(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Applications to apply to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) are now free for students applying from Colorado, as UCCS Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet announced on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
“Sometimes even a relatively small barrier, like an application fee, can be enough to keep someone from taking that first step to becoming a Mountain Lion,” said Sobanet. “For UCCS to continue to serve our region, we must evolve. This might mean doing things differently, but it does not mean changing who we are, who we serve, or why we’re here.”
UCCS said the elimination of the application fee is part of a larger effort Sobanet announced on Oct. 7 to leverage UCCS’s unique status as a regional public research university to center the University’s mission and evolve alongside the changing needs of both students and Southern Colorado…