Dear Students and Families,
At CC, we provide transformational educational experiences for our students. Our immersive classes step out into the real world to sharpen understanding of concepts, issues, the arts, science, and the social sciences. Faculty weave creativity and innovation into every discipline so students exercise the muscles of problem-solving, reflection, risk-taking, and resilience. We foster dialogue, collaboration, action, and ideas. We commit ourselves to antiracism and enhancing fairness and equity. With an abundance of opportunities and a nurturing community, CC students develop into leaders who can apply their knowledge and skills to any challenge in our changing world.
This year, our remarkable faculty and staff continue to dedicate themselves to each student’s success, even in the face of COVID-19. They are creating new ways of engaging students that will endure beyond the present moment. Our new Yalich Student Services Center opened, with an enhanced and integrated focus on mental health and wellness. The new Ed Robson Arena launched as a community-building space for classes, gatherings, intramurals, free-skate sessions, and yes, opportunities to roar for the Tigers.
These exceptional living and learning experiences require significant resources in the best of times. Tuition and fees are the primary ways we cover these costs.
As you can imagine, it takes even more resources to provide the CC experience in the ever-shifting COVID-19 environment. While we could have backed away from our commitment to in-person learning, we chose instead to double down to reduce the spread of infection so we could continue to offer life-changing educational experiences to our students in and out of the classroom. We implemented rigorous testing, masks, isolation spaces, and other measures to respond to COVID-19.
Every year, our Campus Budget Committee, comprised of faculty, staff, and students, develops a budget recommendation for the Board of Trustees and the president. The board considers this recommendation and determines the college’s budget for the following academic year. Among their key priorities was funding COVID-19 costs; increasing food dollars so students have more money to purchase meals; and responding to inflation. For the 2022-23 academic year, the trustees set tuition at $64,554. For full details, visit our tuition and fees webpage.
We realize that a CC education is a significant investment. That’s why we subsidize the education of all students. Each year, we spend far more per student than is covered by tuition and fees. We can do this because of the generosity of our impactful donors.
One of our top priorities is to ensure that our remarkable education is available to all our outstanding students regardless of their financial situations and backgrounds. That’s why the college provides $54.5 million per year in financial aid.
More than a third of this year’s tuition increase will fund financial aid. We will continue to meet full need for students with no change to our loan and work requirements for students. See our Financial Aid webpage for more information.
Even during the most challenging pandemic times, CC has continually looked forward, and this year is no exception. We are expanding the Student Opportunities and Advising Hub and other student support services. We will further develop our student advising work to provide students with more concrete pathways toward their curricular and co-curricular goals.
We are focusing on Project 2024, a process of listening, engaging, analyzing, and pursuing ways we can do what we do better. Students, staff, and faculty are having exciting conversations this year. Next year those ideas will be developed into an action plan, and in 2024, we will launch into the work to make CC even more impactful. Colorado College is an extraordinary residential liberal arts college, providing a depth of educational opportunities and experiences unlike anywhere else. Here, students innovate, learn from failure, develop resilience, grow into leaders, and make a difference in our world. Thank you for helping to make that possible.
Sincerely,
