The United States government and individual states mandate that institutions offering distance education (online learning) obtain approval from each state to provide distance education to residents of that state. To meet these requirements, Dalton State College participates in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) and is an approved institution in Georgia. Distance Learning students from SARA member states (not residing in Georgia) follow the Dalton State General Grievance policy. Students who feel their complaint has not been resolved through these grievance procedures may file a complaint with Georgia’s SARA State Portal Entity using the GA SARA Online Student Complaint Form. For additional information, please see the SARA Student Complaints page on the NC-SARA website.