The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Governor Also Proposes Continuing All New Projects Funded Last Year. As Figure  3 shows, the Governor also proposes to continue funding for all 29 capital outlay projects initiated in 2025-26. The Governor ’s budget includes $709  million Proposition  2 bond funds for the construction phase of these projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - For example, the National Science Foundation has provided grants to all three segments that focus on improving undergraduate STEM learning outcomes. Moreover, some federal grants provide opportunities for intersegmental collaboration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Similar to nearly all local and state entities, districts will likely face continued salary pressures in 2026 ‑27. In addition, district administrators report that health care premiums are continuing to grow faster than normal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - The Legislature can still plan, establish performance goals, set spending priorities, make appropriations, support enrollment growth, and monitor the segments ’ outcomes —all without a Governor ’s compact.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Across all MCS recipients, the average MCS award in 2024‑25 was $3,673—50 percent higher than in 2021‑22. In 2024‑25, the average MCS award for CSU students was 70 percent higher than it had been under the original program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Of all the additional tuition revenue, CSU plans to use $67  million (33  percent) for SUG. (In addition, the California Student Aid Commission budget includes $53 million ongoing General Fund to pay for higher associated Cal Grant costs for CSU students in 2026‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Absent a clear plan for how the state would accommodate these costs alongside other General Fund priorities, the out ‑year commitments might be delayed further, not made at all, or necessitate budget solutions in other areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - In all but one region (Orange County), CTE enrollment outpaced non ‑CTE enrollment during the period. CTE Enrollment Is Up Across All Major Sectors. While the estimated number of FTE students enrolled in all major industry sectors has grown over the past decade, the growth rate has varied notably by sector, as Figure  8 shows.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - Chapter  622 of 2024 (AB  2508, McCarty) authorizes accounts for all foster youth in first through twelfth grade, whereas accounts previously were authorized only for foster youth in first grade. Deposits for foster youth remain set at $1,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - One  notable new objective is ensuring all students are able to graduate with a first career job or pathway to graduate education. The figure below compares the metrics that CSU used under GI 2025 with the broader set of metrics under the new initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099