The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - For 2024-25, the budget package provides an additional $78  million from the previously enacted level that year —bringing MCS spending up to $1  billion General Fund ($636  million ongoing and $368  million one time).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - CSU has also already set systemwide retention rate targets for the 2027 fall cohort: 88  percent first ‑year retention rate (a  4 ‑percentage ‑point increase), 81  percent second ‑year rate (a 9 ‑percentage ‑point increase), and 78  percent third ‑year rate (an 8 ‑percentage ‑point increase).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - About 78  percent of students receive some type of financial aid. (CCA ’s undergraduate tuition level is slightly higher than a few other private art schools in the state and notably higher than one.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2024-25 Budget: California State University

Feb 15, 2024 - CSU estimates its associated costs for active employees in 2024 ‑25 will increase $78  million. In addition, the Governor ’s budget includes $64  million to cover the higher cost for CSU ’s retirees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4842

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - The Governor ’s budget also includes $78  million one-time General Fund, nearly all of which reflects carryover funds associated with one-time local assistance initiatives funded in recent years. The majority of this carryover funding already has been encumbered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - The Governor must dedicate $78   million of his proposed Proposition   98 Reserve withdrawal for covering the added ongoing cost of the proposed COLA for CCC apportionments and certain CCC categorical programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853