State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements and Complaint Policy

The U.S. Department of Education has waived the need for certain approvals and requirements to deliver courses online in response to COVID.  缅北强奸 is in the process of obtaining permission to have courses available to students through distance education on a more permanent basis. The Consumer Complaint Policy listed below is a requirement of NC-SARA.  

The National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA)

Institutions that wish to deliver online education in states other than which they have physical operations must obtain permission to do so.  Obtaining permission and adhering to guidelines from each state individually would be extremely burdensome to institutions.   (NC-SARA) is an agreement among member states, districts and territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education.  Colleges apply to be approved NC-SARA institutions through their home, member states.  Maryland is a member of NC-SARA and has approved 缅北强奸 as a NC-SARA institution.  This means that 缅北强奸 can deliver online education to students in any state, district and territory that is a member of NC-SARA.

Consumer Complaint Policy

NC-SARA requires that institutions provide current and prospective students with contact information with the member states portal agency and process to file consumer complaints that cannot be resolved with the institution.  Complaints only related to distance education are covered under this policy.

Examples of consumer complaints, taken from NC-Sara鈥檚 manual, against an institution could include:

  • Veracity of recruitment and marketing materials
  • Accuracy of job placement data
  • Accuracy of information about tuition, fees and financial aid
  • Complete and correct admission requirements for courses and programs
  • Accuracy of information about the Institution鈥檚 accreditation and/or any programmatic/specialized accreditation held by the institution鈥檚 programs
  • Accuracy of information about whether course work meets any relevant Professional Licensing requirements or the requirements of specialized Accrediting Agencies
  • Accuracy of information about whether the Institution鈥檚 course work will transfer to other Institutions
  • Operation of Distance Education programs consistent with practices expected by institutional accreditors (and, if applicable, programmatic/specialized accreditors) and/or the C-RAC Guidelines for Distance Education

缅北强奸 makes every effort to resolve student complaints internally. If you have a complaint about any of the above, please contact Angel Stranahan at (410)778-7202 or email astranahan2FREEwashcoll for information on next steps.

If your complaint is not resolved, you may file a complaint with the Maryland Commission on Higher Education, Maryland鈥檚 SARA 鈥減ortal agency鈥. Information on how to file can be found on .

Please note: this policy DOES NOT apply to complaints related to course grades, academic sanctions, or discipline/conduct matters. Those matters should be handled by the 缅北强奸 Student Grievance Procedure found in the student handbook.