The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education [Publication Details]

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The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education Summary The Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) regulates private postsecondary institutions in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Lastly, under the revamped program, students at private universities remain ineligible for MCS awards. Revamped MCS Program Contains Two Key Policy Changes. One major change was shifting from focusing only on tuition coverage to focusing on a student ’s total cost of attendance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Under SCFF, apportionment costs can come in higher than projected for a number of reasons, including higher low ‑income student counts, better student outcomes, or enrollment adjustments other than growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - CCC faculty receive a certain number of flex days so they can take time outside of teaching to pursue professional development activities, including developing new course designs, tools, and materials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The CCC system includes 72 local community college districts that operate 115 college campuses, as well as a number of off-campus centers and district offices. Based on the system ’s most recent five-year capital outlay plan, these sites have a combined 87  million square feet of building space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - Though the state is not legally prohibited from providing fiscal support to private higher education institutions, it is not in the state ’s scope of responsibility and has been done very rarely. By doing so, the state increases the likelihood that other private institutions submit funding that could lead to uncontainable cost pressure and exposure moving forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

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

Nov 7, 2024 - Wages of Private ‑Sector Employees Remain Lower in Region Than State Average. One benefit of a UC campus could be stimulating activity throughout the regional economy, such that wages in the private sector increase more than otherwise expected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Based on this data, the number of students earning any CTE award increased by 50 percent from 2015‑16 to 2023‑24. Figure 9 shows the increase by award type. During this period, the number of students earning each type of CTE award increased significantly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - This cost increase is primarily explained by a higher-than-expected number of Cal Grant recipients. Recipient counts in the CCC Expanded Entitlement program were notably higher than original budget assumptions (23  percent higher), as were recipient counts for the Transfer Entitlement program (14  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089