Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - (For  example,  a  10  percent utilization rate for math tutoring services may seem low, but if it is the 10  percent of students at risk of failing their math general education course, the activity is reaching the intended students.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - C = construction; DB = design Bbild; and STEM = science, technology, engineering, and math. Assessment Trade-Offs in Deciding How Much Funding to Allocate in 2026-27. Under the Governor ’s budget, the state would be committing nearly $1.3  billion (83  percent) of total Proposition  2 bond funding through 2026-27, leaving $249  million (17  percent) available for future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

Interim Evaluation of Community College Basic Skills Transformation Grants

Dec 5, 2019 - Basic Skills Education Community Colleges Offer Math and English Courses Below College Level. To obtain an associate degree and/or transfer to a four ‑year university, students must complete college ‑level courses in math and English (among other requirements).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4120

The 2016-17 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 26, 2016 - A study of 16 colleges implementing accelerated pathways in English and math developed through this project showed significant increases in students ’ odds of completing college –level courses —more than double the odds for English and more than four times for math.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3372

The 2018-19 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Feb 15, 2018 - Specifically, the initiative would fund competitive grants for intersegmental teams of faculty to create new and redesign existing online or hybrid courses in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3754

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

Mar 30, 2017 - We also recommended the Legislature restrict credit math instruction to courses at or above the level of Intermediate Algebra, and make math courses below that level noncredit. In addition, we recommended the Legislature convene a work group to clarify the definitions of credit and noncredit vocational instruction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3635

The 2018-19 Budget: Adult Education Analysis

Feb 15, 2018 - The apportionment funding community colleges receive equates to $5, 310 p er full ‑time equivalent student for most noncredit courses (including basic math and English, ESL, and CTE) and $3,300 for remaining noncredit courses (including citizenship and parenting).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3752

The 2023-24 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 23, 2023 - Originally, recipients were also required to commit to teaching in certain subject areas—special education; science, technology, engineering, and math; bilingual education; elementary school; and transitional kindergarten (TK).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4702

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Higher Education Proposals

May 10, 2022 - For  comparison, at CCC (the only segment that publicly reports course ‑level enrollment data), 334,472 students enrolled in general math courses (one of the STEM areas) in fall 2020 (one of the terms of the period).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4594

California Community Colleges: Second Progress Report on the Student Success Act of 2012

Sep 22, 2016 - Offering accelerated basic skills English and math courses, statistics –based math pathways, and other strategies to improve student completion. Best Practices. Hosting focus groups with students who completed ESL and basic skills courses to identify best practices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3500