The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - For Cal Grant recipients (who already have their tuition, and, in some cases, a portion of their nontuition costs covered), MCS provides ad ditional aid for nontuition costs. Though less notable given relative magnitude, the revamped program also expanded eligibility to CCC students in bachelor ’s degree programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - The new framework goes beyond the GI 2025 objectives of increasing graduation rates and closing equity gaps by adding new objectives and several new metrics. One  notable new objective is ensuring all students are able to graduate with a first career job or pathway to graduate education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Figure 2 Governor ’s Budget Funds New CCC Capital Outlay Projects Proposition 2 Bond Funds (In Thousands) College $399,428 $747,686 a Community college districts issue local general obligation bonds to pay for a share of project costs. b Replacement buildings listed in this category involve adding space. c Center operated by Sequoias Community College District.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - MCS does have an income cap, but it is very high ($250,000 in 2026 ‑27) and not based on family size. With such a high income cap, MCS is not targeted. The majority of CSU and UC resident undergraduates qualify for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2025-26 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 6, 2025 - This program targets financial aid to students from low ‑ and middle ‑income families. It is notably more targeted than the MCS program. Whereas the Cal Grant program for low ‑income students has an income cap of $69,000 (for a family of four in 2024 ‑25), and the Cal Grant program for middle ‑income students has an
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4957

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - This formula is intended to create stronger incentives for colleges to enroll lower ‑income students and improve outcomes for them and students overall. Under SCFF, districts receive apportionment funding for regular credit courses based on three components: (1)  a base allocation linked to  enrollment, (2)  a supplemental allocation linked to low ‑income student counts, and (3)  a student success allocation linked to specified student outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Furthermore, the community college formula for allocating state funding takes into account the outcomes of low-income students, such that colleges have a fiscal incentive to improve the outcomes of these students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - Outside of government and health care, the state has added no jobs over the past 18 months. Similarly, the number of Californians who are unemployed is 25  percent higher than during the strong labor markets of 2019 and 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Under SCFF, districts generate funding based on their enrollment, their low ‑income student counts, and certain student outcomes (such as the number of students completing a certificate or degree). We  estimate CTE instruction generates about $3  billion in apportionments annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - The premium costs that UC covers for employees depends on an employee ’s income level, with lower ‑paid employees receiving a higher share of their premium costs covered. UC ’s health care spending generally has increased over time, growing from $532  million in 2015 ‑16 to an estimated $781  million in 2024 ‑25 (up 4.4  percent on average each year).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143