July 2026

Community Colleges

2024-25 and 2025-26 Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending

(In Millions)

2024-25 Revised Spending at 2025-26 Budget Act $13,473
One-Time Spending  
2025-26 deferral repayment $408
Additional 2025-26 enrollment growth (1.0 percent)a 55
Higher 2025-26 apportionments costs 38
Subtotal ($502)
Technical adjustments 112
Total Changes $613
2024-25 Final Spending $14,087
   
2025-26 Budget Act $12,959
One-Time Spending  
Higher 2025-26 apportionments costs $103
Student support block grant 100
Dreamer Resource Liaisons 36
LGBTQ+ resource centers 15
Pierce College Family Resource Centers 5
Deferred maintenance 3b
Cal-Bridge First Academic Scholar Training 1
Subtotal ($263)
Other One-Time Adjustments  
Wildfire recoveryc $6
Fire academiesd 5
Technical adjustments 15
Subtotal ($26)
Total Changes $290
2025-26 Revised Spending $13,248
Note: These tables reflect spending that counts toward the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee each year.
a Increases funded growth from the enacted 2025-26 level of 0.57 percent to 1.57 percent. The associated ongoing cost is built into apportionments in 2026-27. The budget also includes $98 million for enrollment growth in 2026-27.
b Budget includes an additional $117 million for this purpose using unspent Proposition 98 funds from previous years.
c Control Section 90.00 of the 2025-26 Budget Act authorized this spending, but the adjustment was not reflected until the 2026-27 Governor's budget.
d Reflects $4 million for the Mendocino College Fire Academy and $1 million for the Santa Rosa Junior College Fire Academy. The 2025-26 Budget Act originally supported these projects with non-Proposition 98 General Fund.
LGBTQ = lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer.