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Commission Publications

The Commission publishes a number of documents each year that focus on various aspects of California higher education. These include policy reports, data arrays, and other publications. The publications for the current year and the previous five years are listed below chronologically, beginning with the most recent publications. Some publications are available on-line, others are summarized.

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186 Publications Found

2011

Commission Reports

• 11-01 Affordability of Higher Education: California and Other States (2/2011) Summary | Full Publication 

• 11-02 College Costs and Family Income: The Affordability Issue at UC and CSU (3/2011) Summary | Full Publication 

• 11-03 Operating Efficiencies at some UC and CSU Comparator Universities (3/2011) Summary | Full Publication 

• 11-04 Legislative Update, March 2, 2011 (3/2011) Summary | Full Publication 

• 11-05 Commission Position on the State Budget Ballot Measure Proposed for June 2011 (3/2011) Summary | Full Publication 

• 11-06 Legislative Update, June 2011 (6/2011) Summary | Full Publication 

• 11-07 2011 Annual Report: Program Review (6/2011) Summary | Full Publication 

• 11-08 Student Success in Higher Education is Everybody’s Business (9/2011) Full Publication 

Commission Documents

• D/11-01 Selected Publications (3/2011) Full Publication 

2010

Commission Reports

• 10-01 Fees at California’s Public Colleges and Universities (3/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-02 Summary of the Governor’s Proposed 2010–11 Budget (3/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-03 Update on CPEC's Improving Teacher Quality Program (3/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-04 Review of a Proposal for a new Community College Center in Orange County (3/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-05 Ready or Not, Here They Come: California State University Undergraduate Demand Projections, 2009–2019 (3/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-06 Legislative Analyst’s Office Report on Coordinating Higher Education in California (3/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-07 Legislative Update, March 2010 (3/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-08 Ready or Not, Here They Come: The Complete Series of Undergraduate Enrollment Demand and Capacity Projections, 2009–2019 (6/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-09 Budget Update: June 3, 2010 (6/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-10 Improving Teacher Quality Grant Program Status Report (6/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-11 Update on Program Review Activities (6/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-12 Costs at Public Universities: How does California Compare with other States? (6/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-13 Legislative Update, June 2010 (6/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-14 Update on CPEC’s Improving Teacher Quality Program (9/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-15 Review of a Proposal for a new Community College Center in Vallejo (9/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-16 Executive Summary: Projected Enrollment Demand at California’s Independent Colleges and Universities (9/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-17 Ready for Learning: The Contribution of California’s Independent Colleges and Universities in Meeting Undergraduate Demand (9/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-18 Legislative Update, September 2010 (9/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-19 California Colleges and Universities, 2010: A Guide to California's Degree-Granting Institutions and Degree, Certificate, and Credential Programs (11/2010) Full Publication 

• 10-20 Budget Update, November 9, 2010 (12/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-21 Legislative Update, December 2010 (12/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• 10-22 Fiscal Profiles, 2010 (12/2010) Summary | Full Publication

• 10-23 Refining the Commission's Work Plan on Student Success: A Progress Report (12/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

Commission Documents

• D/10-01 Executive Summary: Ready or Not, Here They Come: Projections for Public Higher Education, 2009–2019 (3/2010) Summary | Full Publication 

• D/10-02 Selected Publications (10/2010) Full Publication 

2009

Commission Reports

• 09-01 Update on the Governor’s Proposed 2009–10 Budget (1/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-01b Budget Perspectives and Proposed Commission Recommendations (2/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-02 Access and Equity for all Students: Students with Disabilities (3/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-03 An Analytic Method for Measuring Student Academic Preparation by School and Gender (3/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-04 Fees at California’s Public Colleges and Universities (3/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-05 Update on the Improving Teacher Quality Program (3/2009) Full Publication 

• 09-06 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: What it Means for Higher Education (3/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-07 Update on the 2009–10 State Budget (3/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-08 Proposed Revisions to the Commission’s Guidelines for Approval of Community College Centers (3/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-09 Completing the Affordability Picture: The Need for More Data on Financial Aid (3/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-10 Making Sense of the Nursing Education Crises in California: A Program Planning Study Prospectus (3/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-11 College-Going and University Eligibility: Differences between Racial/Ethnic Groups (3/2009) Full Publication 

• 09-12 Update on the Post-9/11 GI Bill (6/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-13 Budget Update — June 5, 2009 (6/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-14 Access and Equity for all Students: Meeting the Needs of LGBT Students (6/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-15 Access and Equity for all Students: Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities (6/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-16 Program Planning and Review to Promote Responsiveness to Public Needs (6/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-17 Update on the Improving Teacher Quality Program (6/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-18 Teacher Professional Development in California: Status of Review (6/2009) Full Publication 

• 09-19 Update on the Federal Stimulus Package and Funding to Higher Education (6/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-20 Legislative Update, June 9, 2009 (6/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-21 State Budget Update, August 21, 2009 (9/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-22 The New Tax Credits: How Much Will They Offset Higher Student Fees in California? (9/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-23 The Degree Gap: Are University Graduates Making Full Use of Their Degrees? (9/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-24 Improving Teacher Quality Program: 2009 Grants and Current Activity (9/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-25 Legislative Update, September 2009 (9/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-26 Legislative Update, December 2009 (12/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-27 Higher Education Budget Cuts: How are they Affecting Students? (12/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-28 Ready or Not, Here They Come: Community College Enrollment Demand Projections, 2009-2019 (12/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-29 Update on CPEC’s Improving Teacher Quality Grant Program (12/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-30 Review of Proposal for a Community College Center in Chico (12/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

• 09-31 Program Planning and Review to Promote Responsiveness to Public Needs (12/2009) Summary | Full Publication 

Commission Documents

• D/09-02 Presentation to the Joint Committee on Higher Education Master Plan (12/2009) Full Publication 

2008

Commission Reports

• 08-01 California Colleges and Universities, 2008: A Guide to California's Degree-Granting Institutions and Degree, Certificate, and Credential Programs (3/2008) Full Publication 

• 08-02 Overview of Governor Schwarzenegger’s Proposed 2008–09 State Budget (3/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-03 Beyond the Looking Glass: Assessing Performance in California Postsecondary Education (3/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-04 Budget Perspectives and Proposed Commission Recommendations (3/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-05 Public Higher Education Performance Accountability Framework Report: Goal - Student Preparation. Measure: Adult Basic Skills Proficiency Levels (3/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-06 Moving Forward: The Evolving Performance Assessment Framework (3/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-07 Implementing Policy Options to Strengthen the Nexus between Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development (3/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-08 The Commission’s Improving Teacher Quality Program: 2008 Initiatives (3/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-09 Using Educational Centers to Enhance Student Access and Success (3/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-10 Who Can Afford it? How Rising Costs are Making College Unaffordable for Working Families (6/2008) Full Publication 

• 08-11 Update on the Commission’s Improving Teacher Quality Grants Program (6/2008) Full Publication 

• 08-12 The 21st Century GI Bill: What it means for California (9/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-13 Review of Proposal by Palomar Community College District to Establish the North Palomar Educational Center (9/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-14 Community Colleges: Still an Affordable Route to a Degree? (9/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-15 Program Planning and Review to Promote Responsiveness to Public Needs, 2007–08 (9/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-16 Review of a Proposal to Establish a School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside (9/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-17 The Improving Teacher Quality Program: 2008 Grants and Current Research (9/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-18 Access & Equity for All Students: Students with Disabilities and LGBT Students (9/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-19 Fiscal Profiles, 2008 (12/2008) Summary | Full Publication

• 08-20 University Eligibility Study for the Class of 2007 (12/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-21 A Prospectus for a Study of the Match between Degrees Awarded and California Labor Market Demand (12/2008) Full Publication 

• 08-22 Access & Equity for All Students: LGBT Student Needs (12/2008) Full Publication 

• 08-23 Proposed Revisions to the Commission’s Guidelines for Approval of Community College Educational Centers (12/2008) Full Publication 

• 08-24 Review of a Proposal for Los Rios Community College District to Establish an Educational Center in Davis (12/2008) Full Publication 

• 08-25 Review of Proposal for Los Rios Community College District to Establish an Elk Grove Education Center (12/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-26 Improving Teacher Quality Program: Current Grants and Upcoming Activities (12/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

• 08-27 Going Green: Developing the Green-Collar Workforce (12/2008) Summary | Full Publication 

Fact Sheets

• FS/08-01 CPEC Summary of the Governor’s Proposed 2008-09 Budget for Higher Education (1/2008) Full Publication 

• FS/08-02 Graduate Fees at California’s Public Universities (3/2008) Full Publication 

• FS/08-03 Undergraduate Fees at California’s Public Colleges and Universities (3/2008) Full Publication 

• FS/08-04 An Analytic Method for Measuring Student Academic Preparation (6/2008) Full Publication 

Other Publications

• OP/08-01 2008-09 Postsecondary Education Budget Overview — Commission Testimony to Assembly Budget Subcommittee #2 on Education Finance, April 2, 2008 (4/2008) Full Publication 

• OP/08-02 College Choices for Local High Schools (3/2008) Full Publication

• OP/08-03 Statement Regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Students (12/2008) Full Publication 

Working Papers

• WP/08-01 Update on the Commission’s University Eligibility Study for the Class of 2007 (3/2008) Full Publication 

• WP/08-02 Update on the Commission’s University Eligibility Study for the Class of 2007 (6/2008) Full Publication 

• WP/08-03 Update on the Commission’s University Eligibility Study for the Class of 2007 (9/2008) Full Publication 

2007

Commission Reports

• 07-01 Review of a Proposal to Establish a School of Law at the University of California, Irvine (3/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-02 Challenges and Solutions Regarding Community College Service in Rural and Remote Areas: A Progress Report (2/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-03 Faculty Salaries at California Public Universities, 2007-08 (3/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-04 College-Going Rates: A Performance Measure in California’s Higher Education Accountability Framework (3/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-05 California Higher Education Accountability: Goal - Student Success -- Measure: Full-Time/Part-Time Enrollment Ratio (3/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-06 California Higher Education Accountability: Goal - Student Success -- Measure: California Community College Students’ Degrees and Certificates Awarded and Successful Transfers (3/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-07 Accountability Framework Goal: Student Success How Are California’s Public College Students Doing? (3/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-08 Next Steps in the Development of the Commission’s Higher Education Accountability Framework (3/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-09 Improving Teacher Quality (ITQ) Program Status Report (3/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-10 Public Higher Education Performance Accountability Framework Status Report (6/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-11 Public Higher Education Performance Accountability Framework Report: Goal - Contributions to Economic, Civic, and Social Development. Measure: Educational Attainment of Population (6/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-12 Public Higher Education Accountability Framework Report: Goal - Contributions to Economic, Civic, and Social Development. Measure: Per Capita Income by Educational Attainment (6/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-13 Program Planning and Review to Promote Responsiveness to Public Needs, 2006-07 (6/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-14 Improving Teacher Quality (ITQ) Program –Current Projects and the New RFP (6/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-15 Faculty Salaries at California’s Public Universities, 2007-08 (6/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-16 Fiscal Profiles Update, 2007 (9/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-17 Accountability Framework Goal - Contributions to Economic, Civic, and Social Development. Measure: Workforce Preparation - Degrees Awarded in Selected Areas of Projected Workforce Demand (9/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-18 Accountability Framework Goal - Contributions to Economic, Civic, and Social Development. Measure: How is California Doing? (9/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-19 Accountability Framework Goal - Access and Affordability. Measure: Average Indebtedness of Graduates at Two- and Four-Year Colleges and Universities (9/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-20 Accountability Framework Goal - Access and Affordability. Measure: Percentage of Racial Representation in Systems of Higher Education Compared to Racial Representation in the State (9/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-21 How California’s Postsecondary Education Systems Address Workforce Development (9/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-22 The Nexus Between Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development — Conclusions and Policy Options (12/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-23 Improving Teacher Quality 2007 Grant Awards (12/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-24 Public Higher Education Performance Accountability Framework Report: Goal - College Readiness. Measure: Levels in English and Mathematics (12/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-25 Meeting the K-14 Challenge: Examining the Case for Doctoral Programs in Educational Leadership (12/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-26 Public Higher Education Performance Accountability Framework Report: Goal — College Readiness. Measure: High School Proficiency Levels (12/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-27 Public Higher Education Performance Accountability Framework Report: Goal - Contributions to Economic, Civic, and Social Development. Measure: Policy Options (12/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-28 Public Higher Education Performance Accountability Framework Report: Goal - College Readiness. Measure: Percentage of the Population with High School Diplomas (12/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• 07-29 Public Higher Education Performance Accountability Framework Report: Goal - Access and Affordability. Measure: Percent of Unmet Need in Paying the Cost of College (12/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

Fact Sheets

• FS/07-1 Resident Undergraduate Charges at California’s Public Colleges and Universities (3/2007) Full Publication 

• FS/07-2 Resident Graduate Charges at California’s Public Universities (3/2007) Full Publication 

Other Publications

• OP/07-1 The Affordability Challenge in California Higher Education: Options for Change (1/2007) Summary | Full Publication 

• OP/07-2 Recommendations on Higher Education Policies in the Governor’s Proposed 2007-08 State Budget (3/2007) Full Publication 

Working Papers

• WP/07-1 The Nexus Between Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development: A Progress Report (3/2007) Full Publication 

• WP/07-2 Update on the Commission’s University Eligibility Study for the Class of 2007 (3/2007) Full Publication 

• WP/07-03 Update on the Commission’s University Eligibility Study for the Class of 2007 (6/2007) Full Publication 

• WP/07-04 Progress Report on Funding Gender Gap Research in California Postsecondary Education (6/2007) Full Publication 

• WP/07-05 The Nexus Between Workforce Development and Postsecondary Education – A Research Update (6/2007) Full Publication 

• WP/07-06 Update on the Commission’s University Eligibility Study for the Class of 2007 (9/2007) Full Publication 

2006

Commission Reports

• 06-1 Faculty Salaries at California’s Public Universities, 2006-07 (3/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-2 Review of a Proposal to Convert the Needles Outreach Operation to a State-Approved Educational Center (3/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-3 The Impact of the High School Academic Performance Index (API) on Student Eligibility (3/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-4 Resident Undergraduate Student Fees – Issues and Options (3/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-5 The Improving Teacher Quality Program -- An Update (3/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-6 Prospectus for Examining the Challenges Community College Districts Face in Serving Rural and Remote Communities (3/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-7 On the Path to Higher Education Accountability: Recommendations from the Accountability Advisory Committee (6/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-8 The Gender Gap in California Higher Education (6/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-9 Academic and Vocational Programs and Plans Proposed by the Public Higher Education Systems, 2005-06 (6/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-10 Developing a Statewide Higher Education Affordability Policy (6/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-11 The Road Ahead: Enhancing the Evaluation of University Academic Preparation Programs (6/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-12 Summary of the Commission’s Program Review Principles and Guidelines (6/2006) Full Publication 

• 06-13 Fiscal Profiles, 2006 (9/2006) Full Publication

• 06-14 California Colleges and Universities, 2006: A Guide to California's Degree-Granting Institutions and Degree, Certificate, and Credential Programs (12/2006) Full Publication 

• 06-15 Challenges and Solutions Regarding Community College Service in Rural and Remote Areas: A Progress Report (12/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-16 Challenges Facing the 2007-08 California State Budget (12/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-17 Updating the Commission’s Program Review Guidelines and Procedures (12/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-18 California Higher Education Accountability: Goal - Student Success: Measure: Four-Year Degrees Conferred on Community College Transfer Students (12/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-19 The Nexus Between Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development: A Workforce and Employer Perspective (12/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-20 California Higher Education Accountability: Goal - Student Success: Measure: Time-to-Degree (12/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-21 California Higher Education Accountability: Goal - Student Success: Measure: First-Year Persistence Rates (12/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

• 06-22 Keeping College Affordable in California: Recommended Policy Options and a Panel Report on College Affordability (12/2006) Full Publication 

• 06-23 The Gender Gap in California Higher Education: A Follow-Up (9/2006) Summary | Full Publication 

Fact Sheets

• FS/06-1 Resident Undergraduate Charges at California’s Public Colleges and Universities (1/2006) Full Publication 

• FS/06-2 Resident Graduate Charges at California’s Public Universities (1/2006) Full Publication 

• FS/06-3 University Eligibility: Are Locally Reported Figures Comparable to the Commission’s Estimates? (6/2006) Full Publication 

• FS/06-4 The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on College-Going Rates (12/2006) Full Publication 

• FS/06-5 Higher Education Improvement Priorities (12/2006) Full Publication 

Other Publications

• OP/06-1 Testimony to Senate Education and Assembly Higher Education Committees on Higher Education Infrastructure Needs and the Proposed 2006 Education General Obligation Bond (2/2006) Full Publication 

• OP/06-2 Recommendations on Higher Education Policies in the Governor’s Proposed 2006-07 State Budget (3/2006) Full Publication 

• OP/06-3 Development of a New Commission Policy on Higher Education Affordability: A Set of Principles (3/2006) Full Publication 

• OP/06-04 General Information About the 2006-07 State Budget (6/2006) Full Publication 

Working Papers

• WP/06-1 Back to College: Are University Graduates Returning to Community Colleges? (3/2006) Full Publication 

• WP/06-2 Have they Finished? Time-to-degree of Freshmen Entering UC and CSU in Fall 2000 (6/2006) Full Publication 

• WP/06-3 College-Going Rates of California Public High School Graduates: Statewide and Local Figures (9/2006) Full Publication 

• WP/06-4 The Nexus Between Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development: Status Report for Second Policy Brief (9/2006) Full Publication 

• WP/06-5 A Commission Resolution to Proceed with a University Eligibility Study for the Class of 2007 (9/2006) Full Publication 

• WP/06-6 Update on the Commission’s University Eligibility Study for the Class of 2007 (12/2006) Full Publication 

• WP/06-7 Developments with the Commission’s Longitudinal Student Data System (12/2006) Full Publication 

• WP/06-8 Progress Report on Gender Gap Research Project (12/2006) Full Publication 

• WP/06-9 Factors Affecting College-Going Rates in California: A Study Prospectus (12/2006) Full Publication 

Adopted Resolutions

• AR/06-1 Resolution in Support of Proposition 1D, The Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006 (9/2006) Full Publication 

• AR/06-2 A Commission Resolution to Proceed with a University Eligibility Study for the Class of 2007 (9/2006) Full Publication 

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