board for private post secondary education
BPPE
The California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education is a unit of the California Department of Consumer Affairs charged with regulation of private postsecondary educational institutions operating in the state of California.
contact information
Mailing Address:
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 980818
West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818
Physical Address:
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
1747 North Market Blvd., Suite 225
Sacramento, CA 95834
Phone: (916) 574-8900
Toll Free: (888) 370-7589
Main Fax: (916) 263-1897
Licensing Fax: (916) 263-1894
Enforcement/STRF/Closed Schools Fax: (916) 263-1896
Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education website: bppe.ca.gov
Office of Student Assistance and Relief website: http://osar.bppe.ca.gov/
General Email: bppe@dca.ca.gov
Transcript Request Email: bppe.transcripts@dca.ca.gov
Enforcement Email: bppe.enforcement@dca.ca.gov
Licensing Email: bppe.licensing@dca.ca.gov
Student Tuition Recovery Fund Email: strf@dca.ca.gov
Annual Report Email: bppe.annualreport@dca.ca.gov
Annual Fee Email: bppe.annualfee@dca.ca.gov
Closed Schools Email: bppe.closedschools@dca.ca.gov
information
General information - To obtain general information about the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education or to check a school's approval status, please call (888) 370-7589, press 1 when prompted.
Student Transcripts or Student Records - For information on obtaining student transcripts, student records or to speak with the Student Transcripts/Student Records staff member, please call (888) 370-7589, press 2 when prompted.
Enforcement Section - To file a complaint against a school click (here) or to speak with an Enforcement staff member, please call (888) 370-7589, press 3 when prompted.
Licensing Unit - For information and questions about application processing and status or if you would like to speak with a Licensing Unit staff member, please call (888) 370-7589, press 4 when prompted.
Student Tuition Recovery Fund - To obtain information on the Student Tuition Recovery Fund, please call (888) 370-7589, press 5 when prompted.
Office of Student Assistance and Relief website: http://osar.bppe.ca.gov/
Annual Reports - For information concerning institutions annual reports, please call (888) 370-7589, press 6 when prompted.
Closed Schools Unit - To obtain information on closed schools, please call (888) 370-7589, press 7 when prompted.