Yes, there are two options for available financial aid:

Need-Based Scholarship
As part of your online course application, you will need to submit a 500 word essay on "The Importance of a Liberal Arts Education in Today's Society" and a copy of your parent or guardian's full, most recent, tax return. To be considered for a need-based scholarship, students need to submit their essay, tax information, and all application materials by March 1, 2023. Award notifications will be sent on April 1, 2023. Need-based financial aid is not available for international high school students.

Pre-College Alumni Grant
A $500 merit-based award for students applying to a Pre-College course. Graduates of Colorado College or individuals that have completed a course at Colorado College may nominate a high school student for this award. Limited funding is available and will be awarded based on a strong personal profile. Students should submit the completed Pre-College Alumni Grant form and all application materials by March 1, 2023.

Your tuition, room and board fees (if you are living on campus), and applicable program fees will be billed by the Student Accounts Office beginning in April. An invoice will be mailed directly to the address of your designated financially responsible party. If you have any questions regarding your bill, please contact the Student Accounts Office.

Tuition payments are to be paid through our Office of Student Accounts, and cannot be paid online. If you have additional questions regarding how to pay your tuition, please contact the Office of Student Accounts.

*International students are able to pay their tuition online through Flywire.

Students participating in the Summer Pre-College Program will reside in a residence hall on campus. A Summer Session Program Assistant will live on each floor with the students.

Yes, all Pre-College students will be asked to read the Pre-College Pathfinder student handbook before they arrive on campus.

Students are required to arrive on campus by 4:00pm the day before their course begins. July 9th, 2023. This allows time to tour campus, see where their class will take place, obtain a CC ID card, unpack, and meet their peers. Class ends at noon on the last day of their block (July 26th, 2023) Residence halls will close 24 hours after the block ends.

If you are utilizing the Colorado Springs Airport, one of the Summer Session Program Assistants will provide transportation. Pre-College will provide you with a transportation form 1 month prior to arrival on campus. Please use this form to provide your flight number to our Summer Session Program Assistants. This allows us to track your flight in the case of any delays!

If you are utilizing the Denver International Airport, you will need to reserve a spot on the Colorado Springs Airport Shuttle. We will ask you to fill out an arrival/departure form before you arrive on campus to provide additional information.

You will receive an admission decision within two weeks of the receipt of your completed application.

Please turn in all forms (Pathfinder Handbook acknowledgement, all medical documentation) at least one week before your arrive on campus. If you do not turn in your completed medical documentation, you will not be able to access your transcript after you complete the course.