State Authorization
Grievance/Student Complaints

Spartanburg Methodist College provides a complaint system for all students receiving Federal or State Aid. To register complaints that can be tracked and responded to, please contact, in the order listed below, the following individuals:

Kyle Wade 
Director of Financial Aid
wadek@smcsc.edu
864-587-4387

Michael Crocker
Chief Financial Officer
crockerm@smcsc.edu
864-587-4259

COMPLAINT INFORMATION, PROCEDURES, FORM, AND AUTHORIZATION

The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education has a complaints page. Students may also address complaints to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education Academic Affairs and Licensing
1122 Lady Street, Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 737-2260; FAX: (803) 737-2297
Web site: www.che.sc.gov
https://www.che.sc.gov/CHE_Docs/AcademicAffairs/License/Complaint_procedures_and_form.pdf

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097
http://sacscoc.org/app/uploads/2020/01/ComplaintPolicy-1.pdf

The National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA)

3005 Center Green Drive, Suite 130
Boulder, Colorado 80301
Phone: (720) 680-1600
https://nc-sara.org/student-complaints