Institutions that are currently approved by the Educational Licensure Commission that are requesting a name change must submit for approval the Request for Name Change Application. Seven individual copies of the request should be submitted along with one electronic version via CD or travel drive. A check or money order in the amount of $150 payable to the DC Treasurer must also be submitted with the application and delivered to:
Higher Education Licensure Commission
1050 First Street, NE
Fifth Floor
Washington, DC 20002
The review and approval process takes 60-90 days depending on the timeframe the request is submitted as well as the completeness of the submission. Requests for name changes are acted on during the public meeting of the Commission.
An institution cannot begin advertising a new name until the Commission has approved the request for a new name.
