What is Colorado ASSET?

Colorado ASSET will create a new category of tuition called Standard-Rate tuition. Students will be eligible for this new category if they meet the following criteria:

• The student must attend a Colorado public or private high school for a minimum of 3 years.
• The student must graduate from a public or private high school in Colorado or obtain a general equivalency diploma (GED) in Colorado.
• The student must apply and be admitted to a Colorado institution of higher education within 1 year of graduating.
• Many students are already working their way through the immigration system, and the remaining students will be required to seek legal status.

The standard-rate tuition level will be set at the in-state tuition level without the State funded COF reduction.

Institutions of higher education not wishing to create a standard-tuition rate will be able to opt-out of the program.

You can view the bill Colorado ASSET, Senate Bill 15 by clicking here.

This table shows what an in-state student would pay after receiving the COF subsidy vs. a Colorado ASSET student paying the Standard-Rate vs. what a Colorado ASSET student pays today in the form of out-of-state tuition.