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[Xithras]

The grants are only available to students who are educated in California schools. There is no public/private distinction in the rules.

Citizen adult re-entry students still get preferential treatment over aliens. Our laws say that even non-California graduates can qualify after they have lived in the state a few years, if they have NOT been a college student (so out-of-state residents can't scam the grants during their final years, but claiming their first few years of education as "residency"). Illegal adult re-entry students will still be denied access to financial aid, no matter how long they have lived here. The Dream Act ONLY makes aid available to illegal residents who are transferring to college directly out of a California high school.