<p>@Dagoberto - Blue and Gold can actually be better than Cal Grant if you have a very low EFC.</p>
<p>From UC site, </p>
<p>"What’s covered</p>
<p>If you are eligible, your systemwide tuition and fees will be fully covered by scholarship or grant money. The plan combines all sources of scholarship and grant awards you receive (federal, state, UC and private) to go toward covering your tuition and fees.</p>
<p>Students with greater financial need can qualify for even more grant support to help defray other educational expenses (like books, housing, transportation, etc.)."</p>
<p>Work study is like getting a part-time Job, except it’s on campus and if your paycheck is less than $350 Federal and state taxes are not taken out of it (this is the case for me I’ve had work study at my CCC for 2 years now.)</p>
<p>Also places on campus that need workers are a lot more likely to be enthusiastic about hiring you because you paycheck is subsidized, meaning they only pay a small portion of it while the government pays the rest.</p>
<p>Oh but there is a catch you can’t work more than 20 hours per week as part of Federal Work Study.</p>