Campus deep fields: Yellow Ribbon, priority registration, certification timing (2026-08-27 tranche)
148 campus rowsStatewide-source fields for every public campus: archived VA GIDS version 1496 Yellow Ribbon agreements (9 campuses appeared in the 2026-08-27 snapshot; this is not a current participation count), the Education Code 66025.8 priority registration rule by system, and published certification timing statements (4 located). VA GIDS version 1525 (2026-10-27) differs materially and the Yellow Ribbon rows are under re-verification; confirm current agreements with the school.
Data dictionary
| yellow_ribbon_agreement_in_va_data | Whether the campus appears in VA's Yellow Ribbon agreement data (GIDS version 1496, 2026-08-27) |
| yellow_ribbon_agreements | Degree level, division, maximum contribution, and student count, verbatim from VA's data |
| priority_registration_rule | Required by statute (CCC, CSU) or Requested by statute (UC) under Ed Code 66025.8 |
| cert_timing_status | located, not_located, blocked, or no_page from the 2026-08-27 automated page scan |
College Fee Waiver Implementation Audit dataset (v1.0)
58 coded county rows + 148 coded campus rowsThe coded tables behind the flagship implementation audit: whether each county and campus page names the fee waiver, stated intake channels, campus-hosted instructions, evidence categories, and per-row sources with retrieval dates. The JSON export carries both dictionaries and SHA-256 file hashes.
Data dictionary
| waiver_named_on_page | Whether the audited page itself mentions the CalVet College Fee Waiver |
| intake_* | Per-channel columns for stated application intake (county rows) |
| evidence_category | Neutral coding category; see the coding guide on the audit page |
| sha256 | File hashes published in the JSON export for independent verification |
California Education Benefit Library
20 benefit recordsStructured records on federal and California education benefits: administering authority, legal cite, coverage, exclusions, offices, deadlines, sources, evidence status, and verification dates.
Data dictionary
| id | Stable record identifier |
| official_name / common_name | Program names |
| administering_authority | Agency that decides eligibility and administers the benefit |
| authority_cite | Statutory or regulatory authority where verified |
| evidence_status | One of the published evidence-status labels |
| last_verified | Date the record was last checked against its cited sources |
| sources | Official source URLs, pipe-separated in the CSV |
California Public Campus Directory
148 campuses (116 CCC, 22 CSU, 10 UC)Every currently operating public campus with system, city, county, district, and the independently verified veterans page with a fee waiver on page flag. Rosters verified against the system offices' published lists on 2026-08-26; veterans pages audited for all 148 campuses.
Data dictionary
| id | Stable campus slug |
| system | CCC, CSU, or UC |
| district | Community college district (CCC only) |
| website | Official campus site, verified for all three systems |
| veterans_page | The campus veterans or military student services page, loaded and content-checked on the verification date |
| cfw_on_page | Whether the audited page itself mentions the CalVet College Fee Waiver (other waivers are not counted; blank where no page exists) |
| cfw_page | Campus or district hosted fee waiver instructions page, verified where the audited page links one (links to CalVet's own site are not counted) |
| contact_email / contact_phone | The contact the audited veterans page publishes (not always the named certifying official) |
| last_verified | Date the row was last checked |
Who Controls What Responsibility Map
8 programs, 11 responsibility steps eachFor each major program: who decides eligibility, receives the application, verifies enrollment, certifies, pays whom, applies waivers, calculates aid, handles errors, clarifies in writing, and what escalation path exists.
Data dictionary
| program | The benefit or classification |
| columns | One column per responsibility step, in student order |
County Fee Waiver Pathways
58 counties, verified tranche growingHow each County Veterans Service Office publishes College Fee Waiver application intake: audited page, retrieval date, fee waiver presence, and any intake channels the page states. Unverified counties are labeled pending, never guessed.
Data dictionary
| county | One of California's 58 counties |
| status | verified (page loaded and coded) or pending |
| page_url / page_retrieved | The audited page and its retrieval date |
| cfw_on_page | Whether the audited page mentions the College Fee Waiver |
| intake_stated | Intake channels the page itself states, pipe-separated in the CSV |
Benefit Interaction Rules
10 sourced rule setsThe rules behind the Benefit Interaction Navigator: what is settled with its basis, what depends on the campus, questions to ask in writing, sources, and unresolved items.
Data dictionary
| settled[].basis | The statute, rule, or agency material each settled statement rests on |
| evidence_status | Overall evidence label for the rule set |
| unresolved | Questions current public sources do not clearly answer |
Licensing: free to read and cite with attribution to the California Veteran Education Observatory, The Veteran Benefit Desk. A formal open-data license designation for original Observatory datasets is pending an editorial decision. Records quoted from official sources remain governed by their own terms; U.S. government works are generally not subject to copyright.
Suggested dataset citation: California Veteran Education Observatory (2026-08-26). [Dataset name]. The Veteran Benefit Desk. https://veteranbenefitdesk.com/california-veteran-education/data (accessed [date]). Include the version date shown on this page.