57 percent of Colo. kids going to college, but only 18 percent go to top tier colleges

A new report released Tuesday shows while 57 percent of all Colorado students from 2009 to 2015 went on to a college program in the fall after they graduated from a Colorado high school, only 18 percent went to one of the country’s top colleges, a list that includes local schools University of Colorado-Boulder, Colorado State University, Colorado School of Mines, and the United States Air Force Academy. More...