July 2021

Community Colleges

Total Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending

2019-20 Through 2021-22 (In Millions)

Ongoing Spending  
Core Operations  
COLA for apportionments (5.07 percent) $371
Full-time faculty hiring 100
Enrollment growth (0.5 percent) 24
Other  
Strong Workforce Program $42
COLA for select categorical programsa 31
Basic needs centers and coordinators 30
Student mental health 30
Student Equity and Achievement Program 24
Extended Opportunity Programs and Servicesb 20
California Apprenticeship Initiative 15
Online tools 11
Part-Time Faculty Office Hours 10
Rising Scholars Network 10
CENIC cost increases 8
MESA program 8
Puente Project 7
Dreamer resource liaisons 6
Umoja program 5
Library services platform 4
Adult Education Program technical assistance 1
HBCU transfer program 1
Subtotal ($758)
One-Time Spending  
Facilities  
Deferred maintenance projects $511
San Diego Continuing Education theater renovation 35
Rio Hondo College water reservoir improvement 7
Chaffey College welding training facility 3
Palo Verde College child development center expansion 3
College of the Redwoods nursing program facilities/equipment 1
Reedley College aviation program modular building/equipment 1
San Jose-Evergreen Community College District vacant lot study 1
Other  
Deferral paydown $1,453
Student retention and enrollment strategies 120
Zero-textbook-cost degrees 115
Student basic needs 100
Part-Time Faculty Office Hours 90
Guided Pathways 50
Equal Employment Opportunity best practices 20
Faculty professional development 20
High Road Training Partnerships 20
Common course numbering work group 10
Competency-based education work group 10
LGBTQ+ centers 10
AB 1460 implementation/anti-racism initiatives 6
Bakersfield College health and nursing program expansions 6
Pathways to Law School Programs 5
MiraCosta College CERT program 4
San Bernardino Community College District television partnership 4
CalFresh outreach 3
Instructional materials for dual enrollment students 3
Riverside Community College District Military Articulation Platform 2
Chaffey College property management job training 1
Modernize CCC jobs registry 1
Shasta College and College of the Siskiyous nursing programs 1
Rio Hondo College situational simulation training center 0.4
Subtotal ($2,614)
Total $3,373
   
a Includes 5.07 percent COLA for apprenticeships; 4.05 percent COLA for the Adult Education Program; and 1.7 percent COLA for CalWORKs student services, campus child care support, Disabled Students Programs and Services, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, and mandates block grant.
b Augmentation is in addition to a $2.3 million increase resulting from the 1.7 percent COLA.
COLA = cost-of-living adjustment; CENIC = Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California; MESA = Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement; HBCU = Historically Black Colleges and Universities; LGBTQ+ = lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and plus; AB = Assembly Bill; CERT = Cooperative Education Reskilling and Training.