The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - As Figure  4 shows, districts ’ unrestricted reserves have increased over the past several years. Whereas unrestricted reserves totaled $2  billion (23  percent of expenditures) in 2019 ‑20, they grew to $3.8  billion (34  percent of expenditures) in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - In the November 2024 election, voters approved Proposition  2, a state general obligation bond that provides $1.5  billion for community college facilities. (The measure also provides $8.5  billion for K-12 school facilities.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - In 2024 ‑25 (three years into the revamped program), the program gave awards to more than 350,000 recipients —about a seven ‑fold increase. In 2024 ‑25, the state provided $1  billion General Fund for the MCS program —reflecting about a ten ‑fold increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Each year, the Board of Regents determines how much UC contributes to its pension program. For the last ten years, the UC employer contribution rate has increased gradually, from 14.6  percent of payroll in 2015 ‑16 to 16.71  percent in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Of the $879  million spent on financial aid in 2024 ‑25, 85  percent was for SUG. From 2019 ‑20 to 2024 ‑25, spending for institutional financial aid increased by $118  million (15  percent), largely as a result of tuition increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - In 2024-25, the state reduced Learning Lab ’s ongoing General Fund to $5.5  million. Additionally, in 2024-25, the state restructured OPR and split it into two new offices: the Governor ’s Office of Service and Community Engagement and the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Adjusting for inflation, revenues were 18  percent lower in 2024-25 than in 2018-19. BPPE Fund Has a Structural Deficit. As Figure  1 shows, expenditures from the BPPE Fund have exceeded revenues annually beginning in 2014-15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - During the pause, we recommend setting the nonresident undergraduate cap for the Berkeley, Los Angeles, and San Diego campuses at their respective shares in 2024‑25—the last year the state provided associated funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities [Publication Details]

Mar 17, 2026 - This post assesses the Governor’s proposals to fund the second batch of community college capital outlay projects under Proposition 2, an education facilities bond.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Nonresident Tuition Rates at UC

May 12, 2026 - (We examined UC undergraduate enrollment and tuition data from 1994 to 2024, while controlling for certain factors, such as financial aid, the admission rate, and the average tuition charges at peer universities.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5183