Financial Aid & Scholarship Help!
Dear Black Excel Student and Parent Supporters,
This is a quick gateway (below) that you should consider immediately to resource help. Each state has aid sourcesyou should inquire about. No question about that! Theseaid sources cover a wide range of programs, sometimesincluding resident and fee reductions, "incentive awards,"grants, scholarships, loans and more. High school guidancecounselors should be keeping you abreast in regard to what'savailable. Often, however, this has not been the case. Thisis a BLACK EXCEL tip. Call or write the appropriate stateagencies for information packages and assistance. Getting your state "info and financial aid" packages could meansavings to you and your child/students. -Isaac Black, Black Excel
S T A T E A I D S O U R C E S :
ALABAMA
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
Suite 205
3465 Norman Bridge Road
Montgomery, Alabama 36105-2310
(334) 281-1998State 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) 465-2967State 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) 229-2531State 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) 324-9300Arkansas Department of Education
4 State Capitol Mall, Room 304A
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1071
(501) 682-4474
CALIFORNIA
California Student Aid Commission
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 419026
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-9026
Street Address:
California Student Aid Commission
3300 Zinfandel Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Customer Service Department: (916) 526-7590California 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 06105-2391
(203) 566-3910Connecticut 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) 577-3240Delaware Department of Education
Townsend Building #279
Federal and Lockerman Streets
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, Delaware 19903-1402
(302) 739-4583
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) 727-3685District of Columbia Public Schools
Division of Student Services
4501 Lee Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20019
(202) 724-4934
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) 414-3000State 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) 956-8213Hawaii 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) 334-2270State 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
(708) 948-8500
INDIANA
State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana
Suite 500, 150 West Market Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2811
(317) 232-2350Indiana 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) 383-4222Iowa Department of Education
KANSAS
Kansas Board of Regents
700 S.W. Harrison, Suite 1410
Topeka, Kansas 66603-3760
(913) 296-3517State 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) 928-8926State Department of Education
500 Mero Street
1919 Capital Plaza Tower
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
(502) 564-3421
LOUISIANA
Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission
Office of Student Financial Assistance
P.O. Box 91202
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-9202
(800) 259-5626State 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) 287-3263Maine 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) 974-2971Maryland 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) 727-9420State Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, Massachusetts 02148-5023
(617) 388-3300Massachusetts 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) 373-3394Michigan 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) 657-3866Department 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) 982-6663State 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) 751-2361Missouri 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) 444-6570State 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) 471-2847Nebraska 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 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) 271-2555State 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) 792-8670State 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) 827-7383State 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) 474-5642State 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) 821-4771State 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) 224-4114State 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
1-888-833-1133State Department of Education
65 South Front Street, Room 1005
Columbus, Ohio 43266-0308
(614) 466-2761
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program
P.O. Box 3000
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-3000
(405) 858-4300
1-800-247-0420State Department of Education
Oliver Hodge Memorial Education Building
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4599
(405) 521-4122
OREGON
Oregon State Scholarship Commission
Suite 100, 1500 Valley River Drive
Eugene, Oregon 97401-2130
(503) 687-7400Oregon State System of Higher Education
700 Pringle Parkway, S.E.
Salem, Oregon 97310-0290
(503) 378-5585Oregon 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) 692-7435P.O. Box 8114
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-8114
(717) 720-2075
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.eduRhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority
560 Jefferson Boulevard
Warwick, Rhode Island 02886
(800) 922-9855State 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) 734-1200State 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) 773-3134South Dakota Board of Regents
TENNESSEE
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
404 James Robertson Parkway
Suite 1900
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0820
(615) 741-3605State Department of Education
100 Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, Tennessee 37219-5335
(615)741-1346 or (800) 342-1663 (TN residents only)
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) 321-7205Utah 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) 642-3177Vermont 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) 786-1690State 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) 753-7850State 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) 588-2691State 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) 267-2206State 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) 777-6265Wyoming Community College Commission
2020 Carey Avenue, 8th Floor
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
(307) 777-7763
AMERICAN SAMOA
American Samoa Community College
Board of Higher Education
P.O. Box 2609
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799-2609
(684) 699-9155American Samoa Government
Department of Education
P.O. Box D.O.E.
Pago Pago, American Somoa 96799
(684) 633-5237
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) 234-6128Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
State Board of Public Education
Public School System
P.O. Box 1370, CK
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 96950
(670) 322-6402
PUERTO RICO
Council on Higher Education
Box 23305 - UPR Station
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00931
(809) 758-3350Department of Education
P.O. Box 759
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00919
(809) 753-2200
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Virgin Islands Joint Boards of Education
Charlotte Amalie, P.O. Box 11900
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00801
(809) 774-4546Virgin Islands Department of Education
Office of Federal Programs
No. 44-46 Kongens Gade, Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802
(809) 774-0100
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) 223-4383Republic of the Marshall Islands
RMI Scholarship Grant and Loan Board
P.O. Box 1436
3 Lagoon Road
Majuro, Marshall Islands 96960
(692) 625-3108Republic 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 ProgramOffice 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) 708-4607Byrd 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
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