Another beautiful thing about the higher education system in CA is the very extensive and accessible CSU system, along with a vast network of coordinating community colleges. It is a system that works very well towards assuring some level of education to virtually all of its citizens who seek to improve. Not every person should be, or needs to be, or wants to be, educated at the level of the flagships (UCB, UCLA), but rest assured there is some education to be found no matter who you are in CA.