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

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - The estimated total cost of attendance for students living off campus is $93,624. About 78  percent of students receive some type of financial aid. (CCA ’s undergraduate tuition level is slightly higher than a few other private art schools in the state and notably higher than one.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2023-24 Budget: Student Housing

Mar 9, 2023 - In addition, more CSU and especially UC students live away from home compared to CCC students, likely making on‑campus housing a more attractive option for university students. Were the Legislature to provide grant funds in 2023‑24, it could proceed with a subset of the highest‑payoff university projects submitted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4733

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

Nov 7, 2024 - Nearly all of the students living on campus are undergraduates, with fewer than 20 graduate students living on campus. As of spring 2023, UC  Merced housed a larger share of its students than the average of the other UC general campuses (38  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2023-24 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Mar 7, 2023 - Upon entering college, many students are also eligible for assistance with tuition and living costs through other financial aid programs, includin g the state ’s Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship programs as well as the federal Pell Grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4731

The 2023-24 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 22, 2023 - The formula also provides additional funding for each student achieving specified outcomes, including obtaining various degrees and certificates, completing transfer ‑level math and English within the student ’s first year, and obtaining a regional living wage within a year of completing community college.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4695

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - Growth in the Guarantee Accelerates After 2023 ‑24. Increases in the guarantee become larger after 2023 ‑24, with year ‑over ‑year growth of 4.9  percent in 2024 ‑25, 5.6  percent in 2025 ‑26, and 7.9  percent in 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - How the K‑14 Cost‑of‑Living Adjustment (COLA) Is Calculated Lower Energy Costs May Be a Factor Behind Low COLA Rate. The state calculates a statutory COLA each year using a price index published by the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - Figure 5 25 Community Colleges Currently Are Receiving Rapid Rehousing Funds 2023 ‑24 Allocations (In Thousands) Campus
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons Life Without the Possibility of Parole and Death Penalty Sentences 8 6 a Data on CCC students incarcerated at CDCR are from the spring 2023 term, whereas the data on the overall CDCR population is a snapshot from October 31, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913