Community College Funding 2005-06
October 2005
Community college funding is connected to K-12 education because of Proposition 98. The $5.5 billion of Proposition 98 funding allocated to California’s community colleges for 2005-06 represents about 69% of the system’s total revenues. The following figure—taken from EdSource's School Finance report—shows that another $1.7 billion comes from other local sources and an estimated $355 million comes from student fees. For more information, order EdSource's School Finance report, or download the executive summary for free.
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Data: California Department of Finance (DOF), EdSource 10/05
In 2005–06 the total estimated sources of funding for California community colleges include:
State funds $3.7 billion (46%)
includes $3 billion from Proposition 98 sources.
Local property taxes $1.8 billion (23%)
Other local funds $1.7 billion (21%)
includes $175 million from local debt service.
Student fees $355 million (4%)
based on fees of $26 per unit and an estimated full-time equivalent student (FTES) count of 1.6 million.
Federal funds $276 million (3%)
State lottery $140 million (2%)
projected at about $125 per FTS in unrestricted revenues plus $29 per student to be used only for instructional materials.
Total funding for 2005–06: $8 billion
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