State Authorization Disclosure

What is SARA?

Del Mar College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and School. Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), which is an accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education.

From the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s website, the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) “is an agreement among member states, districts, and territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education courses and programs.” From the Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) website, the organization “expand students’ access to educational opportunities and ensure more efficient, consistent, and effective regulation of distance education programs.”

Membership in SARA allows institutions to offer distance education courses in other SARA states without having to seek separate approvals from each state, US territory, and district.

The following states are authorized members of SARA:

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

Information regarding the complaint process can be found at NC-SARA’s Student Complaint Process web page.

Disclosures

No adverse actions have been taken against Del Mar College.

• DMC Refund Information
• DMC Withdrawal Process
• DMC Complaint Process

Accreditation and State Authorization

Del Mar College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to confer certificate, associate, and baccalaureate degrees. For questions about Del Mar College’s institutional accreditation, contact SACSCOC at the following information.

1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, GA 30033
(404) 679-4500
questions@sacscoc.org

State Contact Information

To ensure compliance with the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrity Rules, Del Mar College must provide out-of-state distance learning students and out-of-state prospective students with the contact information and complaint filing process for each state’s licensing board and any other agency that would be responsible for the complaint.

Distance education students who reside out-of-state must follow the institution’s standard procedure for resolution of student grievances. If a resolution is not met by following Del Mar College’s complaint process, students may file the complaint with the SARA portal agency in the institution’s home state. The state where the student resides may also resolve the complaint.

Although students may use their own state’s SARA office to resolve a complaint, the SARA office in the state where the institution is located is responsible for staffing and investigating and resolving the complaint. Students who are classified as “in state” may not use SARA to complain about distance education courses offered inside the state, only those offered outside the state.

List of SARA States and Portal Entities

**Important Note Regarding Professional Licensure**

SARA does not include provisions for state professional licensure requirements. Academic programs and graduating students must satisfy the standards that are established by each state’s licensing requirements to be eligible for a license. It is strongly recommended that students who intend to enroll in a program leading to professional licensure contact the licensing board in the state in which they intend to live and work before starting the program.