The 2025-26 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 6, 2025 - If no additional General Fund support is provided, we recommend the Legislature hold CSU’s and UC’s enrollment targets flat for one year. This would help maintain the universities’ programmatic quality at existing levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4957

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - Figure 8 California Has Many Pre ‑Licensure Nursing Programs 2022 ‑23
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - On  average, apportionment funding per student is higher across districts on hold harmless ($9,491) and districts on stability ($9,189), compared to districts receiving their SCFF ‑calculated amounts ($8,882).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2025-26 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 10, 2025 - CLSF also has increased these charges over the same period —by 7  percent in 2022 ‑23, 8  percent in 2023 ‑24, and 8  percent in 2024 ‑25. Despite the recent increases, CLSF ’s JD tuition charge remains lower than the average tuition charge of UC ’s four JD programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

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

Mar 8, 2023 - After holding the supplemental tuition charge flat at $6,000 from 2012 ‑13 through 2021 ‑22, the board increased the supplemental charge by 7  percent to $6,420  in  2022 ‑23. Student Enrollment Has Grown the Past Two Years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4732

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Recommend Holding Enrollment Flat at Universities in 2027 ‑28. Given the sizeable projected deficit in 2027 ‑28, we recommend holding enrollment expectations flat for UC and CSU that year. Setting higher enrollment targets for the segments without providing them funding comes with downsides.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2024-25 Budget: University of California

Feb 28, 2024 - UC  indicates that it holds its reserves generally in its Short Term Investment Pool (STIP). STIP holds cash primarily slated for payroll and other common expenses for all UC campuses and medical centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4862

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Of the project proposals that districts submitted for 2026-27, 7 out of 27 eligible modernization projects (26  percent) are included in the Governor ’s budget, compared to 3 out of 8 eligible growth projects (38  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - In 2024 ‑25, UC estimates its total debt service costs are further increasing by $8  million (2  percent), altogether reaching $469  million. UC Has Large Seismic Safety and Capital Renewal Backlogs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major CCC Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - A better approach would be to have a more gradual reduction, which the Governor is attempting to accomplish with his hold harmless  proposal. Hold Harmless Funding Creates Poor Incentives for Districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4531