As used in this article 3.3, unless the context otherwise requires: “Commission” means the Colorado commission on higher education. (1.5) “Cost of attendance at a nonpublic institution of higher education” means: Allowances specified by the commission for room and board and miscellaneous expenses, which shall be the same for nonpublic institutions of higher education as […]
The general assembly hereby authorizes the commission to establish a program of financial assistance, to be operated during any school sessions, including summer sessions for students attending institutions. The commission shall determine, by guideline, the institutions eligible for participation in the program and shall annually determine the amount allocated to each institution. Each state institution […]
The annual appropriations for student financial assistance under this article shall increase by at least the same percentage as the aggregate percentage increase of all general fund appropriations to institutions of higher education. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or impair the authority of the Colorado commission on higher education under section […]
The policies and procedures established by the commission pursuant to section 23-3.3-102 (3) shall include: A prohibition against the awarding of any financial assistance pursuant to this article to a student who is pursuing a professional degree in theology; except that the prohibition described in this section shall not apply to financial assistance that is […]
The general assembly finds that each year, Colorado students fail to claim approximately fifty million dollars in available federal and state financial aid because they do not complete the free application for federal student aid or the Colorado application for state financial aid. Most federal student aid is distributed through the federal Pell grant program, […]
