The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The Chancellor ’s Office ’s scoring system has significant implications for which projects receive state funding. While we think this scoring system is generally reasonable, we have also identified a few potential issues with it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - The largest of these fees is an annual licensing fee, which accounts for more than 90  percent of the revenue in the BPPE Fund. This annual fee is currently set at 0.55  percent of each campus ’s total revenue from California students, with a minimum fee of $2,500 and a maximum fee of $60,000 per campus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Staffing has somewhat outpaced enrollment, which decreased by 0.3  percent during this period. Slightly more than half of total FTE employees systemwide are in academic positions, including faculty and educational administrators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - The supplemental rate for nonresident undergraduates (which is in addition to the base rate for resident students) is set at $39,270. The supplemental rate rises by $1,668 (4.4  percent) from 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - As a final note, if the Legislature wanted to prioritize certain types of intersegmental efforts, it could direct the recently created California Education Interagency Council (which has representatives from each of the three segments as well as other workforce training providers) to look for these opportunities using federal, philanthropic, or corporate dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2021-22 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 16, 2021 - Apprenticeships and Work‑Based Learning In this section, we provide background on ( 1)  t raditional apprenticeships, ( 2)  a state ‑funded apprenticeship program focusing on nontraditional sectors, and ( 3)  C CC initiatives that incorporate work ‑based leaning.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4372

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - For the eight years in which the state implemented the original MCS program, the program gave awards to an average of about 56,000 recipients each year. The state appropriated approximately $100  million annually over this period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Specifically, within the higher education budget, we recommend retiring payment deferrals at CSU and UC and paying for MCS costs in the year in which those costs are incurred (rather than in arrears).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - In 2020‑21 and 2021‑22, the state applied certain supplemental payments towards CalPERS costs, which lowered rates to 29 percent. Since then, rates have generally stabilized around 32 percent. Spending Increases for Financial Aid Are Primarily Due to Tuition Increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - The largest of these programs is SWP, which we describe further in the next section. Another notable categorical program is the Economic and Workforce Development (EWD) program, which primarily supports regional coordination, employer engagement, and labor market research activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098