Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Based on this data, the number of students earning any CTE award increased by 50 percent from 2015‑16 to 2023‑24. Figure 9 shows the increase by award type. During this period, the number of students earning each type of CTE award increased significantly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

Trends in Higher Education: Student Outcomes [Publication Details]

Apr 18, 2024 - This brief is the third of a six-part series covering higher education trends in California. The third brief focuses on student outcomes and how they have changed over the past few decades. The brief also raises key issues for the Legislature to consider as it makes related policy and budget decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4895

Redesigning California's Adult Education Funding Model

Dec 13, 2022 - Under this approach, specified student outcomes earn a provider performance point. For example, adult education providers earn points each time one of their students attains a high school diploma or when one of their students improves literacy pre ‑ and post ‑test scores by a set amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4652

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - Assessment Likely That Some of 2022 ‑23 Growth Funding Will Not Be Earned by Districts.   Based on data reported by the Chancellor ’s Office to our office in early February 2024, $19   million of $27   million in 2022 ‑23 enrollment growth funding had been earned by districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Specifically, in 2022 ‑23, 1,808 CCC students at CDCR (12  percent) had earned more than 60  units. Of these students, 418 (2.7  percent) had already earned 100 or more CCC units. Just over 100 of these students had already accumulated 150 or more units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

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

Jan 3, 2018 - We recommend the legislation require CSU to include additional data in future biennial reports (beyond what Chapter  363 already requires), including ( 1) a nnual student enrollment (headcount and FTE students) in all state ‑supported online courses, disaggregated by undergraduate and graduate students as well as by campus; ( 2) a nnual cross ‑campus online enrollment (headcount and FTE
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3725

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - In addition, UC intends to use $20  million from its investment earnings for its core operating costs in 2026 ‑27. UC also anticipates generating $15  million in freed ‑up funds from procurement savings and other operational efficiencies that it will use for its core operations in 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

Addressing Capital Renewal at UC and CSU

Jan 5, 2023 - Funds in this account are invested in certain types of assets (such as mutual funds) in which CSU did not previously invest. Under state law, CSU may only use TRP earnings for one ‑time capital expenses, including renewal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4657

The 2016-17 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Zero-Textbook-Cost Proposal

Mar 14, 2016 - Two students earning associate degrees in business administration —one by taking courses that use only open educational resources and the other by taking courses that use traditional textbooks —both earn the same degree.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3392

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - The formula also deducts a student contribution from part ‑time work earnings. Specifically, the MCS calculation assumes a student works 15 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, at the state minimum wage rate, as adjusted annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127