Colorado Invests $5.6 Million in Work-Based Learning to Enhance Higher Education in Rural Areas
Big news for college students in rural Colorado: a robust cash injection is set to make higher education more practical and accessible.
Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) recently announced a grant package totaling $5.6 million, specifically earmarked to expand work based learning opportunities.
These funds are primarily sourced through a generous $5.5 million commitment from Ascendium Education Group, supplemented by an additional $ 100,000 from the Strada Education Foundation, according to the Colorado Governor's Office.
The initiative, a part of House Bill 25-1186, is a bipartisan effort aimed at reducing educational inequality.
It is designed to firmly establish a consortium to further scale work-based learning across the state.
In addition, the funding seemingly seeks to swiftly eliminate certain financial hurdles by leveraging state work study resources to back credit-earning internships and other such opportunities.
