Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - CTE Enrollment Is Up Across All Major Sectors. While the estimated number of FTE students enrolled in all major industry sectors has grown over the past decade, the growth rate has varied notably by sector, as Figure  8 shows.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

Trends in Higher Education: Student Access

Jan 23, 2024 - Growth in the public sector has continued since 1975 b ut at a slower pace. Number of Public Campuses in Operation 1900
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4828

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

Nov 7, 2024 - Wages of Private ‑Sector Employees Remain Lower in Region Than State Average. One benefit of a UC campus could be stimulating activity throughout the regional economy, such that wages in the private sector increase more than otherwise expected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - If the sector does not meet the target, then the maximum award amount for new Cal Grant recipients attending any institution within the sector is to be reduced from $9, 084 t o $8, 056 i n the following year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

The 2021-22 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 16, 2021 - Food pantries, for example, need staff to obtain food supplies from community partners, manage inventory, and assist students who visit the pantries. Because such operations entail ongoing costs, colleges have difficulty maintaining consistent levels of service using one ‑time allocations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4372

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - In fall 2023, we visited several prisons (both men’s and women’s). We met with students, faculty, and staff. During these visits, students shared their challenges, such as having instruction disrupted by prison security incidences that required them to return to their cells and encountering technology glitches (such as having difficulty finding areas of the prison with a strong enough Wi‑Fi signal for their laptops).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - Based on the meetings and site visits we conducted for this report, however, relatively few counselors advise incarcerated students, and these students typically do not have access to trained tutors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 11, 2021 - Trailer legislation also postpones requirements for the private nonprofit sector to admit a specified number of students with an associate degree for transfer (ADT). Under the new requirements, the sector must admit 3,000 ADT students in 2021 ‑22 to maintain the maximum Cal Grant tuition award at $9,220 in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4461

Overview of Mental Health Services for College Students

Dec 10, 2021 - In discussions with our office, stakeholders noted that while some students prefer the convenience of telehealth services, others face barriers to accessing telehealth or prefer the face-to-face interactions of in-person visits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4481

Redesigning California's Adult Education Funding Model

Dec 13, 2022 - We saw examples of these program quality differences on our visits to several adult schools. Differences in Fee Policies Make Matters Worse. The rationale for different CTE fee policies among adult schools and community colleges is not particularly compelling.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4652