What’s the Governance System in My State?
Postsecondary Governance by State

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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
Alabama   Alabama Commission on Higher Education  

University of Alabama System

 

Auburn University System

 

Alabama Community College System

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

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

 
Georgia

University System of Georgia

 

Technical College System of Georgia

     
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

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

     
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

South Carolina   South Carolina Commission on Higher Education  

University of South Carolina System

 

South Carolina State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education

Tennessee   Tennessee Higher Education Commission  

University of Tennessee System

 

Tennessee Board of Regents

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

Virginia   State Council of Higher Education for Virginia  

University of Virginia

 

College of William and Mary

 

Virginia Community College System

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.