July 2026

Community Colleges

California Community Colleges Funding by Source

(Dollars in Millions Except Funding Per Student)

  2024-25 Final 2025-26 Revised 2026-27 Enacted Change From 2025-26
  Amount Percent
Proposition 98          
General Fund $9,744 $8,805 $9,941 $1,137 12.9%
Local property tax 4,343 4,444 4,661 218 4.9
Subtotals ($14,087) ($13,248) ($14,602) ($1,354) (10.2%)
Other State          
Other General Fund $625 $669 $793 $125 18.6%
Lottery 300 308 308 — —
Special fundsa 53 113 93 -20 -17.9
Subtotals ($979) ($1,090) ($1,194) ($104) (9.6%)
Other Local          
Enrollment fees $440 $435 $439 $4 1.0%
Other local revenueb 3,482 3,526 3,553 27 0.8
Subtotals ($3,922) ($3,960) ($3,991) ($31) (0.8%)
Federal $462 $462 $462 — —
Totals $19,450 $18,761 $20,250 $1,489 7.9%
FTE studentsc 1,096,150 1,090,449 1,122,551 32,102 2.9%
Funding per studentd $12,851 $12,149 $13,008 $859 7.1%
           
a Includes reimbursements.     
b Primarily consists of revenue from student fees (other than enrollment fees), sales and services, grants and contracts, as well as local debt-service payments.
c Reflects funded FTE students.
d Reflects Proposition 98 funding per funded FTE student.
FTE = full-time equivalent.