Students who arrive on campuses unprepared for college-level work find that it costs them potentially extra time and money to complete developmental courses they would not have needed had they arrived fully prepared in all subjects. Institutions of higher education face their own costs and capacity challenges when trying to teach students the college preparation skills they need to master before being beginning college course work. This issue brief explores the scope of developmental education in Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) institutions, provides some insights into the types of students placed in developmental math and English courses, and describes what USHE is doing to help them.