The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - As of fall 2024, districts employed about 66,100 full ‑time equivalent (FTE) employees systemwide —up about 400 FTE employees (0.6  percent) from fall 2019. Staffing has somewhat outpaced enrollment, which decreased by 0.3  percent during this period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Specifically, the state would commit to providing CSU and UC combined with $525  million one ‑time General Fund in 2027 ‑28 and nearly $300  million ongoing General Fund in 2028 ‑29. These commitments stem from the state not providing the full year ‑four compact payment in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112