What’s the Governance System in My State?
Postsecondary Governance by State
Public postsecondary institutions are organized in different ways from state to state. Note that some states have more than one agency or more than one type of governance model.
| State | Governing Board | Coordinating Board | Administrative / Advisory Agency | Multicampus Systems |
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| Alabama | Alabama Commission on Higher Education |
University of Alabama System
Auburn University System
Alabama Community College System |
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| Arkansas | Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board | Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Higher Education |
University of Arkansas System
Arkansas State University System
Southern Arkansas University System |
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| Delaware | Delaware Department of Education, Higher Education Office | Delaware Technical and Community College | ||
| Florida |
Florida Board of Education (PK-12, Colleges, and Technical Colleges)
Florida Board of Governors (State University System) |
Florida Department of Education, Division of Florida Colleges
Florida Department of Education, State University System |
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| Georgia |
University System of Georgia
Technical College System of Georgia |
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| Kentucky | Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education | Kentucky Community and Technical College System | ||
| Louisiana | Louisiana Board of Regents |
Louisiana State University System
Southern University System University of Louisiana System
Louisiana Community and Technical College System |
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| Maryland | Maryland Higher Education Commission | University of Maryland System | ||
| Mississippi |
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning |
Mississippi Community College Board | ||
| North Carolina |
University of North Carolina System
North Carolina Community College System |
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| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education | Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education |
Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges
Regional University System of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education |
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| South Carolina | South Carolina Commission on Higher Education |
University of South Carolina System
South Carolina State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education |
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| Tennessee | Tennessee Higher Education Commission |
University of Tennessee System
Tennessee Board of Regents |
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| Texas | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
Texas A & M University System
Texas Tech University System
Texas State University System
University of Houston System
University of North Texas System
University of Texas System
Alamo Community College District
Dallas County Community College District
Howard County Community College District
Texas State Technical College System |
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| Virginia | State Council of Higher Education for Virginia |
University of Virginia
College of William and Mary
Virginia Community College System |
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| West Virginia |
West Virginia Department of Education/Division of Technical and Adult Education |
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education |
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Notes
Some coordinating boards, such as the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, do not set tuition and fees policies.
This list does not include state financial aid agencies.