Contact colleges for complete information and details about application procedures and deadlines. Information about other sources of financial aid may be obtained at many local libraries.

General Student Eligibility Requirements:

Enrollment in an eligible program at an eligible Colorado postsecondary institution;

Satisfactory progress toward completion of a course of study;

No defaulted educational loans or grants.

Types of State Aid Available:

Colorado Diversity Grant: Available as part of a statewide effort to increase participation of underrepresented groups in the Colorado public higher education system.

Colorado Nursing Scholarships: Designed to provide assistance to individuals seeking nursing education who agree to practice in Colorado. Applications are available from the Colorado Commission on Higher Education annually.

Colorado Part-time Grants: Need-based grants for less than full-time students attending eligible Colorado institutions.

Colorado Student Grants (CSG): Available to qualified undergraduates with documented financial need.

Colorado Student Incentive Grants (CSIG):Available to qualified undergraduates with substantial financial need. (Student grants under this program are comprised of both federal and state funds.)

Colorado Work-Study: Part-time employment program designed to assist students with financial need or work experience.

Undergraduate Merit: Available to students who demonstrate superior scholarship or talent as defined by the college or university they attend.

Colorado Graduate Grants: Available to graduate students with financial need.

Colorado Graduate Fellowships: Provide merit-based awards to graduate students.

Colorado National Guard Tuition Assistance Program: Pays up to 75% of tuition costs at state supported institutions, for its members. For more information, contact a National Guard recruiter or the state tuition assistance office at (303) 397-3008.

Dependents Tuition Assistance Program: Pays tuition for dependents of Colorado law enforcement officers, fire or national guard personnel killed or disabled in the line of duty, and for dependents of prisoners of war or service personnel listed as missing in action. Dependents of disabled personnel must have demonstrated financial need for the assistance. Applications are available at the Colorado commission on Higher Education.

Colorado Institutions of Higher Education Participating in State-Funded Programs (as of September 1996)

Arapahoe Community College - 2500 West College Avenue - P.O. Box 9002 - Littleton, CO 80160-9002 - 303/797-5661

Colorado Mountain College:

CMC-Central Administration - 215 9th Street - Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 - Mailing address: - P.O. Box 10001 - Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 - 970/945-8691

CMC-Alpine Campus and Area - 1370 Bob Adams Drive - Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 - 970/879-3288

CMC-Roaring Forks Campus/ Spring Valley Center - 3000 County Road 114 - Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 - 970/945-7481

CMC-Timberline Campus and Area - 901 South Highway 24 - Leadville, CO 80461 - 719/486-2015

Colorado Northwestern Community College - 500 Kennedy Drive - Rangely, CO 81648 - 970/675-2261

Community College of Aurora - 16000 East CentreTech Parkway - Aurora, CO 80011-9036 - 303/360-4708

Community College of Denver - 1111 West Colfax Avenue - Denver, CO 80204 - 303/556-2420

Delta/Montrose Voc-Tech - 1765 U.S. Highway 50 - Delta, CO 81416 - 970/874-7671

Emily Griffith Opportunity Center - 1250 Welton Street - Denver, CO 80204 - 303/572-8218

Front Range Community College:

Westminster Campus - 3645 West 112th Avenue - Westminster, CO 80030 - 303/466-8811

Larimer Campus - P.O. Box 2397 - Fort Collins, CO 80522 - 970/226-2500

Boulder Arapahoe Campus - 6600 Arapahoe - Boulder, CO 80303 - 303/447-1010

Lamar Community College - 2401 South Main Street - Lamar, CO 81052 - 303/336-2248

Morgan Community College - 17800 County Road 20 - Fort Morgan, CO 80701 - 970/867-3081

Northeastern Junior College - 100 College Drive - Sterling, CO 80751 - 970/522-6600

Otero Junior College - La Junta, CO 81050 - 719/384-6834

Pikes Peak Community College - 5675 South Academy Boulevard - Colorado Springs, CO 80906 - 719/576-7711

Pueblo Community College - 900 West Orman Avenue - Pueblo, CO 81004 - 719/549-3328

Red Rocks Community College - 13300 West 6th Avenue - Lakewood, CO 80401 - 303/988-6160

San Juan Basin Voc-Tech - P.O. Box 970 - Cortez, CO 81321 - 303/565-8457

San Luis Valley Educational Center/Alamosa Campus - 1011 Main Street - Alamosa, CO 81101 - 719/589-5871

T. H. Pickens Voc-Tech - 500 Buckley Road - Aurora, CO 80011 - 303/344-4910

Trinidad State Junior College - 600 Prospect Street - Trinidad, CO 81082 - 719/846-5011

Colorado School of Mines - Golden, CO 80401 - 303/273-3237

Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO 80523 - 970/491-6321

Fort Lewis College - Durango, CO 81301 - 970/247-7142

Mesa State College - P.O. Box 2647 - Grand Junction, CO 81502 - 970/248-1396

Metropolitan State College of Denver - Campus Box 2 - P.O. Box 173362 - Denver, CO 80217 - 303/573-2660

University of Colorado:

UC-Boulder - Boulder, CO 80309 - 303/492-1411

UC-Colorado Springs - P.O. Box 7150 - Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7150 - 719/262-3000

UC-Denver - P.O. Box 173364 - Denver, CO 80217-3364 - 303/556-2400

UC-Health Sciences Center - 4200 East 9th Avenue - Denver, CO 80262 - 303/399-1211

University of Northern Colorado - Greeley, CO 80639 - 970/351-2502

University of Southern Colorado - 2200 North Bonforte - Pueblo, CO 81001 - 719/549-2753

Western State College - Gunnison, CO 81230 - 303/943-3085

Regis University - 3333 Regis Boulevard - Denver, CO 80221-1099 - 303/458-4066

University of Denver - University Park Campus - 2301 South Gaylord Street - Denver, CO 80208-0100 - 303/871-2331

Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology - 1681 South Dayton Street - Denver, CO 80231 - 303/751-8700

Blair Junior College - 828 Wooten Road - Colorado Springs, CO 80915 - 719/574-1082

Colorado Aero Tech - 10851 West 120th Avenue - Broomfield, CO 80020 - 303/466-1714

Colorado Institute of Art - 200 East 9th Avenue - Denver, CO 80203 - 303/837-0825

Colorado Technical University - 4435 North Chestnut Street - Colorado Springs, CO 80907 - 719/598-0200

Columbine Beauty School I - 1225 Wadsworth Boulevard - Lakewood, CO 80215 - 303/238-7501

Columbine Beauty School II - 5801 44th Avenue - Denver, CO 80212 - 303/455-0100

Columbine Beauty School III - 3811 East 120th Avenue - Thornton, CO 80229 - 303/451-5808

ConCorde Career Institute - 770 Grant - Denver, CO 80203 - 303/861-1151

Denver Institute of Technology - 7350 North Broadway - Denver, CO 80221 - 303/426-1808

Denver Technical College - 925 South Niagara - Denver, CO 80224 - 303/329-3903

Glenwood Beauty Academy - West Glenwood Plaza - 51241 Hwy 6 & 24, Suite #1 - Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 - 970/598-4188

International Beauty Academy - 1185 North Circle Drive - Colorado Springs, CO 80909 - 719/598-4188

Parks Junior College - 9065 Grant Street - Denver, CO 80229 - 303/457-2757

PPI Health Careers School - 820 Arcturus Avenue - Colorado Springs, CO 80906 - 719/471-0814

Pueblo College of Business and Technology - 330 Lake Avenue - Pueblo, CO 81004 - 719/545-3100

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design - 6875 East Evans - Denver, CO 80224 - 303/753-6046

Technical Trades Institute - 772 Horizon Drive - Grand Junction, CO 81506 - 970/245-8101

Technical Trades Institute - 2315 East Pikes Peak - Colorado Springs, CO 80903 - 719/632-7626

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