College Opportunity Fund (COF)

Special Message for Military, Veteran, and High School Concurrent Programs

High school concurrent programs require COF to achieve 100% tuition payment. Please check your student bill to make sure COF is listed.

Select military, veteran programs, VR&E programs may require COF to achieve 100% tuition payment. See requirements for your program below.

All steps must be completed and COF must be applied before the deadline each semester. Please see FAQ for details.

How much can COF reduce my tuition?

The COF amount currently provides a discount of $116 per credit hour. This amount is subject to change by the State of Colorado every year. Eligible students are granted up to 145 discounted credit hours toward an undergraduate degree.

Example Savings Per Semester

The COF discount for 2023-2024 is $116 per credit hour.

Colorado Opportunity Fund (COF) - Discount Examples
Student Status	Enrolled Semester Hours	Example Semester Savings
Half-Time Student	Enrolled in 6 credit hours	$696 per semester ($116 x 6 hours)
Full-Time Student	Enrolled in 12 credit hours	$1392 per semester ($116 x 12 hours)

Who is Eligible?

All students who have residency status according to PPSC policy and lawful presence in the US according to COF policy.
Certain non-US citizens
Students on most visas
Other funding programs may require COF. Please check with your program contact.

If you have questions about your eligibility, please contact COF@pikespeak.edu.

Your Responsibility

It is the student's responsibility to complete the steps below and ensure that COF has applied for the semester before the COF deadlines.

High School Concurrent program students and certain military/veteran/VR&E students must use COF to achieve 100% tuition assistance. Please check with your program contact for additional details.

Eligibility by Student Type

Information by Military Benefit

Eligibility by Student Type

High School concurrent students are eligible for COF - regardless of your residency or lawful presence status.
Pikes Peak State College's High School Programs requires students to apply and authorize COF to achieve 100% tuition payment.
- If they decide not utilize COF, participating high-school students will be responsible for the amount that COF would have cover.

You must have resident status with PPSC.
Please provide a copy of your permanent resident green card to COF@pikespeak.edu

You must have resident status with PPSC.
Please provide a copy of your DACA card to COF@pikespeak.edu

You must have resident status with PPSC, attended a Colorado high school for at least 1 year and graduated or received a GED from that school.
Please provide a copy of your high school transcript and your 10-digit State Assigned Student ID number, available from your school,
to COF@pikespeak.edu .

Information by Military Benefit

Unless you have selected a Lifetime Authorization to use COF with Pikes Peak State College, you must choose to authorize or decline the use of COF for each term. This will help prevent any unpaid balance on your student account.

If you choose to Authorize the use of COF, those funds will apply a tuition discount. VA will be billed for the remaining tuition and fees (for applicable courses).
If you choose to Decline the use of COF, VA will be billed for the full tuition and fees (for applicable courses). Your COF funds will then remain available to use in the future.

If you choose to Authorize the use of COF, those funds will apply a tuition discount. You are responsible to pay your remaining tuition and fees directly to the school using VA education benefit payments or other funds.
If you choose to Decline the use of COF, you are responsible to pay your full tuition and fees directly to the school using VA education benefit payments or other funds. Your COF funds will then remain available to use in the future.

You are required to apply for and authorize the use of COF per Veterans Readiness and Employment policy.

If you choose to Authorize the use of COF, your tuition is reduced to the Resident Rate with COF. This is the amount DoD Tuition Assistance will pay.
If you choose to Decline the use of COF, you will be responsible for paying any remaining tuition owed to Pikes Peak State College. Your COF funds will then remain available to use in the future.
The Tuition Assistance pays for your tuition only. You are responsible for any fees from Pikes Peak State College.

For more assistance understanding your education benefits in conjunction with COF, please email mvp@pikespeak.edu.

3. Authorize COF

Please note that you must be registered for the term before you can complete the COF authorization process. If you try to authorize your COF before registering, the authorization page will be blank, and you will not be able to proceed.

Please follow the steps below exactly, as the system was recently upgraded and the process has changed:

Log in to myPIKESPEAK.
Select Registration Self-Service.
Open the Registration Dashboard.
If you are already registered for classes, select View Registration Information to access the Registration landing page. If you have not yet registered, select Register for Classes and complete your registration first.
Return to the Registration Dashboard. You should now see the options for View COF Stipend Authorization and View COF Stipend History.
Select View COF Stipend Authorization and choose the appropriate term. (If you are not registered for classes, this page will be blank.)
Select I choose to Authorize use of my COF stipend.
Click Submit/Save to complete the authorization.

Authorize COF in your Student Portal