Colorado Free Application Days
Colorado Applies Month has kicked off and will culminate on our Free Application Days from October 18 -20.
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Educator Funding Opportunities
The ECE Educator Loan Forgiveness and Temporary Educator Loan Forgiveness Applications are now open!
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2022 Annual Report
The 2022 Annual Report is now available.
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2022 Postsecondary Report
The Pathways to Prosperity: Postsecondary Access and Success For Colorado's High School Graduates Report is now available. Click here for more information.
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Colorado Application for State Financial Aid
CASFA Resources are now available in Spanish. Recursos de CASFA ahora son disponibles en Espanol. Colorado Application for State Financial Aid gives students immediate access to apply for the $160 million dollars Colorado allocates annually in financial aid. This new portal allows Colorado ASSET students to apply for state financial aid.
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Hunger Free and Healthy Minds
Four Colorado campuses earn Hunger Free and Healthy Minds designations.
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The Colorado Department of Higher Education Offices at 1600 Broadway in Denver are closed to the public due to COVID-19. However, staff is still working hard to help all customers remotely. Please contact the Department at questions@dhe.state.co.us for assistance.

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September 19, 2022

Chief educational equity officer launches tour of Hispanic-serving institutions as part of National Hispanic American Heritage Month

DENVER, CO – Sept. 13, 2022: Dr. Roberto Montoya, chief educational equity officer for the Colorado Department of Higher Education, will tour several Hispanic-serving institutions this month with stops this week to Colorado State University Pueblo, Metropolitan State University of Denver and Adams State University.  
September 8, 2022

Colorado Department of Higher Education announces scholarship opportunity for formerly committed youth

DENVER, CO – Sept. 8, 2022: The Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative, a program of the Colorado Department of Higher Education, is taking applications for a new scholarship program geared at giving formerly committed youth a chance to pursue a college degree.
August 18, 2022

Governor Polis Encourages Parents and Guardians to Take the First Step and Invest in Their Kid’s Higher Education Savings

DENVER - Today, Governor Polis, the Department of Higher Education, and CollegeInvest leaders highlighted CollegeInvest’s 529 educational savings programs.
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