The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - The use of online and other distance education at CCC remains significantly above pre-pandemic levels, accounting for an estimated 42  percent of full-time equivalent (FTE) students in fall 2024, compared to 17  percent in fall 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Some of the largest spending augmentations proposed include: (1) $60  million to provide additional grants under the Cal Competes program; (2)  the intent to partially restore an ongoing reduction to the trial courts, which, if enacted, would cost $42  million ongoing; and (3)  the Governor ’s proposed expansion to College Corps, which would cost $5  million in 2025 ‑26, but grow to $84  million  ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Sep 11, 2024 - Second, it reflects a $42 million downward adjustment to CSAC’s May Revision estimates. The state postponed the 2024-25 application deadline for most Cal Grant awards from March 2 to May 2 due to implementation issues with the new FAFSA form.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4926

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - Of the colleges, 27 enroll fewer than 10,000 students, 47 enroll between 10,000  and 20,000 students, and 42 enroll more than 20,000 students. Nearly all community college students are commuters. Only 13 community colleges currently offer on ‑campus housing, with most of these located in rural areas that are more difficult to access (due to geography and weather) than other campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898

The 2023-24 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 23, 2023 - In 2021 ‑22 (the first of the five years covered by the General Fund appropriation), CSAC spent only $42  million of the $98  million available for grants. Program demand, however, has increased notably following the significant eligibility expansions enacted in the 2022 ‑23 budget package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4702

The 2022-23 Budget: Student Housing

Apr 8, 2022 - In addition to the planning grants, DOF proposes selecting 8 of the 42 submitted construction projects for first ‑round grant funding. The construction projects would add a total of 3,572 new affordable beds and 208  standard rent beds, with beds added in several areas of the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4589

The 2023-24 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 22, 2023 - By comparison, under the interpretation of the Chancellor ’s Office, 42 districts receive stability funding and only 2 are funded based on the SCFF calculation. From a cost perspective, DOF accordingly budgets nothing for the stability provision, whereas the Chancellor ’s Office estimates the stability provision costs $145  million in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4695

The 2022-23 Budget: California State University

Feb 15, 2022 - Based on a 2018 CSU study, 63  percent of foster youth attending CSU reported experiencing food insecurity, compared to 42  percent of all CSU students. In addition, 25  percent of foster youth reported being homeless at least once in the past 12 months, compared to 11  percent of all students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4537