State Authorizations

Educational institutions offering distance education classes or programs are required by federal regulations [Chapter 34, § 600.9(c)], to "meet any State requirements for it to be legally offering distance or correspondence education in that State." The University of Wyoming and the community colleges are working on obtaining either exemption or authorization from the fifty states.

If you are not an on-campus student for these educational institutions and plan on enrolling in distance classes offered by one or more of them, please see the table below to verify that your state has either authorized or exempted the institution to offer such classes or programs to you as a resident of that state.

State Authorizations
 A = Authorized
 E = Exempt
 I = In Progress
 N = Not Authorized
 WN = Will NOT Seek Authorization*
 Blank = No information
State CC CWC EWC LCCC NWC NWCCD UW WWCC
Alabama                
Alaska     E          
Arizona         E      
Arkansas                
California         E      
Colorado     E         E
Connecticut                
Deleware                
District of Columbia                
Florida                
Gerogia                
Hawaii         E      
Idaho     E
         E
Illinois     E
          
Indiana                
Iowa                
Kansas     E          
Kentucky                
Louisiana                
Maine                
Maryland                
Massachusetts                
Minnesota     WN
          
Michigan                
Minnesota                
Mississippi         E      
Missouri     A          
Montana     E   E     E
Nebraska     E
   E     E
Nevada     E          
New Hampshire                
New Jersey     E
          
New Mexico                
New York                
North Carolina                
North Dakota                
Ohio                
Oklahoma     E          
Oregon                
Pennsylvania     E          
Rhode Island                
South Carolina         E      
South Dakota     E   E     E
Tenessee                
Texas     E   E     E
Utah     WN         E
Vermont                
Virginia                
Washington     E          
West Virginia                
Wisconsin     E          

* Due to the high cost of obtaining authorization in some states, some institutions may decide to NOT seek authorization in that state. Prospective students living in those states should consult directly with the institution regarding possible enrollment.