CPP is a CSU but the OP is asking about why they didn’t receive a loan or federal aid from that school. OP needs to CALL CPP Financial Aid and find out if his/her federal aid is ineligible at CPP. (That doesn’t make sense given his/her other aid at the other schools.)
@thumper1 It really depends on the type of CalGrant that the student was given in Freshman year.
**Cal Grant A **
@ CSU’s $5742 annually
@ UC’s $12,570 annually
Covers only tuition and fees.
CalGrant B
adds another $1672 to cover additional fees and books at both the CSU’s and the UC’s.
$1672 + $5742 for CSU’s=$7414
$1672 + $12,570 for UC’s = $14,242.
https://www.csac.ca.gov/post/what-are-cal-grant-award-amounts
If the student is eligible for, and receives a State University grant, depending on the CSU or UC, that additional SUG funding can be used for housing and board.
Blue and Gold covers more costs for students, who are in lower and middle-income working families, typically aren’t at $0 EFC, but are those “middle and lower income” families who the UC’s and CSU’s were built for, but wouldn’t otherwise attend because of the costs.
@tcchoi, sorry to add this but, did you get a chance to visit CPP? You do realize that the campus empties in the afternoon and weekends? SDSU and UCR are a bit more residential than CPP if that’s what you were looking for?