Hostos is proud to be a member of NC-SARA.

(from the NC-SARA website)
Recognizing the growing demand for distance education opportunities, higher education stakeholders – including state regulators and education leaders, accreditors, the U.S. Department of Education, and institutions – joined together in 2013 to establish the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA), which streamline regulations around distance education programs.

Professional Program Disclosures
None of the fully online degree programs at Hostos lead to licensure. As degree programs or certificates are added to the offerings at Hostos the chart below will be updated. 

Degree	License Type	Program Meets Educational Components of Licensure or Certification Requirements	Program Does Not Meet Educational Components of Licensure or Certification Requirements	Determination Has Not Been Made	Tuition & Fees
A.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (Online)	No license	N/A	N/A	N/A	Current Tuition and Fees
coming soon A.A. in Criminal Justice (Online)	No license	N/A	N/A	N/A	Current Tuition and Fees
A.A.S. in Early Childhood Education (Online)	No license	N/A	N/A	N/A	Current Tuition and Fees
coming soon A.A.S. in Public Administration (Online)	No license	N/A	N/A	N/A	Current Tuition and Fees
coming soon A.S. in Computer Science (Online )	No license	N/A	N/A	N/A	Current Tuition and Fees
Certificate in Community Health Worker	No license	N/A	N/A	N/A	Current Tuition and Fees

Complaint Procedures
Hostos ensures that all concerns and complaints of students are addressed fairly and are resolved promptly. Student complaints relating to consumer protection laws (See SARA Policy Manual “Consumer Protection”) offered under the terms and conditions of SARA must first be filed with the institution to seek resolution.

Hostos Community College Internal Complaint Procedures
For all complaints concerning students enrolled in fully online degree programs, students must exhaust all institutional complaint options available to them at the college. If a complaint cannot be resolved within the institutional procedures and processes, students can submit a complaint to the Office of College and University Evaluation.

Complaints regarding Hostos Online Degree Offerings
Natasha Brewer
Office of Academic Affairs, B402
nbrewer@hostos.cuny.edu

Complaints to The City University of New York
For all complaints that cannot be resolved internally at Hostos Community College, after exhausting all policies and processes meant to address such complaints, students can send the complaint to the City University of New York using the following address:

City University of New York 
Office of the General Counsel
205 East 42nd Street, 11th floor
New York, NY  10017

New York State Education Department Complaint Procedures
For complaints not resolved through the City University of New York, student complaints can be sent to following address.

New York Office of College and University Evaluation (OCUE)
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue, Room 960 EBA
Albany, NY 12234
Telephone: (518) 474-1551

NC-SARA Complaint Procedures


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