louisiana: Relay Graduate School of Education is licensed by the Board of Regents of the State of Louisiana. Licenses are renewed by the State Board of Regents every two years. Licensed institutions have met minimal operational standards set forth by the state, but licensure does not constitute accreditation, guarantee the transferability of credit, nor signify that programs are certifiable by any professional agency or organization.