Annual Budget for Academic Year 2016-2017

On January 7, 2016, Governor Brown released his budget plan for 2016-2017. The Budget proposed "an additional $125 million in General Fund for UC and $148 million in General Funds for CSU for 2016-17."  The CSU had requested $241.7 million in its Board of Trustees 2016-17 Support Budget to address mandatory costs, compensation pool increases, enrollment growth, student success initiatives and facilities and infrastructure needs.

On July 14, 2016, the CSU issues the 2016-17 Final Base Budget Allocations to the campuses.  The Total 2016-17 General Fund allocation to CSU, Chico is listed at $108,499,232 with an associated FTES target of 16,006 (15,197 Resident and 809 non-resident FTES).   On October 11, 2016, President Hutchinson and her Cabinet approved the 2016-2017 campus budget plan.  The plan calls for an allocation to the Division of Academic Affairs of $121,380,420; a $6,409,566 increase over 2015-16, of which $4,623,146 has been designated for mandated cost increases.  It is worth noting that for 2016-17 there remain unfunded compensation increases in the amount of $979,972.

The division of Academic Affairs chose to review its budget allocation mechanisms for 2016-17.  Allocation mechanism to be proposed are to minimize swings in resource allocation from year-to-year, be predictable, transparent, and allow the division to engage in longer-term planning.

Academic Affairs

• 2016-2017 AA Allocations (PDF)
• Feedback on AA Budget Allocations (PDF)
• UBC Presentation: Item 6 09-16-2016 (PDF)
• UBC Presentation: Item 8 09-16-2016 (PDF)
• Towards A Sustainable AA Budget Model (PDF)
• Stewardship of All Our Resources (PDF)

CSU, Chico

• Chico 2016-17 Budget Plan (PDF)
• UBC Budget Update 9-16-2016 (PDF)
• UBC Budget Terminology (PDF)

California State University

• Chancellor's Mantra: More Students to Degrees Sooner (PDF)
• Chancellor 2016-2017 Budget Message (PDF)
• 2016-17 Final Budget Allocations (PDF)
• 2016-17 Final One-time Budget Allocations (PDF)
• 2016-17 Final Base Budget Allocations (PDF)
• Report on 2016-2017 Support Budget (PDF)
• A Financial Model to Support CSU's Future (PDF)
• CSU 2016-2017 Support Budget (PDF)
• CSU Budget Cycle Chart 2016-17 (PDF)
• CSU Graduation Initiative 2025 (PDF)
• The Mission of the California State University 2016 (PDF)

State of California

• CSU Budget 2016-17 (PDF)
• 2016-17 Enacted Budget: Higher Education (PDF)
• LAO Overview of May Revision Proposals For Higher Education (PDF)
• LAO 2016-2017 Higher Education Analysis (PDF)
• CA State Budget 2016-17 (PDF)

News Media Reports and Other Analyses

• Inside Higher Ed: More State Funds, on One Condition  06-17-2016 (PDF)
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Funding Down, Tuition Up  08-15-2016 (PDF)
• HigherEd Jobs: Budgets in Higher Education-The Keys to Successful Financial Management (PDF)

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