Trends in Higher Education: Student Access

Jan 23, 2024 - The first is to help legislators, staff, and the g eneral public track many of the key changes that higher education has undergone over the past few decades. The second is to help legislators and staff leverage their better understanding of the past to aid them in better navigating the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4828

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - In allocatin g funding among the three categories, the Chancellor ’s Office first designates funding for life safety projects. These projects must be accompanied by a third-party study identifying imminent health or safety risks, seismic risks, or failing infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - If the law library fee was increased to $85, similarly increasin g the total filing fee to $625 would avoid impacts on the judicial branch. This change, however, would increase the cost to litigants, which, in turn, could impact the number of filings that are ultimately made.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - We recommend the Legislature approve the proposed tribal and rural library programs consultant position, as it has no General Fund cost and could result in tribal libraries obtaining millions in additional federal grant fundin g.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - Due to the limited availability of basic needs funding, some campuses encourage or require students to maximize aid from these financi al aid programs prior to receivin g emergency grants through basic needs programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898

Assessing UC and CSU Enrollment and Capacity

Jan 19, 2017 - College Preparation More High School Students Completing A –G Than Are Eligible for Freshman Admission. As Figure  4 shows, 43  percent of public high school graduates completed A –G coursework in 2014 –15 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3532

Assessing UC and CSU Enrollment and Capacity

Jan 19, 2017 - It also shall include consideration of data, for the most recent year available, on college preparedness, including the number and share of high school graduates completing the “ A –G ” admissions requirements and the number and share of transfer –prepared community college students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3532/1

The 2023-24 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Mar 7, 2023 - Upon entering college, many students are also eligible for assistance with tuition and living costs through other financial aid programs, includin g the state ’s Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship programs as well as the federal Pell Grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4731

The 2020-21 Budget: Fresno Integrated K-16 Education Collaborative

Mar 11, 2020 - In addition, the share of high school graduates completing preparatory coursework to attend CSU or UC (commonly known as A-G coursework) is high in Fresno relative to other counties, though still somewhat below the statewide rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4199

The 2022-23 Budget: Middle Class Scholarship Program

Mar 30, 2022 - The Legislature may wish to work with CSAC to explore options to simplify the process of determinin g MCS award amounts. Making the program easier to administer could allow for more timely notification to students, with greater potential to influence students ’ college enrollment decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4581