January 2026

Community Colleges

California Community Colleges Funding by Source

(Dollars in Millions Except Funding Per Student)

  2024-25 Revised 2025-26 Revised 2026-27 Proposed Change From 2025-26
  Amount Percent
Proposition 98          
General Fund $9,794 $8,441 $9,371a $930 11.0%
Local property tax 4,335 4,558 4,785 227 5.0
Subtotals ($14,129) ($12,999) ($14,156) ($1,157) (8.9%)
Other State          
Other General Fund $625 $670 $803 $133 19.8%
Lottery 300 308 308 — —
Special fundsb 53 106 93 -13 -12.1
Subtotals ($979) ($1,084) ($1,205) ($120) (11.1%)
Other Local          
Enrollment feesc $440 $440 $441 $1 0.3%
Other local revenued 3,485 3,513 3,540 28 0.8
Subtotals ($3,925) ($3,953) ($3,982) ($29) (0.7%)
Federal $457 $457 $457 — —
Totals $19,489 $18,493 $19,799 $1,306 7.1%
FTE studentse 1,096,150 1,090,231 1,094,809 4,578 0.4%d
Funding per studentf $12,889 $11,923 $12,930 $1,007 8.4%
a Includes $44 million in withdrawals from the Proposition 98 Reserve.
b Includes reimbursements.
c The most recent data available is for 2024-25. Under the administration's estimates, these amounts are held flat for 2025-26. For the budget year, the administration grew the current-year amount mainly to reflect proposed enrollment growth under the Governor's budget.
d Primarily consists of revenue from student fees (other than enrollment fees), sales and services, and grants and contracts, as well as local debt-service payments.
e Reflects the administration's estimates of budgeted FTE students. Estimates for 2025-26 and 2026-27 reflect proposed enrollment growth of 1.57 percent and 0.5 percent respectively, as well as other enrollment adjustments.
f Reflects Proposition 98 funding, including reserve withdrawals, per budgeted FTE student.
FTE = full-time equivalent.