Final Evaluation of Community College Bachelor’s Degree Pilot

Jan 24, 2020 - For example, the Tri ‑County Nursing Pathway is a partnership between Riverside City College and two CSU campuses (Fullerton and San Bernardino) that allows associate degree nursing students to concurrently obtain their bachelor ’s degrees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4140

The 2020-21 Budget: Analyzing UC and CSU Cost Pressures

Dec 18, 2019 - (Those not eligible as freshmen can enroll in community colleges and then transfer to the universities as upper ‑division students.) To ensure access under these policies, the state has sought to fund enrollment growth in years when the number of high school graduates increased.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4127

Interim Evaluation of Community College Basic Skills Transformation Grants

Dec 5, 2019 - The legislation ( 1)  m ade transferable college ‑level courses the default placement for students, ( 2)  r equired the use of high school coursework and/or grades in making placement decisions, and ( 3)  s et expectations that students complete transferable college ‑level math and English coursework within one academic year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4120

The 2020-21 Budget: Cal Grant Cost Estimates

Nov 21, 2019 - Recent high school graduates and transfer students under age 28 who meet the above financial and academic criteria are entitled to Cal Grants. Students ineligible for entitlement awards —typically older students who have been out of school for at a least a few years —compete for a fixed number of Cal Grant awards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4114

The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2019 - Under current law, families in Stage 1 child care transfer to Stage 2 when the county deems them stable. (Every county has its own definition of stability.) The May Revision proposes that a family receive Stage 1 child care for at least twelve months before being transferred to Stage 2 child care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4048

The 2019-20 Budget: Creating an Integrated Education Data System

May 6, 2019 - Do students who earn an associate degree for transfer (ADT) at a community college end up taking fewer total units to earn a bachelor ’s degree than students who transfer without an ADT? 8. Are students receiving Cal Grant competitive awards more likely to enroll and graduate from college than those eligible students who just missed the cut ‑off for getting awards?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4026

The 2019-20 Budget: Community College Student Success Awareness Initiative

Apr 25, 2019 - Transfer Options. In 2010, the Legislature enacted a law requiring CCC to develop associate degrees for transfer (ADT). Students who complete an ADT are automatically eligible to transfer to the California State University system as juniors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4017

The 2019-20 Budget: Community College Student Success Awareness Initiative [Publication Details]

Apr 25, 2019 - In this post, we analyze the Governor’s proposal to fund more student outreach regarding college affordability, career pathways, and transfer options at the California Community Colleges (CCC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4017

The 2019-20 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2019 - Compared to freshmen, transfer students at UC are less likely to graduate on time. Of transfer students entering in fall 2015, 57  p ercent graduated within two years. Transfer students, however, have slightly higher overall graduation rates (with a four ‑year graduation rate of 89  p ercent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3946

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The Governor ’s budget provides $ 31  m illion from the General Fund in 2019 ‑ 20 —to be expended over a few years —to backfill wildfire ‑related property tax loses for cities, counties, and special districts associated with certain major wildfires that have occurred since 2015.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916