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Education Licensure Commission
Licensure and Certification Division
Commissioners
The Education Licensure Commission consists of five citizen members, each appointed by the Mayor for no more than two consecutive three-year terms. Annually, the members elect the officers of the Commission. This year, the Commissioners are Mr. Steven Pappas, Mr. Rustin Lewis and Ms. V. Nadine Daniel.
Complaint Form
To file a complaint, use the Public Complaint Form and follow the procedures below.
- Public Complaint Form*
- Download and print the form.
- Fill out the appropriate information.
- Sign and date the form at the bottom.
- Mail or hand deliver the form to:
Education Licensing Commission
(State Education Office)
441 4th Street, NW,
Suite 350 North
Washington, DC 20001
Functions
The Commission licenses, approves, or oversees all private postsecondary educational institutions in the District of Columbia. The basic functions of the Commission are to:
- License private degree-granting educational institutions operating in and/or incorporated in the District of Columbia
- Serve as the State Approving Agency for educational programs for veterans to attend with their benefits under an annual contract with the US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Maintain the student records of institutions which close and have no other depository, and issue certified copies of those records to institutions and former students, upon request
- License private, non-degree postsecondary schools and their agents
- Grant conditional exemptions from licensure to Semester-in-Washington-type programs and programs offered by employers at no cost to the employee, provided that certain conditions are met, including accreditation and annual reports to the Commission
Legal Authorities
The basic functions and authorities of the Commission are established by the Education Licensure Commission Act of 1976, DC Law 1-104, as amended, which is codified as Title 31, Chapter 13 of the DC Code (1981 ed.). The Commission administers this law, as well as a 1901 statute codified as Title 29, Chapter 8 of the DC Code, regulations for degree-granting institutions and non-degree postsecondary schools, and certain regulations of the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
Location
Education Licensing Commission
(State Education Office)
441 4th Street, NW,
Suite 350 North
Washington, DC 20001
Telephone: (202) 727-6436
Meetings
The Commission takes formal licensing and approval actions at its Public Sessions, which are scheduled to occur monthly, every fourth Thursday, except during its recess in August. The meeting schedule is published in the District of Columbia Register. View the current schedule of Public Sessions.
Scope
Currently, there are 28 licensed degree-granting institutions. There are 40 licensed non-degree postsecondary schools and an undetermined number of agents of such schools. There are three institutions subject to conditional exemption, including eight federally chartered institutions. The Commission maintains 63,929 student records from 22 closed schools from which 200 to 300 transcripts are issued annually.
Education Licensing Commission
(State Education Office)
441 4th Street, NW,
Suite 350 North
Washington, DC 20001
Telephone: (202) 727-6436
Staff Support
Under the auspices of the State Education Office, the Commission is supported by an Executive Director and five staff members who are responsible for professional and technical support four the Commission.
Transcript Request Form
By law, the Education Licensure Commission is the repository for academic records of institutions in the District of Columbia that go out of business and make no other arrangements for maintaining the records. All issuances are certified copies of records as they appeared in the Office of the Registrar upon the school’s closing. Official copies bear the seal of the Commission.
To request a transcript from a closed school, follow the instructions provided and use the enclosed Transcript Request Form.
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