January 2018

Higher Education

California Community Colleges Funding by Source

(Total Dollars in Millions Except Funding Per Student)

  2016-17
Actual
2017-18
Revised
2018-19
Proposed
Change from 2017-18
Amount Percent
Proposition 98          
General Funda $5,473 $5,682 $6,066 $384 6.8%
Local property tax 2,809 2,972 3,141 169 5.7
Subtotals ($8,283) ($8,654) ($9,207) ($553) (6.4%)
Other State          
Other General Fund $404 $469 $509 $40 8.6%
Lottery 233 231 231 b -0.1
Special funds 141 146 152 6 4.3
Subtotals ($777) ($846) ($892) ($46) (5.5%)
Other Local          
Enrollment fees $458 $459 $413 -$45 -9.9%
Other local revenuec 4,538 4,537 4,553 16 0.3
Subtotals ($4,997) ($4,995) ($4,966) (-$29) (-0.6%)
Federal $285 $285 $285
Totals $14,342 $14,780 $15,350 $570 3.9%
           
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Students 1,134,809 1,135,081 1,136,813 1,732 0.2%
Proposition 98 Funding Per FTE Student $7,299 $7,624 $8,099 $475 6.2%
Total Funding Per FTE Student $12,638 $13,021 $13,503 $481 3.7%
a Includes between $500 million and $526 million each year for the Adult Education Block Grant, of which more than $400 million goes to school districts for their adult education services. In 2018-19, also includes $212 million for high school career technical education program. 
b Less than $500,000.
c 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. Amounts are estimates and do not include federal and state student financial aid for nontuition costs or bond proceeds for capital outlay.