The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - From its inception through January 2026, Learning Lab has awarded 120 grants totaling $56  million. Grants are awarded through a competitive review process with a focus on merit, statewide relevance, and potential impact.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

Final Evaluation of Community College Bachelor’s Degree Pilot

Jan 24, 2020 - Currently, an associate degree in dental hygiene typically requires over 90 units of coursework, with a bachelor ’s degree requiring substantially more than 120 units. Administrators used the pilot as an opportunity to create a streamlined 120 ‑unit bachelor ’s degree program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4140

California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals

Dec 18, 2020 - The state began using payment deferrals during the dot ‑com bust but relied much more heavily on them during the Great Recession. The practice of deferring college payments peaked in 2011 ‑12, when the state deferred a total of $ 961  m illion in CCC payments —accounting for nearly 30  p ercent of CCC Proposition  98 General Fund support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 16, 2020 - The entire $120  million is allocated to districts based on their full-time equivalent student counts. Provisional language specifies the purposes for which districts may use the block grant funds, including cleaning supplies, mental health and other support services for students impacted by COVID-19, and professional development for faculty teaching online courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4284

The 2023-24 Budget: University of California

Feb 15, 2023 - The ADT is specifically designed to enable students to graduate with a bachelor ’s degree from a CSU campus in a coordinated 120 ‑unit, four ‑year academic program. The ADT is offered in many academic subject areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4684

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Higher Education Proposals

May 10, 2022 - The administration states that the total cost of the project is expected to be $120  million and that the institution currently is raising private funding to cover the remaining $100  million in project costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4594

The 2018-19 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Feb 15, 2018 - Research also notes that STEM majors (particularly engineering) often have course requirements beyond the typical 120 unit degree requirement, which can serve as an added burden for students with limited financial means.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3754

Overview of Mental Health Services for College Students

Dec 10, 2021 - The budget provides $30  million one-time General Fund in 2021-22 and $120  million one-time General Fund in 2022-23 to DHCS for grants to build partnerships, capacity, and infrastructure supporting behavioral health services for CCC, CSU, and UC students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4481

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major CCC Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Updated estimates suggest that community college pension costs will increase by a total of more than $120  million in 2022 ‑23, which represents about 30  percent of the COLA funding proposed by the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4531

The 2018-19 Budget: California State Library

Apr 13, 2018 - Specifically, the Governor proposes to: (1)  increase base funding for each participating local library from $18,000 to $25,000; (2) increase funding for each adult learner served from $85 to $120; and (3) provide $20,000 to each participating library that provides literacy services to children of adult learners.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3810