The Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) was established in 1965 by the Colorado General Assembly

Colorado General Assembly

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. The Commission replaced an association which met informally to consider matters related to higher education

Higher education

Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...

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In 1985 the Assembly gave the Commission increased authority and specific directives through the passage of House Bill 1187.
Specific responsibilities include developing long-range plans for an evolving state system of higher education:

• Review and approve degree programs.
• Establish the distribution formula for higher education funding; recommend statewide funding levels to the legislature.
• Approve institutional capital construction requests; recommend capital construction priorities to the legislature.
• Develop policies for institutional and facility master plans.
• Administer statewide student financial assistance programs through policy development, program evaluation, and allocation of funds.
• Develop and administer a statewide off-campus (extended studies), community service, and continuing education program.
• Determine institutional roles and missions.
• Establish statewide enrollment policies and admission standards.
• Conduct special studies as appropriate or directed, regarding statewide education policy, finance, or effective coordination.

Four-Year Schools that are managed/supervised by the Commission through their Trustees/Board of Governors/Board of Regents

The eleven-member board appointed by the governor of Colorado

Governor of Colorado

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 to create and enforce policy for Colorado public higher education.

• Adams State College
  Adams State College
  Adams State College is a small state-supported liberal arts college in Alamosa, Colorado, U.S., in the San Luis Valley.-History:Adams State was founded in 1921 as a teacher's college but now offers a variety of programs including masters degrees in many fields...
  
  
• Colorado School of Mines
  Colorado School of Mines
  The Colorado School of Mines is a small public teaching and research university devoted to engineering and applied science, with special expertise in the development and stewardship of the Earth's natural resources. Located in Golden, Colorado, CSM was ranked 29th, in America among national...
  
  
• Fort Lewis College
  Fort Lewis College
  Fort Lewis College is a public liberal arts college in Durango, Colorado.-History:Military FortThe original site of Fort Lewis College began southwest of its present location back in 1880. Set up originally as a Military Fort for the 22nd Regimental Infantry which occupied the land from...
  
  
• Mesa State College
  Mesa State College
  Colorado Mesa University is a public comprehensive university in Grand Junction, Colorado. The university has its primary campus in central Grand Junction. The university also has other campuses as well; Bishop Campus, which houses Western Colorado Community College in northwestern Grand Junction...
  
  
• Metropolitan State College of Denver
  Metropolitan State College of Denver
  The Metropolitan State College of Denver is a four-year college and now offers certain Graduate programs located in Denver, Colorado, United States. As of 2009, Metro State had the second-largest enrollment of undergraduates of any college in Colorado...
  
  
• University of Northern Colorado
  University of Northern Colorado
  -Organization:The University of Northern Colorado offers 100 undergraduate programs and more than 100 graduate programs. The university has a satellite campus in Denver, Colorado...
  
  
• Western State College
• Colorado State University
  Colorado State University
  Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
  
  
• Colorado State University - Pueblo
  Colorado State University - Pueblo
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• University of Colorado at Boulder
  University of Colorado at Boulder
  The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
  
  
• University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
  University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
  The University of Colorado Colorado Springs is a campus of the University of Colorado system, the state university system of Colorado....
  
  
• University of Colorado Denver
  University of Colorado Denver
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External links

• Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE)

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