Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Some Students Already Have Earned Many CCC Units and a College Degree. To earn an associate degree, students generally need to complete 60 units of coursework. While most incarcerated students at CDCR taking CCC coursework have accumulated fewer than 60  units, some students have accumulated notably more units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - The state board, the local boards, and 15 re gional planning units comprised of local boards are each required once every four years to develop an overarching strategic plan for preparing a skilled workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2023-24 Budget: University of California

Feb 15, 2023 - Under the ADT process, students complete 60 units of lower ‑division, major ‑specific coursework at community colleges, then transfer and complete 60 units of upper ‑division coursework at a CSU campus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4684

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major CCC Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - State law currently sets the CCC enrollment fee at $46 per unit (or $1,380 for a full ‑time student taking 30  semester units per year). The Governor proposes no increase in the fee, which has remained flat since summer 2012.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4531

The 2023-24 Budget: Student Housing

Mar 9, 2023 - No housing units receiving Higher Education Student Housing Grant funds have yet been completed. The program, however, is intended to reduce housing charges from what they otherwise would have been for those students eventually offered one of the newly constructed housing units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4733

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 19, 2023 - Trailer legislation increases the maximum SSCG award amount from $1,128 to $5,250 per semester for foster youth enrolled in 12 to 14 units and from $4,000 to $5,250 per semester for foster youth enrolled in 15 or more units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4809

The 2025-26 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 10, 2025 - The 2022 ‑23 Budget Act provided CLSF with $90  million one ‑time General Fund to bring McAllister Tower up to current seismic standards and deliver a certain number of student housing units. Specifically, the school indicated it would deliver 257 beds (252 renovated beds and 5 new beds) at below ‑market rents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

The 2023-24 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 23, 2023 - The state offers six types of child development permits, ranging from assistant permit (requiring six units of relevant coursework) to program director permit (requiring a bachelor’s degree or higher).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4702

The 2023-24 Budget: California State University

Feb 7, 2023 - At this time, other factors such as application volume, retention rates, and average unit load are uncertain for 2024 ‑25. CSU Is Taking Certain Actions to Increase Enrollment. While various factors are likely to create enrollment challenges in the coming years, CSU is also taking certain actions that could offset those effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4671

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 4, 2022 - This increase would bring the maximum SSCG award (for students enrolled in at least 15 units) to $4,000 per semester. Second, the budget provides $25  million ongoing Proposition  98 General Fund to expand eligibility for the California College Promise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4632