California colleges face 'serious challenges,' report says - Gale Holland, LA Times

While California ranks third in the nation in the percentage of those 65 and older with an associate's degree or higher, its ranking drops to 29th for the 25-34 age bracket. Unless the pattern is reversed, the state will not have the skilled work force to compete in the global marketplace, the study warned.... Much of the problem stems from the state’s reliance on its two-year community colleges, which are already educating far more students than they can pay for. With the California State University and the University of California capping enrollment, the fear is that more sophisticated students will push out less advantaged students for whom a two-year campus is the only option.