What is The College Opportunity Fund (COF)?The College Opportunity Fund (COF) is a trust fund created by the Colorado Legislature that provides a tuition stipend to eligible undergraduate students. The stipend pays a portion of your total in-state tuition when you attend a participating college. You can read the Colorado law (statute) that governs this program by clicking on "COF Legal Info" at the bottom of the COF homepage.

- A. If you attend a participating public college: Undergraduate students enrolled at public colleges are eligible if they are classified as in-state students for tuition purposes, are enrolled in COF eligible classes, and meet the COF eligibility requirements. These criteria are determined by the college.- B. If you attend a participating private college:- Undergraduate students enrolled at participating private colleges may be eligible if the college is approved for the program by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education and the student:- Is classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes;- Is a graduate of a Colorado high school or has successfully completed a non-public home-based educational program in Colorado;- Demonstrates financial need through the student's eligibility for the federal Pell Grant, or its successor program;- Is not pursuing a professional degree in theology; and- Meets any other eligibility requirements established by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE).At which colleges can I receive the College Opportunity Fund stipend credit?- The following four year public colleges and universities: ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY-PUEBLO, FORT LEWIS COLLEGE, COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY, METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-BOULDER, UNIV OF COLORADO AT COLO SPRINGS, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO, WESTERN COLORADO UNIVERSITY, ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, COLORADO NORTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA, COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER, FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, LAMAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MORGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NORTHEASTERN JUNIOR COLLEGE, OTERO JUNIOR COLLEGE, PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE, RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, TRINIDAD STATE JR COLLEGE, COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, REGIS UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF DENVERNote: "Eligible Undergraduate Student" does not include a student enrolled in an off-campus, extended campus, or continuing education class not supported by state general fund moneys, except as approved by CCHE.If you have any questions about whether classes you are enrolled in are eligible for COF please contact the Office of the Registrar at the college you are attending.