But that shift may be encouraging more first-generation students to apply
higher education
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U.S. education chief advocates for more workforce development programs in high schools
Miguel Cardona and Gov. Jared Polis headlined a workforce summit at the Community College of Aurora, where educators and employers explored how to better prepare students for in-demand jobs
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Colorado students at private career school that lost accreditation get $130 million in federal loan relief
In all, 7,400 former students enrolled at the three CollegeAmerica locations in Colorado between Jan. 1, 2006, and July 1, 2020, will have their federal student loans refunded
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How Colorado is trying to get more students with intellectual disabilities into college
Forty-four students with intellectual disabilities have graduated from public colleges in Colorado since 2020. Here’s the story behind the push.
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People incarcerated in Colorado can now reduce their prison sentence by earning a college degree
New law builds on the idea that Incarcerated people who participate in postsecondary education are less likely to return to prison for new crimes after being released.
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Colorado universities will double down on diversity after Supreme Court effectively barred affirmative action
The Court on Thursday limited the role of race in admissions in private and public higher education institutions. Here’s how Colorado colleges are responding.
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Hundreds of thousands of Coloradans have some college credits. This program gives them a second chance at a degree.
The state’s Finish What You Started program helps students overcome financial obstacles and academic anxieties to return to school and finish their degree
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Adjuncts will soon qualify for federal student loan forgiveness but Colorado Democrats want to give them more aid toward debt relief
A bill would give adjunct instructors, who may rely on food banks and share housing, full-time employment status for the sake of applying for federal student loan forgiveness
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State budget writers fine Colorado Mesa University for exceeding tuition increase cap, highlighting annual Capitol debate
Legislature told the state’s colleges and universities they couldn’t raise tuition for any in-state undergraduate students by more than 2%.
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Opinion: CU is lowering the obstacles to incoming transfer students, and that’s a good thing
Not only for the football team, but for non-athlete students, who can’t afford to have their pathway to economic self-sufficiency blocked.