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

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - These four proposals consist of: $ 58  m illion ongoing beginning in 2020 ‑ 21 t o restore Cal Grant A eligibility for certain students. Trailer bill language to postpone a requirement that private nonprofit institutions admit a specified number of transfer students. $ 35  m illion ongoing to fund an additional 9, 000 n ew competitive awards annually. $ 20  m illion ongoing to provide supplemental access awards to current and former foster youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

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

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

Jan 6, 2022 - In 2019 ‑20, UC reported that the experiment stations and Cooperative Extension together produced 20 new ideas leading to patents, including the invention of new crop varieties. In addition, the programs sponsored a combined 1,150 policy engagement activities, created 2,240  educational materials, provided over 30,000  workshops and meetings, and had 708,400  unique educational interactions with adults and youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4490

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

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Figure 5 Certain Categorical Programs Have Received a COLA in Recent Years 2019 ‑20
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Figure 1 CCC Uses Certain Scoring Metrics to Rank Project Proposals Metric Provides points based on the age of the facility, with older facilities receiving more points. 60 Local contribution Provides points based on the share of project costs covered by local funds, with larger local contributions receiving more points. 50 Provides points based on facility condition, with facilities in worse
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - In addition, UC intends to use $20  million from its investment earnings for its core operating costs in 2026 ‑27. UC also anticipates generating $15  million in freed ‑up funds from procurement savings and other operational efficiencies that it will use for its core operations in 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - For  example, in the San Diego/Imperial region, CTE students who last enrolled in 2015 ‑16 saw a median earnings increase of 20  percent, while CTE students who last enrolled in 2022 ‑23 saw a median earnings increase of 30   percent —an improvement of 10  percentage points over the period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - The budget includes $20  million one-time General Fund for the California College of the Arts to help stabilize the school ’s financial situation. This is the second year that the state will be providing the school with general fiscal support (having provided $2.5  million in 2024-25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089