Assessing UC and CSU Enrollment and Capacity

Jan 19, 2017 - UC Admitting All Eligible Transfer Applicants, CSU Denying Admission to Some Applicants. UC reports that it admits all eligible transfer applicants. CSU, by contrast, reports denying admission to about 11,000 eligible transfer students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3532

The 2020-21 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 20, 2020 - CSU Has Implemented New Redirection Policy for Students Denied Admission Due to Impaction. In recent years, many applicants who met CSU ’s minimum systemwide eligibility requirements have been denied admission to all the CSU campuses to which they applied.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4168

Final Evaluation of Community College Bachelor’s Degree Pilot

Jan 24, 2020 - Although colleges eventually received local curriculum approval as they further developed their programs, local review bodies likely would have found it awkward, at best, to delay or deny programs on curricular grounds after the Board of Governors already had approved them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4140

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - (While CCC does not deny admission to students, there is no guarantee of access to a particular class.) Many factors affect the number of students who attend community colleges, including changes in the state ’s population, particularly among young adults; local economic conditions, particularly the local job market; the availability of certain classes; and the  perceived value of the education to  potential  students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

California Community Colleges: Interim Evaluation of Baccalaureate Degree Pilot Program

Dec 19, 2017 - Although colleges eventually received local curriculum approval as they further developed their programs, local review bodies likely would have found it awkward, at best, to delay or deny a program on curricular grounds following Board of Governors approval for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3722

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - At a minimum, the Legislature could ask the Governor to notify it 72 hours in advance of when he plans to su bmit the waiver request to the federal government as well as provide notification whether the request is approved or denied.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major CCC Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - (While CCC does not deny admission to students, there is no guarantee of access to a particular class.) Many factors affect the number of students who attend community colleges, including changes in the state ’s population, particularly among young adults; local economic conditions, particularly the local job market; the availability of certain classes; and the perceived value of the education to  potential  students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4531

California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals

Dec 18, 2020 - The state began using payment deferrals during the dot ‑com bust but relied much more heavily on them during the Great Recession. The practice of deferring college payments peaked in 2011 ‑12, when the state deferred a total of $ 961  m illion in CCC payments —accounting for nearly 30  p ercent of CCC Proposition  98 General Fund support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307