First Regular Session | 74th General Assembly
Colorado General AssemblySummary Report for the Making Higher Education Attainable Interim Study Committee.
During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to higher education. Specifically, the measures concern student loans and financial aid, college and career access and readiness, teacher preparation and retention, and the administration and governance of...
During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to transfer of credit at institutions of higher education, free speech on college campuses, technical colleges, tuition assistance, dual enrollment, and postsecondary and workforce readiness.
Approximately one-third of new students entering Colorado’s public four-year institutions of higher education are transfer students from another school. This issue brief provides an overview of credit transfers between public institutions of higher education in Colorado, including the...
State-supported institutions of higher education rely on tuition revenue and public funding to pay for operating expenses. State funding for higher education is provided to the institutions based partly on each institution’s role and mission, the number of resident students the school enrolls,...
Accreditation refers to an external review process used to analyze colleges, universities, and other educational programs for academic quality and accountability. For institutions and programs of higher education in the United States, accreditation is a voluntary process; however, it is also the...