July 2025

Community Colleges

2025-26 Changes in California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending

(In Millions)

2024-25 Revised Spending $13,473
Ongoing Spending  
COLA for apportionments (2.30 percent) $217
Enrollment growth (0.57 percent)a 40
COLA for select categorical programs (2.30 percent)b 30
Rising Scholars Network 10
Credit for prior learning 5
Subtotal ($302)
One-Time Spending  
2024-25 deferral repayment $107c
Common Cloud Data Platform 12
Subtotal ($119)
Other Actions  
2025-26 apportionments deferral -$408
2025-26 apportionments costs covered with reappropriations -133
Technical adjustments -394d
Subtotal (-$936)
Total Changes -$514
2025-26 Enacted Spending $12,959
Note: This table reflects spending that counts toward the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee. It also includes $50 million in spending covered by withdrawals from the Proposition 98 Reserve.
a The 2025-26 budget package also increases the 2024-25 enrollment growth target by 1.78 percentage points (up from 0.5 percent to 2.28 percent), bringing the total growth added across the two years to 2.35 percent.
b Applies to the Adult Education Program, apprenticeship programs, CalWORKs student services, campus child care support, Disabled Students Programs and Services, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, and mandates block grant.
c The budget also provides $137 million in reappropriated Proposition 98 funds for this purpose.
d Primarily reflects the removal of 2024-25 one-time funds.
COLA = cost-of-living adjustment.