The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - Most of this increase appears linked with special forms of pay for high ‑income workers, such as bonuses and stock compensation. These increases, in turn, are linked with the recent run up in the stock market.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

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

Nov 7, 2024 - Moreover, both segments have goals to expand their online offerings. More online offerings would also help slow the need for expansion of physical campus space. New Campuses Could Have Mixed Impacts on Regional Educational Outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4926

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons [Publication Details]

Jul 1, 2024 - Due to legislation enacted a decade ago, the availability of postsecondary courses at state prisons has expanded significantly. In this report, we focus on California Community College programs at state prisons. After providing background on these programs, we cover trends in student outcomes and explain how these programs are funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4913

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - The components are: (1)  a  base allocation linked to enrollment (about 70  percent of formula funding),  (2)  a supplemental allocation linked to low ‑income student counts (about 20  percent of formula funding), and (3)  a student success allocation linked to specified student outcomes (about 10  percent of formula funding).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - The one remaining college is a fully online statewide college governed at the state level. CCC currently enrolls a total ann ual headcount of approximately 1.9  million students. Of the colleges, 27 enroll fewer than 10,000 students, 47 enroll between 10,000  and 20,000 students, and 42 enroll more than 20,000 students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898

The 2024-25 Budget: University of California

Feb 28, 2024 - If UC were to continue implementing this plan in 2024 ‑25, as it now expects to do, more than 1,000 slots for resident undergraduate students would become available at UC ’s highest ‑demand campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4862

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - The formula consists of (1)  a  base allocation linked to enrollment,  (2)  a supplemental allocation linked to low ‑income student counts, and (3)  a student success allocation linked to specified student outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 19, 2023 - Most notably, it makes awards of up to $10,000 available to in-state students enrolled in certain online teacher preparation programs based outside California, with spending on these awards capped at 8  percent of total program funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4809

The 2023-24 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Oct 2, 2023 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The final version of Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2023-24 budget package. As these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4835