I agree that the Catholic colleges, especially those in California, are in general not affordable for families with low EFCs. My D17 originally wanted to go to college in California (doesn’t every non-California teen!). I ran the NPC’s for USF, USD, and Loyola Marymount. All came in at over $30,000 (some close to $40,000) for our $0 FAFSA EFC family.