May 2026

Community Colleges

CCC Proposition 98 Spending Proposals Under the Governor's Budget and May Revision

2024-25 Through 2026-27, Includes Reappropriated Funds (In Millions)

   Governor's  Budget   May   Revision Change
Ongoing Spending   
Apportionments COLAa $241 $292 $51
Apportionments increase above COLAa — 146 146
Calbright College 38 38 —
Enrollment growth (0.5 percent) 32 34 2
COLA for select categorical programsb 31 36 6
Healthy School Foods Pathways 14 14 —
Common Cloud Data Platform 5 5 —
Credit for prior learning 2 2 —
Subtotals $363 $568 $205
One-Time Spending   
2025-26 deferral repayment $408 $408 —
Deferred maintenance 121 121 —
Student support block grant 100 101 $1
Higher 2025-26 apportionments costs 89 89 —
Additional 2025-26 enrollment growth (1.0 percent)c 55 55 —
Common Cloud Data Platform 36 36 —
Credit for prior learning 35 35 —
Higher apprenticeship costsd 13 16 3
Adult learner demonstration project — 10 10
Subtotals $857 $870 $13
Totals $1,220 $1,438 $218
a Proposed COLA increased from 2.41 percent in January to 2.87 percent at the May Revision. On top of this COLA, the May Revision provides a 1.44 percent increase for apportionments.
b Applies to the Adult Education Program, apprenticeship programs, CalWORKs student services, campus child care support, Disabled Student Programs and Services, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services, and mandates block grant. Proposed COLA increased from 2.41 percent in January to 2.87 percent at the May Revision.
c Increases budgeted 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.
d Related and supplemental instruction costs for apprenticeship programs in 2024‑25 and 2025‑26 are higher than budgeted.
COLA = cost-of-living adjustment.