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 2021-22 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 16, 2021 - The Academic Senate ’s focus for every round of funding is to prioritize OER that is needed to complete a new zero ‑textbook ‑cost degree for students, with an emphasis on associate degrees for transfer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4372

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - Also allows institutions to transfer unused funds from the Federal Work-Study Program to the supplemental grants program. Waives the requirement that institutions/students return a prorated portion of Pell Grants and federal loans if students withdraw part way through the term due to the outbreak.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

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

Dec 20, 2017 - Also, beca use the programs are set in statute and regulations —and funding generally cannot be transferred across programs —the system is not nimble in responding to new information, including changing student needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3724

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor links these base increases to CSU and UC meeting three expectations: (1)  developing a plan to eliminate their achievement gaps by 2025, (2)  permanently increasing the share of courses they offer online by at least 10  percentage points over their pre-pandemic levels, and (3)  establishing “dual admissions ” pathways designed to simplify and expedite student transfer from community colleges to CSU and UC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

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

The 2018-19 Budget: California State Library

Apr 13, 2018 - In California, local libraries can be operated by counties, cities, special districts, or joint powers authorities. Usually an operator designates a central library to help coordinate activities among all the library branches within the jurisdiction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3810

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

Jan 3, 2018 - To evaluate whether the registration process is effectively streamlined for students, as required by Chapter  363, we asked the Chancellor ’s Office to explain the steps for how students sign up for a course and verify how course units will transfer back to their home campus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3725

Creating a Debt Free College Program

Jan 31, 2017 - In contrast, under certain phase ‑in options, particularly very gradual phase ‑in options using a consolidated grant program, UC and CSU would see some of their aid funding effectively transferred to CCC students in the initial years of implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3540