Trends in Higher Education: Student Outcomes [Publication Details]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4895

An Analysis of University Cash Management Issues

Nov 10, 2020 - Under state law, money in this account is invested in relatively low-risk, short-term assets, such as U.S. Government securities and domestic corporate bonds. The goals of the account are to safeguard taxpayer money, ensure cash is readily available when program costs are incurred, and earn a modest rate of return.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4293

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - In addition to finding instructors who meet minimum qualifications, administrators cited barriers related to providing competitive pay, particularly in fields where individuals can earn much higher salaries working in industry than  teaching.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

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

Dec 20, 2017 - Many CSU and UC Students Are First ‑Generation College ‑Goers. Whereas CCC defines students as first generation if neither parent has ever attended college, the CSU and UC definition is that neither parent has earned a bachelor ’s degree.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3724

Redesigning California's Adult Education Funding Model

Dec 13, 2022 - This is similar to how the state adjusts student success funding under SCFF, but varies from how CDE administers WIOA, in which the point value can fluctuate year to year depending on the numb er of points earned and the total size of the WIOA grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4652

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - In 2022 ‑23, a total of 731 students at CDCR earned their first associate degree. The average time to degree for these students was about nine years. Funding In this section, we explain how community college programs, including those offered at state prisons, are funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - It also will show how many districts are on track to earn any of the 2023 ‑24 enrollment growth funds. Apportionment data for 2023 ‑24, however, will not be finalized until February 2025, such that the Legislature might not want to take any associated budget action until next year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

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

Jan 3, 2018 - Most notably, while Chapter   363 r equires CSU to report on the number of students who cross ‑enroll in online courses, the Legislature also has an interest in knowing how many students successfully complete these courses and earn academic credit toward their degree.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3725

The 2022-23 Budget: Student Housing

Apr 8, 2022 - That said, as the cost and scope of many projects likely will change, it is too early to assess how many students ultimately will benef it from the program or measure the overall reduction in living costs for low ‑income students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4589

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Rather than making commitments in advance, the Legislature could determine each year how much ongoing support it can afford to provide UC in light of overall fiscal conditions and competing budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143