The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - The state currently authorizes 41, 000 n ew competitive awards annually for students who do not qualify for an entitlement award. As Figure  4 shows, CSAC uses a scoring matrix to prioritize among eligible applicants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - The total marginal cost (state and student shares combined) of increasing resident undergraduate enrollment by 1  percent in 2026 ‑27 is $58  million. Provide more funding for student financial aid. Specifically, CSU plans to designate $67  million for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

Update on Community College Reserves

Jan 27, 2021 - Unrestricted reserves ranged from 5.3  percent of annual expenditures at the San Francisco Community College District (CCD) to 58  percent at the Kern CCD, with a median unrestricted reserve of 23  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4323

The 2024-25 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Jan 30, 2024 - Given the state’s large projected budget deficit in 2024‑25 (potentially upwards of $58 billion), at least $2.4 billion in non‑Proposition 98 General Fund higher education savings seems a practical starting point.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4829?utm_source=Legislative+Analyst%27s+Office&utm_campaign=415eaeb623-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_01_30_4829&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-415eaeb623-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

An Analysis of the University of California’s Agricultural and Natural Resource Programs

Jan 6, 2022 - UC has Cooperative Extension offices in 57 of the state ’s 58 counties, with multiple offices in some counties (Figure  3). UC ANR typically leases these offices from county governments. UC ANR also owns and manages nine sites known as “Research and Extension Centers. ” These centers support specialized applied research and host outreach activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4490

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - Ten years ago, UC relied somewhat more heavily on student tuition and fee revenue (54  percent) and less heavily on state support (41  percent). The primary reason for the decline in the tuition share is that UC generally held its tuition charges flat from 2011 ‑12 through 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - In 2023 ‑24, the state provided colleges collectively with $41  million in apportionment funding for incarcerated students in credit ‑bearing courses. For  formerly incarcerated students, the state provides colleges with apportionment funding based on the same factors used for the broader community college student population —enrollment , low ‑income student counts, and specified student outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

The 2023-24 Budget: Student Housing

Mar 9, 2023 - Based upon these criteria, the university projects with the greatest payoffs are those at CSU Sacramento ($41 million), CSU San Jose ($89 million), and UC San Diego ($150 million). Together, these projects are requesting a total of $280 million in state grant funding (less than the $500 million available under the Governor’s budget).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4733

Overview of Mental Health Services for College Students

Dec 10, 2021 - For example, a study from the Healthy Minds Network (a research organization focused on the mental health of young adults) indicates that the prevalence of depression among college students nationally increased from 36  percent in fall 2019 to 41  percent in spring 2021, while the prevalence of anxiety increased from 31  percent to 34  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4481

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492