High School ACCESS | Tuition & Fees

Find tuition and fee information for Continuing Education High School ACCESS students.

District or School Tuition Assistance

Colorado high school juniors and seniors under the age of 21 enrolled in a public high school may be eligible to receive tuition assistance from their school district for college courses taken via the ACCESS program. Talk to your high school counselor about your school district’s policy.

Boulder Valley School District students must also submit BVSD’s College Before Graduation application in order to receive district assistance.

If you attend any other district, check with your high school counselor to see if you’re eligible for tuition assistance. If approved by your school, please complete the District Approval Form and submit no later than a month after the term starts. Send completed forms to hsaccess@colorado.edu.

Non-Degree Tuition Policy and Billing

You will be billed for your Continuing Education registration. Bills are available through Buff Portal. A 1% finance charge is added to an unpaid balance after the tuition due date, and a financial stop is placed on your student record. All tuition and refund determinations are subject to audit.

Fall and Spring

Tuition for fall and spring Boulder main campus courses is charged the ACCESS rates (see below).

Summer

During the summer semester students are charged Summer Session tuition rates.

High School ACCESS Tuition Rates

High School ACCESS tuition is always assessed at an in-state undergraduate rate, not by the course format (i.e. evening, online, or hybrid). The tuition rates listed below in the tables are for main campus classes.

If you’re enrolled in Continuing Education classes, CE Evening Credit, CE Online Credit, and Applied Music tuition is charged in addition to High School ACCESS rates for main campus classes when enrolled in both programs concurrently.

If you have applied and authorized the College Opportunity Fund (COF) vouchers, you are only responsible for paying the student share for COF eligible hours. Learn more about how much the COF voucher is worth per credit hour on the College Opportunity Fund (COF) website.

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025

In-State Undergraduate

Credit Hours	In-State Tuition	COF Voucher	Student Share After COF
1	$615	$116	$499
2	$1,230	$232	$998
3	$1,845	$348	$1,497
4	$2,460	$464	$1,996
5	$3,075	$580	$2,495
6	$3,690	$696	$2,994
7	$4,305	$812	$3,493
8	$4,920	$928	$3,992
9	$5,535	$1,044	$4,491
10	$6,150	$1,160	$4,990
11	$6,765	$1,276	$5,489
12	$7,380	$1,392	$5,988
13	$7,496	$1,508	$5,988
14	$7,612	$1,624	$5,988
15	$7,728	$1,740	$5,988
16	$7,844	$1,856	$5,988
17	$7,960	$1,972	$5,988
18	$8,076	$2,088	$5,988

The Board of Regents reserves the right to change the tuition and fee rates at any time.

Cost of Attendance

Tuition and fees are just one part of the overall cost to attend CU Boulder. The full cost of attendance for an academic year could include expenses such as housing and food, books and supplies and items that are not billed by the university, such as personal expenses, transportation and medical insurance. View the full cost of attendance.

Fees

Course and program fees are assessed in some schools and departments. Day 1 Digital Access Course Materials are instantly accessible on the first day of class in Canvas. The charge (“Day 1 Digital CRS Materials”) is automatically added to the university bill. Students have until the course drop deadline to opt out of the program and the charge would then be reversed. A & S Tech Fee (ASSET) Fee of $1.32 per credit hour assessed for Arts and Sciences courses. Course, program, and ASSET fees are nonrefundable.

College Opportunity Fund

The College Opportunity Fund (COF) is an amount of money given by the state of Colorado to Colorado residents enrolled in undergraduate credit courses at a Colorado college or university. Each year the Colorado Legislature sets the stipend (amount given to students as a per credit hour amount).

COF Eligibility

You are eligible for COF if you’re:

An undergraduate student (can be non-degree),
Classified as a Colorado resident and paying resident tuition (some exceptions apply);
Enrolled at CU Boulder in main campus courses through Continuing Education’s ACCESS Program, the Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions program, the Individually Designed program, or CU Boulder Summer Session; and
Have not exceeded the 145 lifetime credit limit (petition options are available).

How to Apply and Authorize COF

Apply online through the College Access Network.
Authorize COF when you enroll in your course(s). For more detailed instructions please visit the Registrar’s COF page.
- Please note – it may take three to four days after you apply for COF for you to be able to authorize. You cannot apply and authorize COF on the same day.
Questions? Call us at 303-492-5148.

COF Restrictions

The COF stipend is not applicable for CE Evening Credit, CE Online Credit, Applied Music, Individualized Instruction, Extraordinary, or International English Center courses. The tuition rates for many of these programs are based on the tuition paid by Colorado residents after the COF stipend is applied.

Address	Phone	Hours
1505 University Avenue 178 UCB Boulder, Colorado 80309-0178	303-492-5148 800-331-2801	Fall and Spring Service Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00am to 4:30pm

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