加州「职业佩尔」院校申请门户10月21日开放：150至599课时短期职业培训项目可申请授权
加州学生援助委员会（CSAC）10月15日在Sacramento宣布，联邦「职业佩尔助学金」（Workforce Pell Grant）州级申请门户将于10月21日开放，供高等院校与职业技术教育机构申请州级授权，以参与这一新计划。依据加州参议院第135号法案，CSAC经州长指定为州级主管机构，与加州劳动力发展委员会及劳工与劳动力发展署协商后，判定院校的短期项目是否符合州与联邦要求；项目通过州级认定后，院校再将资料直接提交美国教育部审查与最终批准。
职业佩尔面向150至599课时（8至15周）的短期培训项目，目标为高技能、高薪与紧缺职业。从2026-27学年起，就读获批短期职业技术项目的合格学生可开始申领。学生须填写联邦学生援助免费申请（FAFSA）并符合佩尔助学金资格，持高中毕业证或同等学历，为美国公民或合格非公民，未在攻读学士或更高学位，并就读参与机构的获批项目。与传统佩尔助学金不同，已持学士学位者也可使用职业佩尔（持研究生学位者除外），且可与近期改革的Cal Grant C叠加使用，后者已覆盖短至8周的项目。
在机构端，CSAC将于10月20日举办线上说明会，讲解门户要求与联邦公式、州级资格条件。没有与加州就业发展部（EDD）现行数据共享协议的院校，须在12月15日前向CSAC及相关数据机构提交意向书，注明项目名称与数量、所对接的高需求行业与平均班级规模，此后每年同办。
州长纽森表示，加州正在为高薪职业修建更多通道，让机会不取决于出身或是否拥有四年制学位。CSAC执行主任戴西·冈萨雷斯表示，职业佩尔为全州各地区的成年学习者拆除了部分大学学费门槛。加州社区学院系统校长索尼娅·克里斯蒂安表示，短期证书是快速实现社会与经济流动的重要载体，第一阶段门户开放后，社区学院可将州与联邦支持对准目标职业项目。康普顿学院院长基思·柯里表示，短期培训能改变学生个人与整个社区的处境，职业佩尔为在职成年人免除了不少债务负担。
CSAC目前服务逾220万名学生，管理逾39亿美元的学生资助项目与服务，包括Cal Grant、中产阶级奖学金与加州梦想法案申请等。
California Workforce Pell Portal Opens Oct. 21: Institutions Can Apply for Short-Term Career Program Authorization
The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) announced in Sacramento on October 15 that the state application portal for the new federal Workforce Pell Grant program will open on October 21, allowing higher education institutions and career technical education providers to apply for state authorization to participate. Under California Senate Bill 135, CSAC is the designated state agency, acting on behalf of the governor and in consultation with the California Workforce Development Board and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, to determine whether an institution's short-term program meets state and federal requirements. Once a program is deemed eligible at the state level, institutions submit their information directly to the U.S. Department of Education for review and final approval.
Workforce Pell is designed for short-term programs of 150 to 599 clock hours (8 to 15 weeks) that lead to high-skill, high-wage or in-demand occupations. Beginning in the 2026-27 academic year, eligible students enrolled in approved short-term career technical education programs can begin receiving the grants. Students must complete the FAFSA and meet Pell Grant eligibility requirements, hold a high school diploma or equivalent, be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen, not be enrolled in a bachelor's or higher degree program, and enroll in an approved program at a participating institution. Unlike traditional Pell Grants, Workforce Pell can also be used by students who already hold a bachelor's degree (provided they do not hold a graduate degree), and it can be stacked with the recently updated Cal Grant C, which now covers programs as short as eight weeks.
For institutions, CSAC will hold a webinar on October 20 covering portal requirements, the federally required formula and state eligibility rules. Institutions that do not have existing data-sharing agreements with the Employment Development Department (EDD) must submit a letter of interest to CSAC and the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data on or before December 15, 2026, and annually thereafter, indicating the name and number of programs, the targeted high-demand sectors and average class sizes.
Governor Gavin Newsom said California is building more pathways to good-paying careers and making sure opportunity is not limited by where a person comes from or whether they have a four-year degree. CSAC Executive Director Daisy Gonzales said establishing Workforce Pell chips away at the college affordability barriers adult learners face in every region of the state. Sonya Christian, chancellor of the California Community Colleges, said short-term credentials are vital vehicles for rapid social and economic mobility, and Compton College President Keith Curry said targeted short-term training can transform lives and lift entire communities while removing debt burdens for working adults.
CSAC currently serves more than 2.2 million students and administers more than $3.9 billion in student financial aid programs and services, including the Cal Grant, the Middle Class Scholarship and the California Dream Act Application.
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