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Common reasons for stopping-out of a bachelor’s program include a lack of financial resources, work obligations that do not allow time to complete coursework, the need to provide care for a family member, and personal or family complications resulting from the COVID pandemic. The Colorado Re-Engaged (CORE) initiative, created under House Bill 21-1330, allows a four-year institution of higher education (IHE) to award an associate degree to former students who meet eligibility requirements – including having already earned at least 70 credit hours before stopping-out of a bachelor’s program. These are earned degrees awarded by the IHE in recognition of the substantial time, money, and effort already invested by the former student. By awarding an associate degree in recognition of academic credits already completed, Colorado’s four-year institutions are opening higher-paying career opportunities for individual degree recipients, strengthening the state’s workforce and economy by increasing the number of Coloradans with postsecondary credentials and degrees and creating pathways for former students to reengage in higher education and continue working towards a bachelor's degree or higher.  \nUnder HB21-1330, each institution participating in the CORE initiative must report annually to the Colorado Department of Higher Education the number of eligible students to whom the institution awarded an associate degree through the CORE initiative, the types of associate degrees awarded through the CORE initiative, and the number of students who re-enrolled in the institution after receiving an associate degree through the CORE initiative. 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Associate Degree Design – January through July of 2022  \nThe Colorado Department of Higher Education convened an Associate Degree Design Working Group composed of subject matter experts from four-year institutions, two-year colleges, local district colleges, and system offices to interpret the legislation, define and clarify student eligibility requirements, and determine the type of associate degrees that could be awarded under the CORE Initiative. The working group’s findings were published in a Recommendations and Guidelines Report.  \nStudent Eligibility Criteria  \nHB21-1330 established four fundamental eligibility requirements. 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