The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The total cost across all project phases is $1.6  billion, with the state covering $764  million (48  percent) and districts covering $834  million (52  percent). As of the Governor ’s budget, all but two of these projects were scheduled to complete working drawings in 2026-27, with the remaining projects expected to do so by August 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - The Governor ’s budget also includes a $107   million upward adjustment in the current year and a $52   million downward adjustment in the prior year to reflect updated Cal  Grant spending data. After accounting for these adjustments, Cal Grant costs grow each year over the budget window, averaging 12   percent —reflecting historically high annual growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - As the state share has increased, the tuition share had decreased —falling from 57   percent in 2011 ‑12 to 52   percent in 2025 ‑26. UC Tuition Charges and State Support Historically Move in Opposite Directions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - CSU  already has set new systemwide graduation rate targets: 50  percent first ‑time four ‑year graduation rate (a 13 ‑percentage ‑point increase by the 2031 graduation year), 72  percent first ‑time six ‑year graduation rate (a 10 ‑percentage ‑point increase by the 2033 graduation year), and 52  percent two ‑year transfer graduation rate (a 6 ‑percentage ‑point increase by the 2029 graduation year).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 19, 2023 - In total, the state provides $164 million ongoing General Fund for these costs ($61.5 million for CCC, $52 million for CSU, and $50.7 million for UC). Budget Provides First Seed Deposit for Housing Revolving Loan Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4809

Update on Community College Reserves

Jan 27, 2021 - The other district, Palo Verde CCD, started (and ended) the year with relatively high unrestricted reserves —having its unrestricted reserves as a share of annual unrestricted expenditures drop from 52  percent as of June 30, 2019 to 36  percent as of June 30, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4323

The 2023-24 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Jan 31, 2023 - Under this approach, the state could achieve up to an additional $133  million in non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund savings ($81  million at CSU and $52  million at UC), while potentially freeing up several millions of dollars in Proposition  98 funding at CCC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4664