Professional Licensure
Certain A-B Tech academic programs prepare students to sit for applicable licensure and/or certification examinations in North Carolina. In order to comply with the U.S. Department of Education regulations regarding distance education and professional licensure, A-B Tech is required to make the following disclosure with respect to professional licensure or certification outside the state of North Carolina.
A-B Tech programs not listed below do not lead to professional licensure.
Students may contact the respective program contact listed below. Mail should be sent to the contact at the College's mailing address - 340 Victoria Road, Asheville, NC 28801.
Students may view the disclosure for each program or certificate to know which state A-B Tech Community College curriculum:
- the program curriculum meets state educational requirements for licensure or certification, and
- the program curriculum does not meet state educational requirements for licensure or certification
The links to the State Authorization and Professional Licensure Board contacts by the state may be found at the bottom of the page under Professional Licensure.
Jeniffer Nicholson
Disclosures:
Daryl Fisher,
Coordinator, Law Enforcement
- Email: robertdfisher@abtech.edu
- Phone: (828) 782-2841
Disclosures:
Professional Licensure
If you are considering a program at A-B Tech that leads to licensure or certification and you do not live in NC, please contact the prospective program of interest to make sure that it will fulfill the requirements of the state in which you plan to practice, requirements before beginning the program.
Licensure Information by Profession
Disclaimer of Endorsement
The links below lead to websites created by other public and private organizations. These links are provided for the user’s convenience.
The US Department of Education provides information about most licensed professions by state.
Contacts for programs not listed on the DOE site:
- Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology
- Automotive Inspections State Licensing Boards
- Aviation Systems Technology
- Barber State Licensing Boards
- Basic Law Enforcement
- Clinical Massage
- Cosmetology
- Commercial Driver’s License
- Dental Hygiene, Dental Radiology, and Dental Assisting
- Drone Remote Pilot (FAA regulates commercial drone pilot for all 50 states.)
- Early Childhood Education
- Electrical Contractor
- Emergency Medical Science
- eNotary/Notary
- Fire Services
- Medical Assisting
- Medical Lab Technology
- Medical Sonography
- Medication Aide
- Nursing (Associate Degree Nursing (ADN)/RIBN-ADN/LPN to ADN (Curriculum)/Paramedic to ADN (Curriculum)
- Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Phlebotomy
- Radiography
- Real Estate
- Surgical Technology
- Veterinary Medical Technology
Directory of State Authorization and Lead Contacts for Individual States
Below is the contact information for contacts regarding state authorization and grievances. You can also find information on state reciprocity by visiting the NC-SARA States & Institutions website.
Timothy Vick, Director of Operations and Fiscal Services
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
P.O. Box 302000
Montgomery, AL 36130
- Phone: (334) 353-9153
- Email: tim.vick@ache.edu
- Website: Alabama Commission on Higher Education
Kierke Kussart, Program Coordinator Institutional Authorization
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 110505
Juneau, AK 99811-0505
- Phone: (907) 465-6741
- Email: kierke.kussart@alaska.gov
- Website: Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
- Phone: (602) 542-5709
- Fax: (602) 542-1253
- Student Grievance Link: Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
Alana Boles, Program Director for Private Career and Out-of-State Education
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
423 Main Street, Suite 400
Little Rock, AR 72201
- Phone: (501) 371-2060
- Email: alana.boles@adhe.edu
- Website: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
- Phone: (916) 431-6959
- Fax: (916) 263-1895
- Website: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
- Address:
- Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 980818
West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818
- Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
Heather Delange, Academic Policy Officer
Colorado Department of Higher Education
1600 Broadway, Suite 2200
Denver, CO 80202
- Phone: (303) 862-3005
- Email: heather.delange@dhe.state.co.us
- Website: Colorado Department of Higher Education
Dr. Sean Seepersad, Academic Affairs, and Student Services
Office of Higher Education, State of Connecticut
450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 510
Hartford, CT 06103-1841
- Phone: (860) 947-1837
- Email: SSeepersad@ctohe@org
- Website: Office of Higher Education, State of Connecticut
Angela H. Lee, Executive Director
Higher Education Licensure Commission, Postsecondary Education
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
1050 First Street NE, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 200002
- Phone: (202) 724-2095
- Email: Angela.Lee@dc.gov
- Website: Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Nick A. Buono, Education Specialist
Delaware Department of Higher Education
The Townsend Building
401 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901
- Phone: (302) 735-4193
- Email: nicholas.buono@doe.k12.de.us
- Website: Delaware Department of Higher Education
Morgan Champion, Director, Postsecondary Reciprocal Distance Education
Commission for Independent Education
325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 1414
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
- Phone: (850) 245-3212
- Email: morgan.champion@fldoe.org
- Website: Florida State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
Patricia "Pat" Neri, GA-SARA Coordinator
Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (GNPEC)
2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220
Tucker, GA 30084
Bobbi Lum-Mew, Program Administrator
Hawaii Post-Secondary Education Authorization Program (HPEAP)
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
P.O. Box 541
Honolulu, HI 96809
Valerie "Val" Fenske, Private Colleges and Proprietary School Coordinator
Idaho State Board of Education
650 West State Street, Suite #307
Boise, ID 83720-0037
Dr. Nkechi Onwuameze, Assistant Director for Academic Affairs, Illinois SARA Coordinator
Illinois Board of Higher Education
1 N. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333
Springfield, IL 62701-1377
Ross Miller, Director of State Authorization and Reciprocity
Indiana Commission for Higher Education/
Indiana Board for Proprietary Education
101 W. Ohio Street, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46204-4206
- Phone: (317) 232-1033
- Email: rmiller@che.in.gov
- Website: Indiana Board for Proprietary Education
Lisa Pundt, Compliance Officer
Iowa College Aid
430 E. Grand Ave., FL 3
Des Moines, IA 50309
- Phone: (515) 725-3426
- Email: lisa.pundt@iowa.gov
- Website: Iowa College Student Aid Commission
Jennifer Armour, Associate Director, Academic Affairs
Kansas Board of Regents
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
Sarah Levy, Executive Directory, Postsecondary Licensing
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 320
Frankfort, KY 40601
- Phone: (502) 573-1555
- Email: sarah.levy@ky.gov
- Website: Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
LeAnn Detillier, Assistant Commissioner for Program Administration
Louisiana Board of Regents
1201 N. Third St., Suite 6-200
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
- Phone: (225) 342-4253
- Email: LeAnn.Detillier@la.gov
- Website: Louisiana Board of Regents Institutional Licensure
Angel Loredo, Higher Education Specialist
Maine Department of Higher Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Lyndsay Bates, Online Education Analyst
Maryland Higher Education Commission
6 North Liberty Street, 10th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
- Phone: (410) 767-3297
- Email: lyndsay.bates@maryland.gov
Karen King-Sheridan, Associate Director, Collegiate Affairs
Maryland Higher Education Commission
Alex Nally, SARA Coordinator
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
One Ashburton Place, Room 1401
Boston, MA 02108
- Phone: (617) 994-6910
- Email: SARAInquiries@dhe.mass.edu
- Website: Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
James R. Farhat, Specialist
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau
Schools & Licensing Section
P.O. Box 30018
Lansing, MI 48909
- Phone: (517) 256-8670
- Fax: (517) 373-2462
- Email: farhatj@michigan.gov
Marshall Organ, Manager
- Phone: (517) 241-9966
- Email: organm@michigan.gov
- Website: Michigan State University State Authorization
Betsy Talbot
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350
Saint Paul, MN 55108
- Phone: (651) 259-3965
- Email: Betsy.Talbot@state.mn.us
Kate McCartan, Institutional Monitoring Specialist
Menia Dykes, Director of Accreditation
Mississippi Instructions of Higher Learning
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211
Leroy Wade, Assistant Commissioner
Missouri Department of Higher Education
205 Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 1469
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469
Joseph "Joe" Thiel, Director of Academic Policy and Research
Montana University System
P.O. Box 203201
Helena, MT 59620
- Phone: (406) 449-4935
- Email: jthiel@montana.edu
- Website: Montana University System
Dr. Kathleen L. Fimple, Academic Programs Officer
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 95005
Lincoln, NE 68509-5005
Renee Davis, Director of Student Affairs
Nevada System of Higher Education
2601 Enterprise Road
Reno, NV 89512
Michael Dr. Seidel, Director of the Division of Higher Education
Higher Education Commission
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3494
- Email: michael.seidel@doe.nh.gov
- Website: New Hampshire Department of Education
Eric Taylor, Esq., Director, Office of Licensure
New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
20 W. State St., 4th FL
P.O. Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625
Alicia Armijo, New Mexico SARA Coordinator
New Mexico Higher Education Department
2044 Galisteo Street Suite 4
Santa Fe, NM 87505-2100
- Phone: (505) 476-8411
- Email: alicia.armijo@state.nm.us
- Website: New Mexico Higher Education Department
Dr. Owen Donovan, Supervisor, Higher Education Programs
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
- Phone: (518) 474-1551
- Email: IHEauthorize@nysed.gov
- Website: New York State Education Department
If you were unable to resolve a complaint through the institution's grievance procedures, please review the Student Complaint Policy (PDF), print and complete the Student Complaint Form, and submit the complaint to:
North Carolina Post-Secondary Education Complaints
c/o Student Complaints
University of North Carolina System Office
223 S. West Street, Suite 1800; Raleigh NC 27603
- Phone: (919) 962-4550
- Website: North Carolina Post-Secondary Education Complaints
Cheryl Thompson, Outreach Manager, Communication|Training|State Authorization Coordinator, Core Technology Services
North Dakota University System
2000 44th Street SW, Suite 301
Fargo, ND 58103
- Phone: (701) 239-6676
- Email: cheryl.thompson@ndus.edu
- Website: ;North Dakota University System State Authorization & SARA
Matt Exline, Assistant Director of Program Approval Operations
Ohio Department of Higher Education
25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Daniel Archer, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Parkway, Ste. 200
P.O. Box 108850
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850
Sean Pollack, Program Administrator
Higher Education Coordinating Commission
255 Capital Street NE
Salem, OR 97310
Gina Wetten, Higher Education Associate II
Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Higher and Career Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126
David Baez, Acting Director, Education Support Programs
Puerto Rico Council on Education
P.O. Box 19900
San Juan, P.R. 00919-1900
- Phone: (787) 641-7100 ext. 2056
- Email: dbaez@estado.pr.gov; mvaras@estado.pr.gov (please copy all emails)
- Website: Puerto Rico Council on Education
Paula Szulc, Associate Commissioner for Student Success
Rhode Island Office of Postsecondary Commissioner
560 Jefferson Blvd.
Warwick, RI 02886-1304
- Phone: (401) 736-1100
- Email: Paula.Szulc@riopc.edu
Deanna Velletri, Specialist, Proprietary Schools
- Phone: (401) 736-1118
- Email: Deanna.velletri@riopc.edu
- Website: Rhode Island Office of Postsecondary Commissioner
Clay Barton, Licensing Program Coordinator
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
1122 Lady Street, Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone: (803) 737-7781
- Email: Cbarton@che.sc.gov
Peggy Simons, Program Coordinator
- Phone: (803) 737-3476
- Email: psimons@che.sc.gov
- Website: South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Katie Hubbart, Academic Affairs Specialist, South Dakota SARA Coordinator
South Dakota Board of Regents
306 East Capitol Ave., Suite 200
Pierre, SD 57501
Julie Woodruff, Assistant Executive Director and Lead Attorney for DPSA
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
404 James Robertson Parkway, Suite 1900
Nashville, TN 37243
Jessica Acton, Program Director, Academic Quality and Workforce
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
P.O. Box 12788
Austin, TX 78711
Camille McKayle, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
University of the Virgin Islands
#2 John Brewers Bay
St. Thomas, USVI 00802
- Phone: (340) 693-1200
- Email: cmckayl@uvi.edu
Cynthia "Cyd" Grua
Office of the Commissioner for Higher Education
Utah System of Higher Education
Board of Regents Building, The Gateway
60 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
- Phone: (801) 321-7152
- Email: cgrua@ushe.edu
- Website: Utah System of Higher Education State Authorization (UT SARA)
Cassandra Ryna, School Financial Analyst
Vermont Agency of Education
120 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05620
Darlene Derricott, Director of Academic Services
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
101 N. 14th Street, 9th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Tivoli Sharp
Student Achievement Council
P.O. Box 43430
Olympia, WA 98504-3430
Mark Stotler, Director of Academic Programming
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Blvd. East, Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301
Monique Currie, Policy Advisor, Policy and Government Relations
Wisconsin Technical College System Office
4622 University Ave., P.O. Box 7874
Madison, WI 53707-7874
- Phone: (608) 266-2449
- Email: Monique.Currie@wtcsystem.edu
- Website: Distance Learning Authorization Board
Larry Buchholtz, Fiscal Operations Team Manager
Wyoming Community College Commission
2300 Capitol Ave., 5th Floor, Ste. B
Cheyenne, WY 82002