Higher Education
The pro-Palestinian encampment at the Auraria Campus is the largest such protest in the state. Students at the schools have mixed feelings about it.
State Rep. Matthew Martinez said a cleanup bill this year will finally allow about 300 incarcerated students to get more time off for attending college.
It will be the first four-year degree available in the state’s prisons for women. The program is unique because of one of its new professors.
The CEO of The Learning Source, which provides adult education at locations across the state, said thousands of Colorado adults will lose out.
David Carrilllo took only a week to adjust after getting released from a Colorado prison. Now, he’s teaching students again.
The plan would provide relief to five different types of borrowers but won’t be put into action for some time.
The Keystone Policy Center offers recommendations for preparing more students for life after high school.
Lawmakers unveiled the proposal on Tuesday after a week when budget committee members had to make big cuts.
Los graduados de la escuela secundaria de este año serán elegibles para más de 14.000 nuevas becas ofrecidas a través de Opportunity Next Colorado. Pueden elegir entre carreras como ingeniería, profesionales de la salud, especialistas en informática, así como construcción, familia y ciencias sociales, educación, manufactura avanzada y más.
University of Northern Colorado school officials said the work to better represent the state’s population and get more Hispanic students to graduation isn’t done.
Although Colorado was an early adopter of policies that helped transfer students retain their credits, the system needs an update, according to state leaders.
With nearly two job openings for every unemployed person in Colorado, lawmakers are touting a package of legislative proposals aimed at improving workforce training in the state.
The authors of this year’s bill, which focuses on students who are the first in their families to enroll in higher education, say the proposal differs from last year’s in key ways.
Colorado public universities have changed deadlines to help students during a rocky financial aid season.
Despite a desire among many community college students to transfer and earn a four-year degree, most in Colorado don't realize that dream.
Colorado lawmakers approved the adult education program last year, but it’s been on hold due to a technical issue.
The Lumina Foundation’s annual A Stronger Nation report shows how many residents have gotten a certificate, certification, or degree.
The federal government announced FAFSA information sent to schools would be further delayed. Colleges and universities use that information to calculate how much aid students will receive.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said he’s working with colleges and universities to be more efficient. But it’s hard to analyze school budgets to determine administrative budgets.
Colorado used federal relief money to become what’s believed the first state in the nation to give students who earned 70 credits but never graduated associate degrees.