The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Figure 3 Governor ’s Budget Funds Continuing CCC Capital Outlay Projects Proposition 2 Bond Funds (In Thousands) College Advanced transportation and manufacturing building replacement C Career technical education building replacement C Center for Student Success replacement C Gymnasium and locker room replacement C Long Beach
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - CCC Administrators Indicate Some Benefits to Regional Coordination. Based on conversations with both consortium and district administrators, regional coordination under SWP has had benefits. Anecdotally, it has allowed districts to combine their resources for various purposes, including equipment and software purchases, marketing campaigns, curriculum development, and professional development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - As Figure  3 shows, salaries and benefits (including retirement benefits, health care benefits, workers ’ compensation, and unemployment insurance) accounted for more than 80  percent of district spending in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Cover health benefit and pension cost increases. UC estimates benefit costs will increase by $134  million. UC estimates its health care costs will grow by 8.2  percent, while its employer contribution rate to UCRP will be 17.2  percent of payroll, up from 16.5  percent of payroll in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2025-26 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 6, 2025 - Funding more CCC enrollment growth could have added benefit at a time when some students effectively might be redirected to the colleges by one or more of the university systems. Recommend Requiring Strong Case Be Made for Any New Higher Education Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4957

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - While a new CSU graduation initiative likely would provide some state benefits (such as enhanced economic mobility), those benefits could be less sizable or less significant than the potential public benefits of other state programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Requiring financial need criteria to be met has long been used by governments to target assistance to those most likely to benefit from it. In contrast, MCS does not have a financial need eligibility component, and its income and asset thresholds are much higher than those the Cal Grant program uses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Growth in Employee Health Benefit Spending Has Accelerated Over Last Few Years. Increased spending on employee health benefits is also contributing to rising compensation costs. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) administers CSU’s health benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Assessment Learning Lab Benefits Some Faculty and Students. Learning Lab grants have provided professional development opportunities for some faculty at each of the three public higher education segments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

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

Nov 7, 2024 - Theoretically, a university campus might yield higher economic benefits related to research, but such benefits could take many decades to materialize. After 20 years, the Merced area is not seeing pronounced economic bene fits due to its research activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937