How can the Cal Grant entitlement program help in developing an integrated financial aid system for Dual Admits?
We anticipate that the new Cal Grant entitlement program will help alleviate concerns that Dual Admits may have about the cost of transferring to UC. The Dual Admissions plan provides a targeted group of community college students to whom financial aid counseling can be directed. The counseling will emphasize the role of grant assistance in enabling students to attend full time and the necessity of applying for their Cal Grant entitlement as part of an overall education financing plan. Given the expanded opportunities of community college students to apply for and receive a Cal Grant award, low-income Dual Admits should be able to obtain a Cal Grant (and, as an added benefit, A Pell Grant) while they are still in a community college. Since both a Cal Grant and a Pell Grant are portable and the value of a Cal Grant increases when the student transfers, Dual Admits will be able to realize a “Baccalaureate Financial Aid Package.” In fact, if they are low income and thus have received a Ca
