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• New data says college is worth the cost

  April 3, 2013 3:56 AM

  Saving for your kid's college and wondering if it pays to pursue higher ed? Don't worry! New data from Uncle Sam suggests a college degree is worth the financial investment. According to the Census Bureau, people with a college degree earned nearly twice the income of people with a... more »

• CO immigrant tuition rate gets final House OK

  March 8, 2013 12:16 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A proposal allowing illegal immigrant students to pay lower college tuition rates has passed the Colorado House and is headed to Gov. John Hickenlooper, who is expected to sign it. Three Republicans joined with all the Democrats in voting for the bill Friday. The bill would allow... more »

• Vets face confusion using GI Bill at state schools

  January 5, 2013 12:27 PM

  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - In choosing to serve her country in uniform, Hayleigh Lynn Perez knowingly accepted a nomadic life. Now the former Army sergeant says she and thousands of other veterans trying to get a higher education are being penalized for that enforced rootlessness. Under the Post-9/11 GI Bill,... more »

• Illegal immigrant tuition bill moves forward

  April 18, 2011 3:38 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A bill to grant in-state tuition status to illegal immigrants who graduate from Colorado schools has won final approval in the state Senate. All 20 Senate Democrats voted in favor of the bill Monday and all 15 Republicans voted against it. Senate Bill 126 will now... more »

• Hot in-state tuition debate gets a partial pass

  April 16, 2011 3:26 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Senate Democrats in Colorado have given preliminary approval to a bill allowing illegal immigrant students to pay in-state tuition at Colorado colleges. Republicans opposed the bill before a voice vote yesterday, saying it would provide an incentive for immigrants to come to the country illegally. The Democratic... more »

• Colorado State University is considering a tuition increase

  March 13, 2011 7:42 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado State University is considering a 20 percent tuition increase for in-state undergraduate students this fall to help deal with a $23 million cut in state funding. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports that layoffs are imminent. The number isn't yet known. The CSU Board of... more »

• CU weighs extending staff tuition benefits

  March 13, 2011 5:36 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado is looking at ways it can increase the tuition benefits it makes available to its faculty and staff so the school can compete with what other colleges provide. The university is considering extending the tuition wavier to the dependents or children... more »

• Pueblo lawmaker fights for in state tuition for children of illegals

  February 21, 2011 7:27 AM

  A state senator from Pueblo is continuing her fight to allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at publicly funded colleges and universities. Democrat Angela Giron Says some of the state's top high school students are children whose parents aren't in the country legally. An estimated 700 high school... more »

• CU considers tuition guarantee for Colo. students

  January 16, 2011 12:57 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - University of Colorado regents plan to explore the idea of guaranteeing in-state students on the campus in Boulder that their tuition won't rise over four years. The Camera newspaper reports that regents plan to delve deeper into the idea next month. CU already offers a... more »

• CU-Boulder chancellor opposes lower tuition cap

  October 13, 2010 8:27 AM

  The University of Colorado regents are expected to consider a 4 percent cap on tuition increases, lower than the 9.5 percent cap recently requested by administrators. Regents were scheduled to consider the lower cap during their meeting Wednesday. CU-Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano spoke against the proposal Tuesday. ... more »

• A chance to save a little more this school year

  August 22, 2010 6:21 PM

  Julian McNally just got in to Colorado Springs from Minnesota, and hasn't even had a chance to unpack; he's enrolling in school. "A thousand miles, you know, a decent drive," McNally says. "I still have all my stuff in my car here." A bit of a rite of passage... more »

• CSU-Pueblo announces tuition help

  June 17, 2010 1:51 PM

  Colorado State University-Pueblo announced Thursday a commitment to pay tuition and fees for a significant percentage of full-time Colorado resident undergraduate students beginning in Fall 2011. CSU-Pueblo's Commitment to Colorado program is a guarantee that full-time, resident undergraduates with a family adjusted gross income of $50,000 or less who... more »

• Bill on college tuition hikes signed

  June 9, 2010 8:46 AM

  Many college students in Colorado will be priced right out of school, as the state allows colleges and university to raise tuition as much as they want. That's the fear of opponents of a new law signed by Gov. Bill Ritter Wednesday. The state legislature passed the bill, pressed... more »

• College tuition bill on its way to governor

  May 11, 2010 6:10 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A bill giving Colorado colleges more flexibility to set tuition rates is on its way to the governor. The Senate on Tuesday agreed to changes made by the House and readopted the bill. Backers say the bill is needed because lawmakers will have to cut... more »

• Colorado lawmakers considering tuition overhaul

  April 28, 2010 5:37 PM

  College presidents and educators are telling Colorado lawmakers they need flexibility to set tuition rates if the state wants them to give up $300 million in state funding. Sen. John Morse, a Colorado Springs Democrat, says that's the only way colleges can stay open if the state cuts their... more »

• Six students finish college with a bonus

  April 28, 2010 2:18 PM

  Six students at Colorado State University-Pueblo will receive more than just a diploma on May 1, they'll also get back the tuition money they paid for their last semester. For a full time student that could be more than $1,500. The four-year incentive program began The University began the... more »

• Colorado lawmakers consider major tuition overhaul

  April 28, 2010 10:50 AM

  Colorado lawmakers are considering a major overhaul of the state's college tuition program. The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday will debate a bill that seeks to raise an additional $300 million by requiring parents and students to pay more. Lawmakers announced the move as a way to help the state... more »

• Tuition hike? Try $300 million!

  April 21, 2010 5:23 PM

  Cash-strapped Colorado families trying to put their kids through college are about to get a real shocker from the state legislature--lawmakers unveiled a major overhaul Wednesday of the state's college tuition program that seeks to raise an additional $300 million by requiring parents and students to pay more. If... more »

• UCCS tuition to rise 7 percent

  March 29, 2010 3:06 PM

  Undergraduate students at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will pay an additional $420-$450 per year in tuition costs beginning next fall, according to plans approved Monday by the CU Board of Regents. Meeting in downtown Denver. meeting, the Regents approved tuition increases for all three CU campuses.... more »

• University of Colorado considers 9 percent tuition hike

  March 29, 2010 8:53 AM

  The University of Colorado is considering a 9 percent tuition increase for in-state students next year. CU's Board of Regents is set to vote on the hike Monday morning. Under the proposal, tuition would rise by $572 to $7,018 a year. Out-of-state students would pay $28,000, up $1,300 from this... more »

• Lawmakers consider allowing tuition hikes

  February 15, 2010 8:41 AM

  State lawmakers are considering giving public universities the freedom to set tuition rates to make up for a looming drop in funding. Higher education has been spared deep cuts so far because of federal stimulus dollars. That money will dry up by 2012 and the state isn't expected to be... more »

• Coast-to-coast double-digit college tuition hikes

  February 1, 2010 6:20 PM

  As students around the country anxiously wait for college acceptance letters, their parents are sweating the looming tuition bills at public universities. Florida college students could face yearly 15 percent tuition increases for years, and University of Illinois students will pay at least 9 percent more. The University of... more »

• Illegal immigrant college tuition bill in works

  October 14, 2009 3:17 PM

  Colorado Democrats plan to take another run at a bill that would provide reduced tuition to the children of illegal immigrants by creating a new class of tuition that would not require state subsidies. Sen. Paula Sandoval, D-Denver, says the measure, billed as the "Workforce Development and Unsubsidized Tuition Act,"... more »

• Enrollment up at 4 CU campuses

  September 12, 2009 7:11 AM

  Enrollment is up at all four University of Colorado campuses. Three of the schools - the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, the University of Colorado Denver and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus - set record enrollments this fall. Enrollment is up 1 percent at the flagship campus... more »