State Authorization & Licensure

State Approving Agencies

Below is a list of State Approving Agencies contracted with the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide oversight and approval authority for programs offered within their jurisdiction for the training of qualified veterans and dependents. To obtain information on how PACG can assist you with the approval process, please feel free to contact us.

State
Agency Name
Agency Website
Alabama
ALABAMA STATE APPROVING AGENCY
Alaska
OFFICE OF VETERANS AFFAIRS STATE OF ALASKA
Arizona
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES ARIZONA STATE APPROVING AGENCY
Arkansas
ARKANSAS STATE APPROVING AGENCY FOR VETERANS TRAINING ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE EDUCATION
California
CALVET
Colorado
OFFICE OF VETERANS EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Connecticut
STATE APPROVING AGENCY CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Delaware
DELAWARE STATE APPROVING AGENCY
Florida
BUREAU OF STATE APPROVING FOR VETERANS' TRAINING FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Georgia
STATE APPROVING AGENCY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES
Hawaii
HAWAII STATE APPROVING AGENCY
Illinois
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Indiana
INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Iowa
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION VETERANS AND MILITARY EDUCATION
Kansas
KANSAS COMMISSION ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS OFFICE
Kentucky
KENTUCKY APPROVING AGENCY FOR VETERANS EDUCATION
Louisiana
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Maine
STATE APPROVING AGENCY FOR VETERANS EDUCATION PROGRAMS UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM
Maryland
MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION
Massachusetts
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFICE OF VETERANS EDUCATION
Michigan
MICHIGAN STATE APPROVING AGENCY MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Minnesota
MINNESOTA STATE APPROVING AGENCY MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Mississippi
MISSISSIPPI VETERANS AFFAIRS MISSISSIPPI STATE APPROVING AGENCY
Missouri
VETERANS' EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTION DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION
Montana
VETERANS EDUCATION MONTANA OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Nebraska
PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY CAREER SCHOOLS & VETERANS EDUCATION NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State
Agency Name
Agency Website
Nebraska
PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY CAREER SCHOOLS & VETERANS EDUCATION NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Nevada
COMMISSION ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
New Hampshire
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION BUREAU OF VETERANS EDUCATION SERVICES AND CAREER SCHOOL LICENSING
New Jersey
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS/SAA
New Mexico
STATE APPROVING AGENCY FOR VETERANS' EDUCATION AND TRAINING NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ SERVICES
New York
BUREAU OF VETERANS EDUCATION
North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA STATE APPROVING AGENCY
North Dakota
STATE APPROVING AGENCY ND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Ohio
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICES STATE APPROVING AGENCY FOR VETERANS EDUCATION & TRAINING
Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS STATE APPROVING AGENCY
Oregon
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Pennsylvania
DIVISION OF VETERANS / MILITARY EDUCATION PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Puerto Rico
STATE APPROVING AGENCY PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Rhode Island
RHODE ISLAND OFFICE OF THE POSTSECONDARY COMMISSIONER
South Carolina
STUDENT SERVICES DIVISION SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION
South Dakota
VETERANS' EDUCATION SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Tennessee
VETERANS EDUCATION TENNESSEE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION
Texas
VETERANS EDUCATION TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION
Utah
STATE APPROVING AGENCY FOR VETERANS EDUCATION UTAH DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
Vermont
VERMONT OFFICE OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VETERANS EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM / STATE APPROVING AGENCY
Virginia
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICES STATE APPROVING AGENCY
Washington
STATE APPROVING AGENCY WASHINGTON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL
Washington DC
DC HIGHER EDUCATION LICENSURE COMMISSION
West Virginia
OFFICE OF VETERANS EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION