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

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 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

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 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - From 2022 ‑23 through 2024 ‑25, CSAC determined what percentage of each student ’s remaining costs to cover based on the annual MCS appropriation. In 2022 ‑23, award coverage was 26  percent, followed by 36  percent in 2023 ‑24, and 35  percent in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2021-22 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 16, 2021 - With that information, the Legislature could make a better determination of whether to provide additional funding for OEI for 2022 ‑23. Apprenticeships and Work‑Based Learning In this section, we provide background on ( 1)  t raditional apprenticeships, ( 2)  a state ‑funded apprenticeship program focusing on nontraditional sectors, and ( 3)  C CC initiatives that incorporate work ‑based leaning.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4372

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - UC Began Implementing a Tuition Policy in 2022‑23. In 2021, the Board of Regents approved a new tuition policy that took effect in 2022‑23. Under this policy, tuition increases annually for new undergraduates and all graduate students, while continuing undergraduates pay a flat rate for up to six academic years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - The 2022-23 budget then provided BPPE with $24  million one-time General Fund over three years to repay this loan and cover its operational costs while BPPE developed a proposal for a new fee structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

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