Consortium Agreement
General Information
Students may take a limited number of credits at an approved school while attending Mines. Using credits from one of these approved schools toward your Mines Financial Aid is called a Consortium Agreement. Consortium Agreements allow credits from approved schools to count toward enrollment status for financial aid received at Mines. Mines does not send financial aid to other schools to pay tuition, but you may use any credit balance created from your Mines financial aid to pay the other institution. Students in 12 or more credits at Mines do not need a Consortium Agreement as they are already considered full-time at Mines.
Eligibility: You must be enrolled at Mines for the majority of your credits each semester, no less than half time (6 credits). If you are enrolled in 12 credits at Mines, you do not need a Consortium Agreement as you are already considered full-time at Mines.
Approved Institutions: Mines engages in Consortium Agreements with four local schools:
Red Rocks Community College
Front Range Community College
Arapahoe Community College
Community College of Aurora
How to apply: Complete the inquiry below so our office can evaluate your eligibility and aid impact by doing a consortium. Our office will get back to you within a week of receiving the inquiry. If your consortium inquiry is approved, you will receive a form for you and the community college to complete. We must receive the completed form (with financial aid information) prior to census of the term you are attending. Most schools will send the completed form directly to our office. Due dates are listed on the form.
Impact to Aid: Consortium agreements impact your Financial Aid Cost of Attendance. Normally when you are less than full-time, we reduce the tuition component to your actual tuition charges between the two schools. This constrains the amount of need based aid and/or living expense loans you are eligible to receive. By completing a consortium agreement when you are less than full-time at Mines, we will use the tuition amount being charged at the other school toward your Cost of Attendance. If you are not using need-based financial aid (grants, work study, subsidized loans) or using financial aid for living expenses (i.e private or PLUS loans that are refunded to you each term to pay rent, etc.) you may not need a consortium as it may not impact your financial aid.
Financial Aid Review: We evaluate every consortium agreement individually. If you are unsure if a consortium would be necessary or helpful for your situation and you meet the requirements above, please contact our office to discuss.
Consortium Request
Request to count community college credits toward full-time status
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Contact Info
Mailing address:
Colorado School of Mines
Financial Aid Office
1301 19th Street
Golden, CO 80401
Office Location:
Ben Parker Student Center, E160
1200 16th St
Golden, CO 80401
Walk-In Hours:
Monday through Friday
9am - 4pm
303-273-3301
Toll-free: 1-888-446-9489
finaid@mines.edu
For scholarship questions, email scholarship@mines.edu
More information:
For billing issues contact: Bursar's Office 303-273-3158
For health insurance waivers contact: Student Health Insurance 303-273-3388
For College Opportunity Fund contact: Registrar's Office 303-273-3200
For information on Veteran Affairs contact: Registrar's Office 303-273-3200