While some students have started the process to transfer to colleges outside of the state, others are mulling leaving once they graduate, the report said.
The program, part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s broader push to establish high-paying career paths, also seeks to reduce employer reliance on four-year college degrees when hiring.
Under the chamber’s proposed FY26 budget, 15 private colleges would lose eligibility for a popular grant program, one association said.
Universities are waiting cautiously as the agency's unilateral plan to cut billions of research support dollars has already created widespread disruption.