The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - For example, these types of facilities can generate revenue from activities such as athletic events and concerts. Recommendation Consider Directing Chancellor ’s Office to Adjust Scoring System. The Chancellor ’s Office ’s scoring system has significant implications for which projects receive state funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

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: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - We recommend the state return to paying for MCS the way it pays for other state programs —in the year in which the costs are generated. Even  funding MCS in the traditional way, the state could still set the award coverage percentage for each award year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

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 - Most notably, UC estimates it will generate $273  million in additional tuition and fee revenue. (Of this amount, UC has earmarked $95  million for its systemwide program that provides student financial aid.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - With CSU and UC set to raise tuition charges in 2026 ‑27, each segment will generate hundreds of millions of dollars in new tuition revenue. This additional revenue will allow each segment to cover some of its spending priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - This is largely because these funding protections provide districts with more apportionment funding than they would generate based on their enrollment and other  factors. Systemwide Reserves Continue to Increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Additionally, as part of its Graduation Initiative 2025 (GI 2025), CSU campuses have worked to redesign courses and provide faculty development to build pedagogies that emphasize active learning to improve student outcomes, especially for underrepresen ted minority and first-generation students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

Trends in Higher Education: Student Outcomes [Publication Details]

Apr 18, 2024 - This brief is the third of a six-part series covering higher education trends in California. The third brief focuses on student outcomes and how they have changed over the past few decades. The brief also raises key issues for the Legislature to consider as it makes related policy and budget decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4895

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Additionally, CSU expects to generate $25  million in new tuition revenue from planned enrollment growth in 2026 ‑27. Of all the additional tuition revenue, CSU plans to use $67  million (33  percent) for SUG.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142