The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - The 2022-23 budget then provided BPPE with $24  million one-time General Fund over three years to repay this loan and cover its operational costs while BPPE developed a proposal for a new fee structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - From 2022 ‑23 through 2024 ‑25, CSAC determined what percentage of each student ’s remaining costs to cover based on the annual MCS appropriation. In 2022 ‑23, award coverage was 26  percent, followed by 36  percent in 2023 ‑24, and 35  percent in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - UC reserves also were impacted by the infusion of federal stimulus funding and one ‑time state funding provided in 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23, with levels growing somewhat over those years. 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

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Starting in 2022 ‑23, the state requires CSU to also increase SUG spending for enrollment growth. This policy has also contributed to increased spending, but less so than the tuition  increases. Spending on Capital Renewal Has Been Increasing at Same Rate as Overall Budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - The state board, the local boards, and 15 re gional planning units comprised of local boards are each required once every four years to develop an overarching strategic plan for preparing a skilled workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - The rest of the growth is primarily attributable to higher spending for CCC Expanded Entitlement awards (15  percent increase). This growth, in turn, is due to enrollment increases at community colleges, along with more community college students transferring to UC and CSU.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - In  2014 ‑15, districts ’ employer contribution rate was 8.9  percent of payroll for CalSTRS and 11.8  percent of payroll for CalPERS. In 2025 ‑26, those rates are up to 19.1  percent of payroll for CalSTRS and 26.8  percent of payroll for CalPERS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

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

Mar 10, 2025 - While resident CLSF JD tuition was about 5  percent below the resident tuition levels of UC ’s JD programs from 2012 ‑13 through 2018 ‑19, it was 15  percent below in 2024 ‑25. CLSF Provides Student Financial Aid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Additionally,  the budget more than triples ongoing Proposition  98 funding for Calbright College (raising support from $15  million to $53  million). Calbright College is a fully online college the state established in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

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

Nov 7, 2024 - From 2011 ‑12 through 2022 ‑23, UC Merced maintained a noticeably higher student ‑to ‑employee ratio for several employee categories. The student ‑to ‑faculty ratio at UC Merced (19:1) exceeded that of the UC system (15:1) over this period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937