College Opportunity Fund (COF)

The College Opportunity Fund (COF) provides a stipend to eligible undergraduate students. The stipend pays a portion of total in-state tuition when a student attends a Colorado public college or a participating private college. Eligible undergraduate students must apply, be admitted and enroll at a participating college. The stipend is paid on a per-credit-hour basis to the institution at which the student is enrolled. Courses taken as an audit are not eligible for the College Opportunity Fund (COF) stipend and will be charged at the non-stipend rate. The per-credit-hour amount is set annually by the Colorado General Assembly. Students who did not submit their COF application as a part of the Admissions Application may apply for COF and receive additional information via the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) and online at highered.colorado.gov/Finance/COF/default.html.  Students must authorize the COF each semester when registering for courses.