The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs

Apr 30, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs The 2018-19 Budget 2018 ‑19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs The federal government recently released updated information that affects the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that the state provides to certain school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3816

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - MCS = Middle Class Scholarships and COLA = cost-of-living adjustment. Cal Grant Spending Continues to Grow at Historically High Rate. The Cal Grant program is the state ’s largest and longest ‑standing financial aid program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2022-23 Budget: Middle Class Scholarship Program

Mar 30, 2022 - Students will have a simil ar net price across all living arrangements, meaning they would no longer have an incentive to contain their living costs. This could lead some students who have the option of living at home to instead choose to live independently off campus or on campus, with the state bearing the additional cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4581

The 2019-20 Budget: Student Food and Housing Insecurity at the University of California

Apr 25, 2019 - In 2018 ‑19, UC students living off campus spent on average $32,468, with $14,015 spent on tuition and fees and the remaining $18,453 spent on living costs. Students living on campus pay on average more (a total of $35,28 3) a nd students living with their parents on average pay less ($26,504).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4014

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - Certain Students Who Changed Living Arrangement Lost Cal Grant Eligibility. Due to the pandemic, on ‑campus housing is operating at significantly reduced capacity in 2020 ‑21. Many students who otherwise would have lived on campus are instead living at home with family.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - COLA = cost ‑of ‑living adjustment. Governor ’s CCC Budget Plan Includes Proposition   98 Reserve Funding. The Proposition   98 Reserve is an account designated for school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

Creating a Debt Free College Program

Jan 31, 2017 - For example, costs would be over one and a half times greater had we assumed all students living with family shift to living off campus. Fiscal Estimate Program Estimated to Cost Additional $3.3   Billion Dollars Annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3540

The 2023-24 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Jan 31, 2023 - UC Budget Solutions Have Odd Timing Issues. Typically, capital projects move through standard phases, beginning with preliminary plans and working drawings, followed by construction. State funding, in turn, is linked with these phases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4664

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 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - After accounting for the freed ‑up funding and the cost of providing a 2.46  percent statutory cost ‑of ‑living adjustment for school and community college programs, we estimate that $2.8  billion would be available for new commitments (see figure below).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940