Third Round of Federal Higher Education Relief Funding

May 3, 2021 - . $36  billion (91  percent) for base funds to public and private nonprofit institutions. $396  million (1  percent) for base funds to private for-profit institutions. $3  billion (7.5  percent) for supplemental funds to minority-serving institutions. $198  million (0.5  percent) for supplemental funds to institutions with the greatest unmet need, as determined by ED after making other funding allocations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4421

The 2021-22 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 16, 2021 - State law defines guided pathways to include “group projects, internships, and other applied learning experiences to enhance instruction and student success. ” In 2017 ‑18, the state provided CCC with $ 150  m illion one time for this initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4372

The 2023-24 Budget: University of California

Feb 15, 2023 - At UCLA, 74  percent of transfer students graduate within two years, increasing to 91  percent graduating within three years —compared to 63  percent and 85  percent, respectively,  systemwide. No Compelling Justification for Singling Out UCLA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4684

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - The law library ’s staff has grown over time, increasing from seven positions in 2017-18 to ten positions in 2024-25. Its operating costs have grown from approximately $630,000 in 2017-18 to an estimated $1.3  million in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

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

Nov 7, 2024 - Counties in Northern California (Del Notre, Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, Lassen, and Plumas), for example, saw their share of individuals with at least a bachelor ’s degree collectively increase from 14  percent in 2000 to 19  percent across 2017 ‑2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - In 2017 ‑18, UC raised it resident undergraduate and graduate academic charges by 2.7  percent. In a few other years, UC also assessed small increases to its Student Services Fee. In contrast to tuition charges, state support generally was rising over this period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

The 2023-24 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 8, 2023 - In 2017, the school adopted a seismic safety policy. Under this policy, the McAllister Tower was deemed in need of seismic safety upgrades. The cost of the associated renovation project is currently estimated at $230  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4732

The 2024-25 Budget: California State University

Feb 15, 2024 - During the same period, CSU increased tuition only once (in 2017 ‑18). As  a  result, the General Fund has been comprising a growing share of CSU ’s core funds. Whereas we estimate the General Fund comprised 50  percent of CSU ’s ongoing core funds in 2013 ‑14, it comprises 62  percent in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4842

Addressing Capital Renewal at UC and CSU

Jan 5, 2023 - From 2017 ‑18 to 2022 ‑23, CSU ’s backlog for academic facilities and infrastructure grew by $2.4  billion (60  percent). UC indicates that its backlog has also grown over time, though data tracking these changes was not available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4657

Overview of Mental Health Services for College Students

Dec 10, 2021 - As Figure  1 shows, the state has provided funding to UC, CSU, and CCC specifically for student mental health services since 2017-18. While the initial appropriations were one time, the state began providing ongoing General Fund for mental health services at UC in 2019-20 and at CSU and CCC in 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4481