Statewide educational attainment continues to grow
DENVER, CO, May 4, 2021 - The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) today announced the statewide postsecondary educational attainment rate is 61%.
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Department statement on Colorado public colleges and universities requiring the COVID vaccine
DENVER – April 27, 2021: Today, Colorado Governor Jared Polis stated support of all of Colorado's postsecondary students getting the COVID-19 vaccine for the fall. This comes after Fort Lewis College, the University of Denver and Colorado College announced they would require students to be fully vaccinated when returning this fall.
College-going rates among students of color see an increase despite little change in statewide rates
Students graduating from rural high schools and going to college lags behind the state average
DENVER – April 15, 2021: The college-going rate in Colorado has remained relatively stable over the past 10 years, according to, Pathways to Prosperity:
Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative approves 15 new local scholarship proposals
DENVER – April 13, 2021: The Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI) board approved 15 proposals that will provide more than $1.1 million in scholarships for Colorado students.
The COSI board awarded $1,147,242 to match locally-raised scholarship dollars one-to-one during the second round of awards for 2020-2021. This funding will support more than 720 students across the state.
Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative and One Million Degrees launch “Finish What You Started”
Pilot program supports some college, no-degree adults in Adams County
DENVER – April 6, 2021: The Colorado Department of Higher Education's (CDHE) Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI) and One Million Degrees (OMD) today announced the launch of "Finish What
Inaugural Educational Equity Day of Dialogue brings together education partners to sign letter of commitment
DENVER – March 17, 2021: The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), along with Colorado Governor Jared Polis and education leaders from across the state brought together partners on March 15, to virtually sign an educational equity letter of commitment and to highlight the recently published Report on Educational Equity with the goal of creating a Colorado for all.
CDHE partners with Regent Education on a solution that provides undocumented Colorado students with equitable online experience when applying for state financial aid
DENVER – Mar. 9, 2021: The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) is enabling Colorado students that historically have not qualified for federal aid to complete an application for state financial aid.
Colorado Commission on Higher Education approves 27 grant projects to continue expanding access and student savings in Colorado
DENVER – Mar. 5, 2021: The Colorado Commission on Higher Education today approved 27 proposals that provide more than $875,000 in funding for Open Educational Resources (OER) projects throughout the state. OER are high-quality teaching, learning and research resources that permit free or repurposed use and are legally available to students for free or very low-cost.
Colorado’s educator preparation programs show increase in enrollment and completion
DENVER – March 4, 2021: A total of 12,333 teacher candidates enrolled in Colorado educator preparation programs during the 2018-19 academic year, an increase of 9.2% during a recent four-year period —from 11,297 in 2015-16 according to a report and interactive dashboard from the Colorado Department of High
Department releases Healthy Minds and Hunger Free Campus Checklists in an effort to erase hunger and address mental health needs
DENVER – Feb. 24, 2021: The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), along with Gov. Jared Polis and partners from Young Invincibles, Hunger Free Colorado, the Colorado Department of Human Services and Metropolitan State University of Denver today released the Department's Hunger Free and Healthy Minds Campus Checklists to encourage the state's postsecondary intuitions of higher education to apply for Hunger Free and Healthy Minds campus designations.