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To access resources, services, and training opportunities at the Pikes Peak Workforce Center, you’ll need to first create your ConnectingColorado.com account in the state job database. How to create your account in detail.
TEACH Colorado Services (these are just some of the things they offer)
Substitute License Reimbursement
Our partner, TEACH Colorado, is a program that provides free support to anyone who’s thinking about becoming a teacher. When you sign up, you get perks like 1-on-1 coaching, up to $100 back in fee reimbursements towards expenses related to applying to our apprenticeship program (including your substitute application!), and a chance to win a regional $1,000 scholarship!
To capitalize on the application fee reimbursement for your substitute application, you just have to create a TEACH Colorado account here before you submit your substitute application and your application to UCCS' extended campus. Once you have subscribed to TEACH Colorado and submitted your application, you can submit your application fee reimbursement here and apply for the TEACH Colorado scholarship here! When requesting your fee reimbursement, please make sure to provide proof of both your application to UCCS' extended campus and the costs associated with submitting your substitute application, and let Annette know if you have any questions.
PRAXIS Preparation Links
Official Praxis Registration and Practice
Kathleen Jasper helps prospective teachers and school leaders pass their certification exams and get the positions they want in education. She has helped over 80,000 educators during their certification journeys. She owns her own education company, Kathleen Jasper LLC. She writes study guides, conducts online courses, creates content, and more to help you pass your exams and land your desired position.
Zero-Cost Education Associates
Starting in August 2023, students who enroll in one of the educator training programs will have their tuition, fees, course materials, and other costs covered while funding is available. Click here to see what colleges are offering these programs.
Colorado Center for Rural Education Stipends & Scholarships
The Colorado Center for Rural Education provides a variety of stipends to student teachers and in-service educators working in rural Colorado.
How does a person in Colorado pay for college to become a teacher?
Options for High School Students
● High School Concurrent Enrollment: up to 60 credit hours FREE
o https://www.cde.state.co.us/postsecondary/concurrentenrollment
● TREP (Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation): up to 48 credit hours FREE
o https://www.cde.state.co.us/postsecondary/trep)
● ASCENT (Accelerating Students through Concurrent Enrollment): up to 39 credit hours FREE
o https://www.cde.state.co.us/postsecondary/ce_ascent
Options for College and University Students
● Earn money by serving as a paraprofessional and/or substitute teacher.
o Substitutes make an average of $145 per day with a high of $186 per day.
o Paraprofessionals make an average of $18.27 per hour with a high of $22.81 per hour.
● Advance Colorado: up to 60 credit hours FREE
o https://cccs.edu/new-students/explore-programs/zero-cost-training-programs/career-advance-colorado/
● Colorado College Opportunity Fund: $116 per credit hour for public colleges and $58 per credit hour for private
colleges
o https://cdhe.colorado.gov/programs-services/the-college-opportunity-fund
● Pell Grant: For the 2023–24 award year, the maximum Pell Grant through FAFSA award is $7,395.
o https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/grants/pell
● CDE ERR (Colorado Department of Education Educator Recruitment and Retention): up to $10,000
o https://www.cde.state.co.us/educatortalent/recruitmentoutline
● Colorado Center for Rural Education Student Teaching Stipend: $4,000
o https://www.unco.edu/colorado-center-for-rural-education/stipends/student-teaching-stipend.aspx
● CDHE (Colorado Department of Higher Education) Rural Teaching Fellowship: up to $10,000
o https://cdhe.colorado.gov/rural-teaching-fellowship
● CDHE (Colorado Department of Higher Education) Student Teaching Stipend: $11,000 (semester residency) or
$22,000 (year-long residency)
o https://cdhe.colorado.gov/programs-and-services/programs/k-12-educator-stipends-resources
● CDHE (Colorado Department of Higher Education) Student Educator Test Stipend Program: costs associated with the
assessment of professional competencies
o https://cdhe.colorado.gov/programs-and-services/programs/k-12-educator-stipends-resources
● Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade Opportunity Next Colorado: Up to $1,500
o https://oedit.colorado.gov/programs-and-funding/opportunity-next-colorado
● AmeriCorps, TutorCorps Reading Tutors, Math Tutors: variable living stipend
o https://www.cde.state.co.us/educatortalent/recruitmentoutline
● TEACH Colorado: variable scholarships and application fee reimbursements
o https://colorado.teach.org/services/scholarship
● Private Family Foundations: Consult with your college or university financial aid office.
Robert W. Fulton, PhD, Director
Email: robert.fulton@unco.edu
Colorado Center for URBAN Education Stipends & Scholarships
The UNC Center for Urban Education provides the Denver metro area with access to UNC's renowned teacher and childhood education programs. The Center for Urban Education (CUE) serves students of all ages and ethnicities in the Denver area interested in becoming either an early childhood, elementary, or special educator.
Educator Recruitment and Retention Program
The Educator Recruitment and Retention (ERR) program was created by SB21-185 to provide qualified program applicants with up to $10,000 in one-time financial assistance toward their educator preparation program costs. Recipients must commit to teaching in a shortage area for three years in a Colorado public school. Applicants can meet eligibility criteria for the program by first being enrolled in a Colorado-approved traditional or alternative educator preparation program (EPP) (or institute of higher education for applicants pursuing a CTE credential) and meeting one of the criteria below:
- Has an earned bachelor’s or higher degree from a regionally accredited college or university and has secured employment as an alternative teacher or temporary educator eligibility (TEE) educator in a shortage area; or
- Is currently employed as a paraprofessional in a school district, charter school or BOCES
- Has secured a position as a CTE instructor in a rural or small rural district and meets state CTE requirements