The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - The total marginal cost (state and student shares combined) of increasing resident undergraduate enrollment by 1  percent in 2026 ‑27 is $58  million. Provide more funding for student financial aid. Specifically, CSU plans to designate $67  million for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - From the revised 2020 ‑21 spending level, the Governor ’s budget provides a $ 17  m illion (0. 7  p ercent) augmentation for 2021 ‑ 22 t o reflect updated baseline projections of program recipients and payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

The 2024-25 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Jan 30, 2024 - Given the state’s large projected budget deficit in 2024‑25 (potentially upwards of $58 billion), at least $2.4 billion in non‑Proposition 98 General Fund higher education savings seems a practical starting point.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4829?utm_source=Legislative+Analyst%27s+Office&utm_campaign=415eaeb623-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_01_30_4829&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-415eaeb623-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

Update on Community College Reserves

Jan 27, 2021 - Unrestricted reserves ranged from 5.3  percent of annual expenditures at the San Francisco Community College District (CCD) to 58  percent at the Kern CCD, with a median unrestricted reserve of 23  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4323

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Under the Governor ’s budget, the state would be committing nearly $1.3  billion (83  percent) of total Proposition  2 bond funding through 2026-27, leaving $249  million (17  percent) available for future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - In 2023 ‑24 (the most recent year for which UC has reported data), UC reserves declined from 17  percent to 15  percent of annual core fund expenditures —equating to just under two months of reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - Every year since the inception of GI 2025 in 2016 ‑17, CSU has used a different formula to allocate new GI 2025 funds, such that campuses have not known one year from the next what it takes to obtain program funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

An Analysis of the University of California’s Agricultural and Natural Resource Programs

Jan 6, 2022 - UC has Cooperative Extension offices in 57 of the state ’s 58 counties, with multiple offices in some counties (Figure  3). UC ANR typically leases these offices from county governments. UC ANR also owns and manages nine sites known as “Research and Extension Centers. ” These centers support specialized applied research and host outreach activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4490

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - The 2016 ‑17 state budget funded the Board of Governors ’ request, providing $200  million ongoing Proposition  98 General Fund to create SWP. Subsequent augmentations have brought the program funding level to $290  million ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - Of the project proposals that districts submitted for 2025-26, 17 out of 36 eligible modernization projects (47  percent) were included in the Governor ’s budget, compared to 8 out of 14 eligible growth projects (57  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017