The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - This issue made it challenging for campuses to inform students of their estimated MCS award amounts prior to the start of the academic year. As a result, students often did not know their full financial aid package prior to the start of the academic year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Starting in 2022 ‑23, the state requires CSU to also increase SUG spending for enrollment growth. This policy has also contributed to increased spending, but less so than the tuition  increases. Spending on Capital Renewal Has Been Increasing at Same Rate as Overall Budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - While this is a reasonable starting point, the Legislature could choose to allocate a different amount by adjusting the new project proposals for 2026-27. In deciding how much funding to allocate, the Legislature faces a basic trade-off.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - At the start of the pandemic, community college districts decreased their staffing levels in response to steep enrollment declines. Over the past three years, however, staffing has gradually rebounded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Governor ’s Budget for Higher Education Is an Imprudent Starting Point. As discussed in The 2026‑27 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Budget , the administration’s revenue estimates over the budget window are $42 billion higher than previous budget‑act assumptions and almost $30 billion higher than our November 2025 estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112