July 2025

Community Colleges

2023-24 and 2024-25 Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending

(In Millions)

2023-24 Revised Spending at 2024-25 Budget Act $12,267
One-Time Spending  
Emergency student financial aid $20
Apprenticeship instructional hours 6
Subtotal ($26)
Other Adjustments  
2023-24 apportionments costs covered with reappropriations -$67
Technical adjustments 41
Subtotal (-$26)
Total Changes $0
2023-24 Final Spending $12,267
   
2024-25 Budget Act $13,108
Ongoing Spending  
Enrollment growtha $100
One-Time Spending  
2024-25 apportionments shortfall coverage $210
Student support block grant 60
Career passports 25
Credit for prior learning 15
Dreamer Resource Liaisons 15
EMT/paramedic preapprenticeships 10
Healthy School Food Pathway program 10
eTranscript backfillb 7
Financial aid outreach 5
Los Angeles regional workforce development initiative 5
Santa Rosa Junior College fire academy tower —c
Subtotal ($362)
Other Actions  
2024-25 apportionments costs covered with reappropriations -$110
Technical adjustments 14
Subtotal (-$96)
Total Changes $366
2024-25 Revised Spending $13,473
Note: These tables reflect spending that counts toward the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee each year. For 2023-24, the table also includes $788 million in spending covered by withdrawals from the Proposition 98 Reserve.
a The 2025-26 budget package increases the 2024-25 enrollment growth target by 1.78 percentage points (from 0.5 percent to 2.28 percent). It also funds 0.57 percent growth beginning in 2025-26, bringing the total amount of growth added across the two years to 2.35 percent.
b The 2024-25 Budget Act authorized $12 million in reappropriated Proposition 98 funds for this purpose, but only $5.4 million was available. The 2025-26 budget package covers the shortfall.
c Budget provides $125,000 for this purpose.
EMT = emergency medical technician.