Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - CTE Enrollment Is Up in Most Regions. Over  the past decade, the estimated number of FTE students enrolled in CTE increased notably in five of the eight SWP regions, as Figure  7 shows. Meanwhile, CTE enrollment was about flat in two regions and declined in one region.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways

Nov 7, 2024 - Regional Educational Trends Regional College Going Rates Have Increased but Still Lag Behind State Average. Since UC Merced opened, college going among high school graduates has increased both regionally and statewide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - In addition, four of these campuses are located in geographic regions that qualify for additional points. While these campuses would receive a second Proposition  2 project, many other campuses have not yet received any Proposition  2 funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - Second, projects receive more points if they are located in the Central Valley, Sierras, Inland Empire, and Far North regions. The Chancellor ’s Office indicates this metric is intended to target funding toward regions that have historically had lower educational attainment rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - According to UC, the workforce hubs would be selected through a competitive process based on their ability to leverage outside funding, collaborate with regional non ‑UC workforce entities, and address specific regional climate ‑related workforce needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

Redesigning California's Adult Education Funding Model

Dec 13, 2022 - Though the new adult education delivery system based on regional consortia has benefits, we believe the way the state funds adult education is fundamentally flawed and at odds with the state ’s program goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4652

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - For example, in 2021, the California Health Care Foundation interviewed health care leaders in seven different regions statewide on local capacity to deliver behavioral health care. Participants in all regions reported an insufficient supply of behavioral health providers (who a re included among care economy professions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2021-22 Budget: UC Programs in Medical Education

Feb 26, 2021 - Furthermore, the missions of UC ’s existing PRIME programs do not seem well coordinated, with some focused on general health equity matters and others more targeted to specific regions and populations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4389

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - CCA indicates the demographic decline in the college ‑age population over the last decade has impacted it, similarly to how those demographic declines have impacted other small, regional higher education campuses across the state and country.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2021-22 Budget: Various CSU Proposals

Mar 9, 2021 - However, it scores relatively low on other criteria, including regional enrollment demand and regional workforce demand. Center Would Have Limited Opportunity to Meet Growth Target in 2021 ‑22. The Stockton center ’s strategic plan (which was last updated in 201 9) i ncludes a goal to increase the center ’s enrollment by 25  p ercent annually over a five ‑year period, subject to available funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4399