CSS and noncustodial parent?

@ucbalumnus

So just to clarify,

University of California school’s also require noncustodial parents as well?

For Cal State Poly Pomona, they did not, and they gave me 14k without a loan, which is far more than enough.
If this is the case, I will either go to CSUSM or SDSU.

My objective is to graduate without any debt.
So then, the best option for me, I assume are Cal State’s?

*also on the flip side, my brother graduated from Berkeley with a business degree, he had to get loans, but he went from high school to Berkeley.

Thank you for your assistance and intelligent replies.