The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - CDCR currently has bachelor ’s degree programs at 10 other prisons with a total of about 400 students. Establish Electrical and Barbering/Manicurist Training Programs. The proposal includes two positions and funding for start ‑up costs to establish two new career technical education (CTE) programs —serving a total of 54 new students —in the space that will be vacated by existing rehabilitative programs that are relocated to the new learning center.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Instead, funding for these students remains based entirely on enrollment, without any student success component. The funding rate for incarcerated students ($7,345 in 2023 ‑24) is similar to the average overall per ‑student rate for CCC instruction under SCFF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons [Publication Details]

Jul 1, 2024 - Due to legislation enacted a decade ago, the availability of postsecondary courses at state prisons has expanded significantly. In this report, we focus on California Community College programs at state prisons. After providing background on these programs, we cover trends in student outcomes and explain how these programs are funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4913

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The administration, however, expects each segment to focus on college affordability, access, timely degree completion, and the narrowing of student achievement gaps. The administration, however, is silent on the specific issue of whether the segments are to increase student tuition levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Spending Plan — Other Provisions

Oct 7, 2020 - For example, it includes approximately $1.3  million and ten positions for the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education ’s Office of Student Assistance and Relief to handle additional workload associated with unexpected school closures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4277