Many California undergraduates leave college still wondering what to do when they “grow up,” according to a report out this week from the California Postsecondary Education Commission.

Students are getting lost in the wonder years in part because the state’s public colleges and universities are not providing them with enough career guidance, the report says. In some cases, only one or two career counselors serve campuses with thousands of students. And the problem cuts across all three state systems — the University of California, California State University, and the California Community Colleges.

The report also looks broadly at whether postsecondary institutions are meeting the state’s labor needs. (The short answer: They’re trying, at least.) A follow-up report, due out in December, will recommend ways to improve connections between the work force and higher education in California, which is home to about 14 percent of the nation’s undergraduates. —Elyse Ashburn