This bill allows eligible students such as Undocumented, DACA, or Dreamer students (including those without a lawful immigration status) to qualify for in-state tuition rates, COF (College Opportunity Fund) and state financial aid if they meet certain conditions.

The original law from 2013, Advancing Students for a Stronger Tomorrow (ASSET) allows eligible students who do not have a lawful immigration status to pay in-state tuition at Colorado’s public colleges and universities if they meet certain qualifications. Legislation in 2019 further updated the law allowing ASSET students to receive in-state financial aid.

Those students who do not hold non-immigrant visas (such as F, J, M, B, and certain H visas) are eligible for ASSET in-state tuition if all requirements are met and may also be eligible for state financial aid each year. 

In 2022, the General Assembly passed HB22-1155, In-state Tuition for Colorado High School Graduates, which updates the eligibility criteria for Colorado ASSET students to receive in-state tuition and state financial aid at Colorado postsecondary education institutions. The new law requires an institution to classify a student as an in-state student for tuition purposes if the student:

• Attended a Colorado high school for at least one year before graduation or was physically present in Colorado for at least one year                immediately preceding the date the student completed a high school equivalency examination in Colorado; and
• Has been physically present in Colorado for at least 12 consecutive months before enrolling in an institution.

If you are interested in gaining residency through ASSET, contact the Office of Registration and Records at ccd.residency@ccd.edu. Learn More

ASSET Application

All ASSET Students must submit the following information to the Office of Registration & Records at Community College of Denver:

1. Submit this ASSET Application form before the census date of your course found here.
2. Have a State Assigned Student Identifier (SASID) number in the state of Colorado on file with College Assist.  
   • This is a 10 digit SASID which is usually found on your Colorado high school transcript.  You can call your high school to obtain your SASID as well.      
   • The SASID is needed for your COF stipend to go through.  Click here to learn more about the COF stipend.  
3. Complete your COF account.  Click here to complete your COF account.

DREAMers, DACA, and undocumented students attending CCD that meet ASSET eligibility may qualify for state aid.

Students attending CCD under ASSET (effective FALL 2019) might qualify for state aid. Learn more here.

We encourage students attending CCD under ASSET or DACA to apply for scholarships here.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) is not tied to ASSET. DACA students may receive in-state tuition and financial aid as long as they meet ASSET eligibility. 

If CO high school or CO HSE requirements are met as listed above, DACA students should submit their ASSET application here. 

HB 06-1023 requires institutions of higher education to verify lawful presence for students applying for educational benefits (i.e., in-state tuition, College Opportunity Fund). This has been amended; state institutions of higher education are no longer required to verify lawful presence. We no longer require an Affidavit of Lawful Presence (as of summer 2013).