The California Strategic Growth Plan
Higher Education

The Higher Education Compact calls for state funding of $345 million per year, per segment, for the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU). The voters approved this level of infrastructure funding for the UC and the CSU through 2007-08 by approving Proposition 1D. Proposition 1D also provided $750 million per year for the California Community Colleges (CCC), which resulted in a total of $3.1 billion for all of the higher education segments for a two-year period.

Proposition 1D included $200 million for UC's Telemedicine program. The UC has committed approximately $160 million for Telemedicine projects. This will be used to implement a systemwide program for improving health care delivery to underserved populations and regions by providing diagnostic and health care advice via videoconferencing, in conjunction with an expansion of medical student enrollment through the Programs in Medical Education (PRIME) program.

The new funding will provide for construction of new facilities at five UC medical schools and affiliated clinics located regionally and throughout the state. New facilities would be constructed and fully equipped to provide the University's health care professionals with videoconferencing capability and instruction and research space to accommodate expanded medical student enrollment in the PRIME program. The balance of funding ($40 million) will be used in future years to expand telemedicine capabilities in community hospitals or clinics and to improve community health services in selected areas such as UCLA/Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science and UCLA/UC Riverside medical education programs.

Proposition 1D is in the second year of funding and nearing exhaustion, consequently, the SGP proposes funding beyond the two years of financing provided by the current bonds. The SGP includes an additional $50 million per year for UC and CSU, on top of the compact funding of $345 million per year, to continue state support for the UC, CSU and CCC beyond 2008-09 through additional bond measures on the 2008 and 2010 ballots, totaling $12.3 billion. These funds will be used to meet an increased student enrollment of approximately 130,000 at the UC and CSU campuses and to continue the current level of CCC support.

Proposed new general obligation funding for higher education includes:

  • University of California - $3.2 billion. This funding will help the UC system accommodate an increased enrollment of approximately 50,000 students over the ten-year vision of the SGP. Facilities must be built or renovated to meet this high level of demand.
  • California State University - $3.2 billion. This funding will help the system accommodate an increased enrollment of approximately 80,000 students over the ten years.
  • California Community Colleges - $6 billion. This funding will help the 72 districts who provide services at 110 colleges and 65 off-campus centers provide services to their approximately 2.5 million students.
While this funding will be allocated over the next couple of years, it will take many years to construct and complete all projects.
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CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS for The California Strategic Growth Plan Back to Top

 Strategic Growth Coordination and Sustainability
 Providing Performance Based Infrastructure (PBI)
 Flood Control and Water Supply
 K-12 Education
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 Transportation
 Judicial
 Housing
 Public Safety
 Other Public Service
 Accountability
 Affordability
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