Affordability

For the third iteration of our report on What College Costs for Low-Income Californians, we analyzed what…

In case you missed it, last week TICAS released a new brief, What College Costs for Low-Income Californians: 2020, highlighting the role that grant aid plays in the net prices that low-income Californians have to pay out of pocket at University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California Community College (CCC) campuses across nine regions.

Report sheds light on the role institutional grants play in supplementing federal and state aid to support affordable and equitable college opportunity in California, highlighting the scale and diversity of these programs in the state’s public and private nonprofit colleges.

Two new studies examine the critical roles that state and institutional financial aid play in college affordability for low-income Californians.

Analysis finds that out-of-pocket college costs are unaffordable for low-income Californians, and often more so at the state’s community colleges where tuition is low. This analysis is the third in a series, and is the first to look at affordability challenges of students in different living arrangements.

We commend the Governor and Legislature for protecting the state Cal Grant program, which helps 400,000 low- and middle- income Californians earn the credentials they and our economic recovery need, and for ensuring undocumented students have access to emergency financial support.