An Evaluation of CSU's Cross-Campus Online Education Program

Jan 3, 2018 - Historically, CSU ’s six ‑year graduation rates for undergraduate students have been below 50  p ercent and four ‑year rates have been below 15  p ercent. To address its low graduation rates, CSU launched a Graduation Initiative in 2009.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3725

CCC and UC: An Evaluation of Best Value Procurement Pilot Programs

Dec 21, 2017 - By contrast, a much smaller share of LRB contracts —about 25  p ercent —were for services. We note that the services procured using BV and CPQP tended to be somewhat more complex than services procured using LRB.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3726

California Public Higher Education: Funding Supplemental Services for Low-Income and First-Generation Students

Dec 20, 2017 - Components of K‑12 Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Funding to School Districts Set by Three Rates. We describe the three rates below: Base Rates. Each school district receives a base amount per student.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3724

California Community Colleges: Interim Evaluation of Baccalaureate Degree Pilot Program

Dec 19, 2017 - Historically, employers in these industries either have hired management graduates and provided them the necessary technical training or encouraged talented technical employees to return to school for a management degree.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3722

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2017 - Not Automatically Providing Statutory Supplemental Appropriation Provides Legislature With More Budget Flexibility in Future Years. Not providing the supplemental appropriation could lead to somewhat slower growth in school funding in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3670

California Community Colleges: Effects of Increases in Noncredit Course Funding Rates [Publication Details]

Mar 30, 2017 - In this report, we assess the effects of recent changes in state funding rates on California Community Colleges (CCC) noncredit courses, and recommend that the Legislature explore four key issues moving forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3635

California Community Colleges: Effects of Increases in Noncredit Course Funding Rates

Mar 30, 2017 - According to the college, this freed the faculty up to create a more intensive, accelerated certificate program at the advanced level that students could complete in one year (compared to 2.5 years for the old program).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3635

The 2017-18 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 16, 2017 - The proposal would have provided $25  million in one ‑time funding for a new round of awards using a similar application process. The proposal differed from the 2014 ‑15 program, however, in that it would have (1)  narrowed the priorities to focus only on improving four ‑year graduation rates and (2)  provided awards only to CSU campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3559

Creating a Debt Free College Program

Jan 31, 2017 - As a result, the time limits do not necessarily correspond to length of the calendar or academic year. A student could use up their program eligibility in less than four years if they enroll in summer term, whereas a student taking a part time schedule could use up their eligibility in eight years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3540

Assessing UC and CSU Enrollment and Capacity

Jan 19, 2017 - Because 2023 –24 is projected to be the peak of the forecast period, we focus on growth through that year. We assume students graduating high school in spring 2024 enroll at UC and CSU as freshmen for the 2024 –25 academic year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3532