The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - The Governor proposes to increase ongoing base General Fund support for UC by $351  million (7  percent) in 2026 ‑27. This increase reflects two components. First, the Governor ’s budget includes a 5  percent base increase ($254  million) for UC in 2026 ‑27, reflecting the fifth ‑year base increase of his multiyear compact.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - The Governor proposes to increase ongoing base General Fund support for CSU by $366  million (7  percent) in 2026 ‑27. This increase reflects two components. First, the Governor ’s budget includes a 5  percent base increase ($265  million) for CSU in 2026 ‑27, reflecting the fifth ‑year base increase of his multiyear compact.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - As Figure  5 shows, the revamped program resulted in a sharp increase in the number of MCS recipients and the amount of spending. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - For example, the state i ncreased funding for the Student Equity and Achievement Program by $24  million (5  percent) in 2021 ‑22 and another $25  million (5  percent) in 2022 ‑23. 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: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Of the project proposals that districts submitted for 2026-27, 7 out of 27 eligible modernization projects (26  percent) are included in the Governor ’s budget, compared to 3 out of 8 eligible growth projects (38  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Most notably, in 2021-22, DCA issued a $12  million loan to the BPPE Fund from the Bureau of Automotive Repair ’s Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund. (Control Section 14.00 of the annual budget act authorizes DCA to issue loans between the special funds it oversees.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Of this increase, the Governor ’s budget includes $716   million for approximately 7   percent base increases ($366   million at CSU and $351   million at UC). These augmentations reflect a proposed year ‑five compact increase of 5  percent, along with a delayed partial year ‑four compact increase of 2  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112