C.R.S. Section 23-1-135
Department directive

  • undergraduate degree and certificate programs
  • annual return on investment report
  • definition
  • repeal

(1)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The general assembly finds and declares that:

(I)

Colorado’s economic growth depends upon a strong workforce with the education and training necessary to succeed in twenty-first-century careers;

(II)

Colorado’s state system of higher education is the primary source of education and training for Coloradans pursuing these careers;

(III)

Further, Colorado’s system of higher education must meet the postsecondary education needs of all of its residents, including providing reasonable access to higher education statewide, in order for Colorado to succeed in meeting its goals for an educated workforce;

(IV)

With future state funding levels for higher education uncertain due to competing demands on the state’s budget, the state has an obligation to taxpayers and to consumers of higher education in Colorado to make the best possible use of state resources; and

(V)

Ensuring that state policymakers and consumers of higher education have access to information concerning undergraduate degree and certificate programs, including student costs and average debt, as well as employment and earnings outcomes, is critical to evaluating higher education program choices as well as Colorado’s economic and workforce goals.

(b)

Therefore, the general assembly declares that it is appropriate for the department of higher education to prepare an annual return on investment report that includes an analysis of student costs and employment outcomes of undergraduate degree or certificate programs offered at Colorado public institutions of higher education.

(2)

As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “institution of higher education” or “institution” means the state institutions, as defined in section 23-18-102 (10)(a), the local district colleges, and the area technical colleges.

(3)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

On or before July 31, 2019, and on or before July 31 each year thereafter, the department of higher education shall prepare a return on investment report of undergraduate degree and certificate programs offered by institutions of higher education. The department, in consultation with the governing boards of the institutions, shall determine the designation of degree and certificate programs for purposes of the return on investment report.

(b)

The return on investment report must include information concerning the undergraduate degree and certificate programs offered at each institution including, at a minimum:

(I)

The number of students enrolled in the undergraduate degree or certificate program and the number of degrees and certificates awarded annually for the program, specifically identifying the number of high school students enrolled and the number of degrees and certificates awarded through the career development success program created in section 22-54-138;

(II)

The average time to completion for students completing the undergraduate degree or certificate program and the average number of credits earned by students completing the degree or certificate program;

(III)

The average cost for completion of the undergraduate degree or certificate program, including mandatory program and institutional fees, for a student with in-state tuition classification;

(IV)

The average student loan debt for students in the undergraduate degree or certificate program;

(V)

The employment rate of undergraduate degree or certificate program graduates. For purposes of the report, information relating to the employment rate includes the number of individual graduates, the number of individual graduates matched through available data sources, and the number of individual graduates that are not included in the employment rate, with an explanation of why the graduates are excluded from the employment rate.

(VI)

The average annual earnings of undergraduate degree or certificate program graduates one, five, and ten years after graduation or completion; and

(VII)

Any other information necessary to complete the return on investment report.

(4)

Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the department shall annually submit the return on investment report to the education committees of the house of representatives and of the senate, or any successor committees, and shall post the report on the department’s website for public access.

(4.5)

The department may collect the data necessary to calculate return on investment metrics similar to the information described in subsection (3)(b) of this section from a private occupational school, as defined by section 23-64-103 (20), approved by the private occupational school board; or an out-of-state public institution, as defined by section 23-2-102 (9), private college or university, as defined by section 23-2-102 (11), private nonprofit college or university, as defined by section 23-2-102 (12), private occupational school, as defined by section 23-2-102 (13), or seminary or religious training institution, as defined by section 23-2-102 (14), authorized by the commission. The department may include the collected information in the return on investment report.

(5)

This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.

Source: Section 23-1-135 — Department directive - undergraduate degree and certificate programs - annual return on investment report - definition - repeal, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-23.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

23‑1‑101
Legislative declaration 23‑1‑101.1
Definitions 23‑1‑102
Commission established - terms of office 23‑1‑103
Advisory committee to the Colorado commission on higher education 23‑1‑104
Financing the system of postsecondary education - report 23‑1‑105
Duties and powers of the commission with respect to appropriations 23‑1‑105.5
Duties and powers of the commission with respect to student fees - report on tuition and fees 23‑1‑106
Duties and powers of the commission with respect to capital construction and long-range planning - legislative declaration - report - definitions 23‑1‑106.3
Duties and powers of the commission - capital construction projects - federal mineral lease revenues fund - higher education institutions financed purchase of an asset cash fund 23‑1‑106.7
Duties and powers of the department with respect to technology transfers 23‑1‑107
Duties and powers of the commission with respect to program approval, review, reduction, and discontinuance 23‑1‑108
Duties and powers of the commission with regard to systemwide planning - reporting - definitions 23‑1‑108.5
Duties and powers of the commission with regard to common course numbering system - council of higher education representatives - definitions - repeal 23‑1‑109
Duties and powers of the commission with regard to off-campus instruction - provision of concurrent enrollment programs - legislative declaration - definitions 23‑1‑109.3
Duties and powers of the commission with regard to student data - memorandum of understanding 23‑1‑109.7
Duties and powers of the commission with regard to the provision of educational services 23‑1‑109.8
Duties and powers of the commission with regard to employment first policies 23‑1‑110
Organization, meetings, and staff 23‑1‑112
Tuition - reciprocal agreements 23‑1‑113
Commission directive - admission standards for baccalaureate and graduate institutions of higher education - policy - report - definitions 23‑1‑113.2
Department directive - admission standards for students holding international baccalaureate diplomas - legislative declaration 23‑1‑113.3
Commission directive - developmental education courses - report 23‑1‑113.5
Commission directive - resident admissions - report - definitions 23‑1‑113.7
Commission directive - nursing programs - employer-based gift and scholarship fund - reporting requirement - legislative declaration 23‑1‑119
Department directive - transition between K-12 education system and postsecondary education system 23‑1‑119.1
Department directive - notice of postsecondary educational opportunities and higher education admission guidelines 23‑1‑119.2
Commission directive - notice of college preparatory courses for high school students 23‑1‑119.3
Department directive - exchange of student records 23‑1‑119.5
Online career platform - appropriations from Colorado work force development council 23‑1‑120
Commission directive - incentives for improvement initiative grants 23‑1‑121.2
Department directive - educator preparation pathways - public information 23‑1‑121.7
Commission directive - paraprofessional programs 23‑1‑121.8
Department directive - workgroup on diversity in the educator workforce - duties - recommendations - report - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal 23‑1‑125
Commission directive - student bill of rights - degree requirements - implementation of core courses - competency test - prior learning - prior work-related experience 23‑1‑126
Commission directive - nursing programs 23‑1‑127
Commission directive - regional education providers - criteria 23‑1‑128
Commission directive - American sign language in higher education institutions 23‑1‑129
Commission directive - student loans 23‑1‑131
Commission directive - associate degree completion program - legislative declaration - definitions 23‑1‑131.5
Commission directive - Colorado re-engaged (CORE) initiative - four-year institutions - associate degrees - report - definitions 23‑1‑132
Commission directive - tuition waivers for exonerated persons 23‑1‑133
Commission directive - bachelor of science degree in nursing program - Aims community college - approval 23‑1‑134
Commission directive - open educational resources - course notice - report - definitions 23‑1‑135
Department directive - undergraduate degree and certificate programs - annual return on investment report - definition - repeal 23‑1‑136
Department directive - federal student loan repayment and forgiveness program information 23‑1‑137
Prohibition on use of American Indian mascots - exemptions - definitions 23‑1‑137.5
Tribal regalia at college graduation ceremonies - definitions 23‑1‑139
Department directive - contract for use of online platform for public benefits 23‑1‑140
Commission directive - statewide student success measures - definitions 23‑1‑141
Student success data system - student success data transparency - appropriation - definition - repeal 23‑1‑142
Commission directive - expansion of forestry and wildfire mitigation degree and certificate programs - simulator - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 23-1-135’s source at colorado​.gov