State Financial Aid

State Financial Aid For College

Just as there is federal financial aid for college, each state also offers different forms of state Financial Aid for College in the form of student loans, grants, scholarships, prepaid tuition programs and other state aid programs.

Just as you must file a FAFSA for federal financial aid for college, most states also require you to file the FAFSA form for consideration of state aid programs. When you submit the FAFSA to the US Department of Education, they will simply forward your information on the FAFSA to your states student financial assistance agency.

It is extremely important to note that each state has a different FAFSA submission deadline, and if you miss this deadline you will NOT be eligible to receive ANY state financial aid for the entire academic year. If you submit your FAFSA by March 1, you will be in time for all state deadlines (other than Michigan).

After filing your FAFSA by the state deadline, you may also be required to fill out additional forms, or submit additional information, which is why it is important for you to contact your State Higher Education Agency to make certain you have everything covered.

View contact information for State Higher Education Agencies below.

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

State Department of Education
Gordon Persons Office Building
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-3901
(205) 242-8082

Alaska:
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
3030 Vintage Boulevard
Juneau, Alaska 99801-7109
(907) 465-2967

State Department of Education
Goldbelt Place
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, Alaska 99801-1894
(907) 465-8715

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

State Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
(602) 542-2147

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

Arkansas Department of Education
4 State Capitol Mall, Room 304A
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1071
(501) 682-4474

California:
California Student Aid Commission
P.O. Box 419026
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-9026

California Student Aid Commission
3300 Zinfandel Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Customer Service Department: (916) 526-7590

California Department of Education
721 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, California 95814
(916) 657-2451

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

State Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203-1705
(303) 866-6779

Connecticut:
Connecticut Department of Higher Education
61 Woodland Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06105-2326
(860) 947-1855

Connecticut Department of Education
165 Capitol Avenue
P.O. Box 2219
Hartford, Connecticut 06106-1630

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

State Department of Public Instruction
Townsend Building #279
Federal and Lockerman Streets
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, Delaware 19903-1402
(302) 739-4583

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

State Department of Education
2054 Twin Towers East, 205 Butler Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-5040
(404) 656-5812

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

Hawaii Department of Education
2530 10th Avenue, Room A12
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
(808) 733-9103

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

State Department of Education
650 West State Street
Boise, Idaho 83720
(208) 334-2113

Illinois:
Illinois Student Assistance Commission
1755 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015-5209
(847) 948-8500

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

Indiana Department of Education
Room 229 - State House
Center for Schools Improvement
and Performance
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2798
(317) 232-2305

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

State Department of Education
Kansas State Education Building
120 East Tenth Street
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1103
(913) 296-4876

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

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

State Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
626 North 4th Street, 12th Floor
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9064
(504) 342-2098

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

Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Voice: (207) 287-5800
TDD/TTY for Hearing-Impaired: (207) 287-2550
Fax: (207) 287-5900

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

Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2595
(410) 767-0480

Massachusetts:
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
330 Stuart Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(617) 727-9420

State Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, Massachusetts 02148-5023
(617) 388-3300

Massachusetts Higher Education Information Center
666 Boylston St.
Boston, Massachusetts 20116
(617) 536-0200 x4719

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

Michigan Department of Education
608 West Allegan Street
Hannah Building
Lansing, Michigan 48909
(517) 373-3324

Minnesota:
Minnesota Higher Education Services Office
Suite 400, Capitol Square Bldg.
550 Cedar Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2292
(800) 657-3866

Department of Children, Families and Learning
712 Capitol Square Building
550 Cedar Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
(612) 296-6104

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

State Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0771
(601) 359-3768

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

Missouri State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
205 Jefferson Street, Sixth Floor
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0480
(314) 751-2931

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

State Office of Public Instruction
State Capitol, Room 106
Helena, Montana 59620
(406) 444-4422

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

Nebraska Department of Education
P.O. Box 94987
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4987
(402) 471-2784

Nevada:
Nevada Department of Education
400 West King Street
Capitol Comple
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

State Department of Education
State Office Park South
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
(603) 271-2632

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

State Department of Education
225 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0500
(609) 984-6409

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

State Department of Education
Education Building
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-2786
(505) 827-6648

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

State Education Department
111 Education Building
Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234
(518) 474-5705

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

State Department of Public Instruction
Education Building
Division of Teacher Education
116 West Edenton Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-1712
(919) 733-0701

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

State Department of Public Instruction
State Capitol Building, 11th Floor
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0164
(701) 224-2271

Ohio:
Ohio Board of Regents
P.O. Box 182452
309 South Fourth Street
Columbus, Ohio 43218-2452
1-888-833-1133

State Department of Education
65 South Front Street, Room 1005
Columbus, Ohio 43266-0308
(614) 466-2761

Oklahoma:
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
PO Box 108850
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850
(405) 225-9239
1-800-858-1840

Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program
PO Box 3000
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-3000
(405) 234-4300
1-800-247-0420

State Department of Education
Oliver Hodge Memorial Education Building
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599
(405) 521-3301

Oregon:
Oregon Student Assistance Commission
Suite 100, 1500 Valley River Drive
Eugene, Oregon 97401-2130
(503) 687-7400

Oregon State System of Heigher Education
700 Pringle Parkway, S.E.
Salem, Oregon 97310-0290
(503) 378-5585

Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203

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

P.O. Box 8114
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-8114
(717) 720-2075

Rhode Island:
Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority
560 Jefferson Boulevard
Warwick, Rhode Island 02886
(800) 922-9855

State Department of Education
22 Hayes Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02908
(401) 277-3126

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

State Department of Education
803-a Rutledge Building
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
(803) 734-8364

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

State Department of Education
100 Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, Tennessee 37219-5335
(615)741-1346 or (800) 342-1663

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

Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
(801) 538-7779

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

Vermont Department of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
Voice: (802) 828-3147
Fax: (802) 828-3140

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

State Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
James Monroe Building
14th and Franklin Streets
Richmond, Virginia 23216-2120
(804) 225-2072

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

State Department of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building, P.O. Box FG 11
Olympia, Washington, 98504-3211
(206) 753-2858

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

State College & University Systems of West Virginia Central Office
1018 Kanawha Boulevard East, Suite 700
Charleston, West Virginia 25301-2827
(304) 558-4016

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

State Department of Public Instruction
125 South Wester Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7814
(608) 266-2364

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

Wyoming Community College Commission
2020 Carey Avenue, 8th Floor
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
(307) 777-7763