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Out-of-State Student Guidelines

sara logoColumbus State online courses and programs are permitted in all fifty states, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

Complaint Process

Columbus State is dedicated to resolving all student complaints in a fair and timely manner. Out-of-state students are encouraged to resolve their issues by following the college complaint process.  Concerns may also be addressed to Thomas Erney, Ph.D., Dean of Distance Learning at 614-287-2532 or terney@cscc.edu.  In compliance with US Department of Education regulations, Columbus State provides a list of state agencies with complaint contact information for individual states.

If necessary, students may also contact Columbus State's state licensing agency - Ohio Department of Higher Education, 25 South Front Street, Columbus, OH 43215, 614-466-6000, or the college's accreditor - Higher Learning Commission, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, 800-621-7440.  

Individual State Educational Requirements

Columbus State programs that align with Ohio licensure or certification requirements meet the Ohio educational standards. Out-of-state Online students interested in a program that has educational requirements in their home state for licensure or certification must check with their state to see if the program offered by Columbus State Community College will meet their state or territory licensure requirements. Additionally, financial aid may not be available for out-of-state students.

Licensure Programs

Federal Regulation 34 CFR 668.43(a)(5)(v) requires colleges to make readily available to prospective and enrolled students’ information about whether their programs leading to professional licensure or certification meet educational requirements in their state.  

Columbus State Community College has programs that can lead to required state or federal professional licensure, and we maintain a Program and Interstate Licensure List (.CSV). Each program is marked as either “MEETS” or does not meet “DNM” for each state and territory. We encourage out-of-state students, who are not intending to reside in Ohio at the completion of their program, to first contact their home state licensing agency before beginning one of these programs as Ohio license requirements may not apply in those states.

Columbus State Community College is a member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA), which permits the College to enroll out-of-state students in online educational programs.  NC-SARA, regulates interstate online education, but does not cover license programs.  

Professional Licensing Agencies  

 

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