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  • About
    • CECU Staff
    • State Associations
    • Board of Directors
    • Contact Us
    • Campaign to Create 5M Career Professionals
  • Membership
    • Education Membership
    • Allied Membership
    • Associate Membership
    • International Membership
    • Financial Advisory Council
    • Affinity Programs
    • Student Success Stories >
      • 2019 Student Success Stories
      • 2018 Student Success Stories
  • Advocacy
    • Legislation >
      • Legislation Against the Sector
      • Protect Veterans' Access
      • Short-Term Pell Grants
      • Higher Education Act
    • Regulation >
      • Accreditation & Innovation
      • Borrower Defense to Repayment
      • Gainful Employment
      • State Authorization
    • PAC
    • Government Relations Resources >
      • Appropriations & Budget
      • Federal Financial Aid
      • Grassroots Toolkit
      • Military & Veterans Education
      • Regulation Links
      • GR Newsletter
    • Issue Briefs
    • Veterans
    • Coronavirus >
      • COVID19 Webinars
      • Grant Guide
  • News
  • Events
    • CEO Summit
    • Convention
    • Hill Day
    • Leadership Institute
    • Let VETS Choose
  • Resources
    • CECU Resource Center
    • CECU Webinars
    • Professional Certification
    • Book - Success Story

State Association Directory

Higher Education – and higher education policy – has changed significantly over time.  The sector is governed by what is called “The Triad.”  It consists of:

     - State Licensing to govern consumer protection
     - 
Accreditation to govern academic quality
     - 
Federal Policy determining the institutions qualifications to participate in Federal Financial Aid.

​It is in this complex, but often coordinated, environment that a national association can and should work closely with its state association colleagues. 

But our partnership goes beyond public policy. Over time, state associations have assumed more and more leadership for professional development programs – especially for a school’s operating staff.  On the other hand, CECU seeks to provide sector leadership programming. 

Both the state associations and CECU host annual convenings of the sector, and we attend each other’s events.

​In many ways, we cooperate because that is the only way to best serve our students, our schools and their staffs.  Together, our sector is stronger.
 Arizona
Arizona Private School Association
7776 S. Pointe Parkway West, Suite 110
Phoenix, AZ 85044
Website: www.arizonapsa.org
Phone: 602-254-5199    Fax: 602-254-5073
Contact: Fred Lockhart, Executive Director
E-mail: apsa@arizonapsa.org

California
California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools
2520 Venture Oaks Way #170
Sacramento, CA 95833
Phone: 916-447-5500    Fax: 916-440-8970
Website: www.cappsonline.org
Contacts:
Robert Johnson, Executive Director 
E-mail:  robert@cappsonline.org
Stephanie Turner, Executive Assistant and Member Support
E-mail: admin@cappsonline.org​ 

Colorado
Colorado Association of Career Colleges and Schools
225 E. 16th Ave., Suite 260
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-860-1616 Fax: 303-860-0175
Contact: Karen McGrath, Executive Director 
E-mail: karenmcgrath@comcast.net

Florida
Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges
150 South Monroe St., Suite 303
Tallahassee, FL  32301
Phone: 850-577-3139    Fax: 850-577-3133
Website: www.fapsc.org
Contacts:
Allen Mortham, Executive Director | E-mail:  Allen@fapsc.org 
Kathy Radford, Executive Assistant | ​Email: kathyr@fapsc.org

Indiana
Indiana Association of Private Career Schools
One North Capitol, #430
Indianapolis, IN  46204 
Phone: 317-201-6415    Fax: 317-462-9124
Contact: Glenna Shelby
E-mail: iapcs@hotmail.com and ggshelby@msn.com

Kentucky
Kentucky Association of Career Colleges and Schools
291 N. Hubbards Lane, Suite 172-243
Louisville, KY 40207
Phone: 703-399-9172
Website: www.kycareercolleges.org
Contact: Tony Bieda 
Email: ed.kaccs@gmail.com

Louisiana
Louisiana Association of Private Colleges and Schools
8820 Jewella Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71108
Phone: 318-841-1228
Website: www.lapcs.net   
Contacts:
Chuck Stripling, President | Email: cstripling@ayers.edu 
Mike Champagne | Email: mchampagne@iticollege.edu   

Mississippi Association of Proprietary Schools
Contact: Chris Burgio, Executive Director
E-mail: Cburgio@concorde.edu

Missouri/Kansas Association of Private Career Colleges and Schools
P.O. Box 2122
Lee's Summit, MO 64063
Phone: 816-268-3443
Contact: Joan Meyer, President
E-mail: jmeyer@pcitraining.edu

New England Private Career School Association
11 Robert Toner Boulevard, #234
North Attleboro, MA 02763
Phone: 508-695-3919    Fax: 508-695-0039
Website: www.nepcsa.org
Contacts: 
Contact: Catherine Flaherty, Executive Director
E-mail: catherine@nepca.org  

New York
Association of Proprietary Colleges
121 State Street
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: 518-437-1867
Web: www.apc-colleges.org
Contact: Donna Stelling-Gurnett, President
Email: dgurnett@apc-colleges.org
Twitter: @apccolleges
Facebook: /APCColleges
The Coalition of New York State Career Schools
437 Old Albany Post Road
Garrison, NY  10524
Phone:  845-788-5070    Fax: 845-788-5071
Website: www.cnyscs.com
Contact: Terry Zaleski, Executive Director
E-mail: tzaleski@sprynet.com

New Jersey
Private Career School Association of New Jersey
Box 11795
New Brunswick, NJ.  08906
Phone: 777-7PCSANJ Fax: 561-496-6820
Website: www.pcsanj.com
Contact: L. Terry Nighan

North Carolina
North Carolina Association of Career Colleges and Schools
C/O Brookstone College
10125 Berkeley Place Drive
Charlotte, NC 28262
Phone: 704-547-8600    Fax: 704-547-8887
Contact: F. Jack Henderson III, President
E-mail: jhenderson@brookstone.edu

Northwest Career Colleges Federation
700 Sleater Kinney Rd SE B369
Lacey, WA 98503
Phone: 360-259-1313   
Website: www.nwcareercolleges.org
Contacts:  
Maryann Brathwaite, Executive Director
​
E-mail: Maryann@nwcareercolleges.org
Barb DeHaan, State Director
Email: bdehaan@nwccidaho.org

Ohio and Michigan
Ohio-Michigan Association of Career Colleges and Schools
2109 Stella Court, Suite 125
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-487-8180    Fax: 614-487-8190
Website: www.omaccs.org
Contact: Kent Trofholz, Executive Director
E-mail: ktrofholz@omaccs.org

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators
224 Pine Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: 717-540-9010    Fax: 717-599-8098
Website: www.papsa.org
Contact: Aaron Shenck, Executive Director
E-mail:  aaron@papsa.org

Tennessee
Tennessee Association of Independent Colleges and Schools
P.O. Box 601
Hermitage, TN 37176
Phone: 615-594-0110
Website: www.taics.org
Contacts:
Dr. Gary Adcox, Executive Director | E-mail: jgadcox@taics.org
Dr. Cyndee P. Moore | E-mail: cpmoore@taics.org

Texas
Career Colleges and Schools of Texas
823 Congress Ave. Suite 230
Austin, TX  78701 
Phone: 866-909-2278
Website: www.ccst.org
Contact: Jerry Valdez, Executive Director
E-mail: valdez@thevaldezcompany.com

Utah
Utah Association of Private Sector Colleges & Universities
60 South 600 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
Phone: 801-355-9188
Contact: Aimee McConkie, Administrative Director
E-mail: aimee@fputah.com

Virginia
Virginia Career College Association
1108 E. Main Street
Suite 1200
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-346-2783  Fax: 804-346-8287
Contact:  Mark Singer, Executive Director 
E-mail: marksinger@va-cca.org
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Career Education Colleges and Universities
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