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431 East Adams,
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Springfield, Illinois 62701-1404

Phone: (217) 782-2551
Fax: (217) 782-8548
TTY:  (888) 261-2881

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Some days our telephones ring off the hook with calls from people who really don’t want to talk to us. Here is a listing of information that is available at the Illinois Board of Higher Education and information we’ll have to direct you elsewhere to get your questions answered.

If you want to know about . . . Then contact . . .

General Assembly scholarships

Illinois State Board of Education

(217) 782-4321

www.isbe.net

Transcripts for closed Adult/Vocational and Technical schools that granted certificates or diplomas

Illinois State Board of Education

(217) 782-2948

www.isbe.net

Transcripts for degree-granting institutions that have closed

Illinois Board of Higher Education

(217) 782-2551

www.ibhe.org

Certification of K-12 teachers

Illinois State Board of Education

(800) 845-8749
(217) 524-2899

www.isbe.net

Community colleges

Illinois Community College Board

(217) 785-0123

www.iccb.state.il.us

Student loans, Monetary Award Program grants, National Guard or Veterans grants, Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarships, Illinois Future Teacher Corps scholarships, Illinois Special Education Tuition Waivers, Golden Apple Scholars

Illinois Student Assistance Commission

(800) 899-4722
(217) 782-6767

www.collegezone.com

Illinois Medical Student scholarships
Nursing Education scholarships
Allied Health Care Professional Scholarship Program

Illinois Department of Public Health

(217) 782-1624

www.idph.state.il.us

Requirements for teaching at colleges and universities

Each individual institution, which sets requirements and hires faculty

GED testing and certification

Illinois Community College Board

(217) 785-0123

www.iccb.state.il.us

Continuing education to satisfy professional licensing requirements, new licenses and renewals
Barber colleges, cosmetology school

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

(217) 785-0800

www.ildpr.com

Records for closed private business and vocational schools; some records for closed travel schools

Illinois State Board of Education
Private Business and Vocational School Section

(217) 782-4321

www.isbe.net

Accreditation of colleges and universities

The institution directly or

The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

(800) 621-7440

www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org

Admission requirements, residency requirements, tuition, fees, and student costs

Office of Admissions at institutions or

Illinois Board of Higher Education

(217) 782-2551

www.ibhe.org

Transfers from two-year to four-year colleges and universities

Illinois Articulation Initiative

(309) 438-8640

www.itransfer.org

Retirement benefits

State Universities Retirement System

(217) 378-8800

www.surs.com

Civil service job classifications, rules, exams

State Universities Civil Service System

(217) 278-3150

www.sucss.state.il.us

Labor relations, collective bargaining

Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board

(312) 793-3170

www.state.il.us/agency/ielrb

State grant programs – Diversifying Faculty in Illinois, Health Services Education Grants, Higher Education Cooperation Act, Illinois Cooperative Work Study, No Child Left Behind, State Matching Grants

Illinois Board of Higher Education

(217) 782-2551

www.ibhe.org

Truck-driving schools

Secretary of State

(847) 981-7455

 

Complaints/questions about :

A professor, a grade, academic status

Institutional ombudsman, or: Department Dean, Dean of Academic Affairs, Provost

Financial aid payments, credits

Institution’s financial aid office, Dean of Students

Registration/transcripts

Registrar

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