Our CC: Safeguarding the CC Experience in a Shifting Landscape

What’s at stake for Colorado College — and what you can do to help.

What’s Happening 

Federal lawmakers are considering policy changes that could significantly impact the financial model of colleges and universities nationwide — and small, private colleges like Colorado College may be disproportionately affected.

Schools with no more than 3,000 tuition-paying students, including CC, were exempted from recent legislation increasing the excise tax on college endowments. Still, lawmakers are proposing legislation that could impact colleges’ ability to issue tax-exempt debt, as well as reductions to federal financial aid and research funding — all of which would have immediate and lasting consequences for CC’s budget and impact current and future students.

Thank you for standing with Colorado College and future generations of CC students. 

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Videos: Learn more

View this webinar, in which members of CC leadership discuss our current position in the higher education landscape, our approach to the challenges ahead, and opportunities for alumni, parents, and families to get involved in advocacy efforts.

College endowments are complex and often misunderstood. Watch CC’s "Endowment 101" video to learn more about this crucial source of long-term, sustainable funding for the college.