The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Under this time line, the administration estimates BPPE would make annual payments of $1.9  million from 2026-27 through 2031-32, with those payments totaling $11.5  million (including interest) across the six-year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - The grant duration varies from eight months to five years with most grants lasting two to three years. Grants Support Faculty Time for Innovation. Grants are awarded to UC, CSU, and CCC faculty. Most grants require faculty from at least two campuses across at least two segments to collaborate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Under this policy, tuition increases annually for new undergraduates and all graduate students, while continuing undergraduates pay a flat rate for up to six academic years. Annual increases are generally based on a three‑year rolling average of changes in the California Consumer Price Index, with a 5 percent cap.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - While modernization projects account for 84  percent of the facility needs identified in CCC ’s most recent five-year capital outlay plan, they receive only 65  percent of funding each year under the Chancellor ’s Office ’s scoring system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Figure 5 Certain Categorical Programs Have Received a COLA in Recent Years 2019 ‑20
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Governor Presents No Plan for How to Honor Out‑Year Commitments. The Governor’s budget continues to make out‑year funding commitments to CSU in fiscal years when the state is projected to have substantial General Fund deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Last Year, State Began Funding Program in Arrears. The state also adopted a new budgetary approach for the MCS program last year. Under the new budgetary approach, the state began funding the MCS program one year in arrears.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - The Governor ’s budget also includes a $107   million upward adjustment in the current year and a $52   million downward adjustment in the prior year to reflect updated Cal  Grant spending data. After accounting for these adjustments, Cal Grant costs grow each year over the budget window, averaging 12   percent —reflecting historically high annual growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112