The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - In CCC ’s most recent five-year capital outlay plan, modernization projects account for about 80  percent of the capital outlay needs identified for 2025-26 through 2029-30, while growth projects account for only about 20  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - Proposal Governor Proposes Providing $20 Million One‑Time State Funding for CCA in 2025‑26. The Governor’s budget includes $20 million one‑time General Fund to provide the school with a second year of general fiscal support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways [Publication Details]

Nov 7, 2024 - UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways [Publication Details] UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways Format: HTML Description: Beginning operations 20 years ago, the University of California (UC) Merced has grown to a campus of approximately 9,100 students and 2,500 faculty, staff, and student employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4937

The 2025-26 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 10, 2025 - In 2024 ‑25, CLSF estimates that financial aid costs account for nearly 20  percent of its operating expenditures. The remainder of the school ’s operating costs includes operating equipment and expenses (utilities, rent, and supplies), as well as safety and security contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

The 2025-26 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 6, 2025 - From 2019 ‑20 through 2024 ‑25, ongoing General Fund support for UC and CSU has seen annual increases as high as 16  percent and annual declines as deep as 8  percent. Looking at the budget plan for the universities over the next three years, state support would remain volatile, with annual ongoing General Fund increases as high as 12  percent (if state funding permitted) and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4957

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - Based on data from the Chancellor ’s Office, the number of formerly incarcerated students has doubled since 2019 ‑20, reaching about 4,500 FTE students in 2023 ‑24. State Primarily Supports These Students Through Apportionments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways

Nov 7, 2024 - The UC Merced experience also suggests that overall college going and educational attainment in the vicinity of a new campus might not advance more quickly than in many other areas of the state, at least within the initial 20 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The Governor has signaled interest in changing the state ’s reserve policy by: (1)  increasing the cap on BSA required deposits from 10  percent of General Fund taxes to 20  percent of General Fund taxes, and (2)  excluding the state ’s reserve deposits from the state appropriations limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Sep 11, 2024 - As mentioned in the CCC section, the budget provides $20  million one-time Proposition  98 General Fund to CCC to support community college financial aid offices with increased workload due to FAFSA implementation issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4926

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - In addition to the rapid rehousing programs, the state created an ongoing student basic needs program at UC in 2019 ‑20 and at CSU and CCC in 2021 ‑22. The statutory language for the basic needs programs varies by segment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898