The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major CCC Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - (The state adopted these same provisions for the $100  million approved as part of the final 2021 ‑22  budget package.) Assessment Better Information Is Coming to Inform Legislature ’s Decision on Enrollment Growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4531

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Sep 11, 2024 - The state postponed the 2024-25 application deadline for most Cal Grant awards from March 2 to May 2 due to implementation issues with the new FAFSA form. This resulted in CSAC receiving key application data after preparing its original spring estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4926

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - Students apply for a Cal Grant award by submitting either the FAFSA or a similar state form for undocumente d students, the California Dream Act Application (CADAA). For most Cal Grant awards, the application deadline is March   2 p receding the start of the new academic year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

The 2024-25 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 29, 2024 - Anticipating challenges with the new form, the state, as part of last year ’s budget package, extended the application deadline for several state financial aid programs (including most Cal Grant award types and Middle Class Scholarships) from March  2, 2024 to April 2, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4865

Trends in Higher Education: Facilities [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2025 - The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool. Choose your language:
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5037

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - As part of this restructuring, Learning Lab became part of LCI. In 2025-26, the state maintained $5.5  million General Fund for Learning Lab but indicated intent to end the program in 2026-27. Beyond state support, Learning Lab has received a total of about $400,000 in one-time funding from philanthropic organizations (used mostly for convenings and faculty development).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Instead, community college staff process incarcerated students ’ Promise Grant applications (providing assistance with completing the form, if needed), and the state covers the cost of the foregone revenues with Proposition  98 General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2022-23 Budget: Student Financial Aid

Feb 18, 2022 - As part of the financial aid application requirement enacted last year, districts are to direct students to relevant support services in completing their FAFSA or CADAA forms. Accordingly, student demand for Cash for College workshops is likely to increase as the new requirement takes effect in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4548

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - Stock compensation has become an increasingly important form of pay among California ’s high ‑income workers, especially those at major technology companies. This form of compensation is tied to the company ’s stock price, so it rises when stock prices rise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2026-27 Budget: Nonresident Tuition Rates at UC

May 12, 2026 - Figure  7 shows that, for admitted domestic nonresident students, selective private universities (those that admit 50  percent or less of their applicants) are the most common destination, followed by the UC campus that admitted them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5183