California Community Colleges State Operations

Apr 11, 2018 - California Community Colleges State Operations The 2018-19 Budget California Community Colleges State Operations In this post, we provide background on the California Community Colleges (CCC) Chancellor ’s Office and then discuss the Governor ’s proposal to provide a $2 million augmentation for 15 new positions within the office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3806

The 2020-21 Budget: California Student Aid Commission [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2020 - In this brief, we provide an overview of the Governor’s proposed budget for the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC). We then (1) assess the Governor’s Cal Grant cost estimates, (2) analyze the Governor’s proposal to fund a student loan outreach initiative, and (3) analyze the Governor’s state operations proposals for CSAC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4182

Final Evaluation of Community College Bachelor’s Degree Pilot

Jan 24, 2020 - In the survey conducted by the pilot community colleges, 51  p ercent of respondents stated they would not have pursued a bachelor ’s degree if their community college program had not been offered. Programs Have Several Other Academic Benefits for Students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4140

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

May 15, 2017 - A law enacted in 1990 requires the state to provide a supplemental appropriation when Test  3 is operative and the minimum guarantee otherwise would grow less quickly than the rest of the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3670

The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Primary Care Physician Residency Proposals [Publication Details]

May 9, 2019 - The state currently funds two initiatives to support residency programs for primary care physicians. The first initiative is named after its legislative authors, Song‑Brown, and is administered by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4034

Evaluation of CSU's Doctor of Nursing Practice Pilot Program

Jan 5, 2017 - As we discussed in Ensuring an Adequate Nursing Workforce: Improving State Nursing Programs (May 2007), beginning in the late 1990s, the state experienced a mismatch between employer demand for RNs providing direct patient care and the size of the RN workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3521

Creating a Debt Free College Program

Jan 31, 2017 - California currently has two major state ‑run aid programs along with several institutional aid programs. Furthermore, the main state program —the Cal Grant program —itself has numerous sub ‑programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3540

The 2018-19 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

Feb 15, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Hastings College of the Law ‑44.1% a Includes investment income, a portion of funds from auxiliary programs, and state lottery funds. Governor Proposes $1.1  Million (8. 7   p ercent) General Fund Base Increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3750

Assessing UC and CSU Enrollment and Capacity [Publication Details]

Jan 19, 2017 - We project university enrollment over the next eight years based on existing state policy and growth in the state's public high school graduates. In 2024-25, we project UC will enroll 11,000 more resident students (5 percent) than in 2016-17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3532

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

Mar 30, 2017 - Should the State More Clearly Delineate the Roles of Credit and Noncredit CCC Instruction? Were the state to fund credit and CDCP instruction at different rates in the future, it would need a clearer distinction between the two categories.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3635