Program Enhancements and Other Budget Adjustments
Nursing Initiative

Building on investments made in the current year budget described previously, the Governor's Budget proposes $9 million in ongoing funding and $9 million in one-time current year funding to support additional nursing instructional capacity in community colleges. The CCC, with 74 existing nursing programs, are the leaders in training and educating the nursing workforce. Recognizing their mission and capacity to provide additional training and services to meet the documented clinical nursing shortage, the Budget proposes:

  • $9 million in ongoing funding for additional services to reduce enrollment attrition ($5.2 million) and for incentives to increase costly science course sections that are prerequisite to enrolling in nursing programs ($3.8 million).
  • $9 million in one-time funding for start up costs for five new nursing programs ($5 million) and development of four new regional clinical simulation laboratories ($4 million).
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CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS for Higher Education Back to Top

 Major Accomplishments in 2006-07
 Proposed Higher Education Spending for 2007-08
 Program Enhancements and Other Budget Adjustments
  University of California Research - Keeping the State on the Cutting Edge
  Career Technical Education Initiative
  CCC Student Success Initiative
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  Science and Math Teacher Initiative
  Other Policy Proposals
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
Budget Summary - Higher Education (pdf * - 181K) -
Provides this entire Higher Education Chapter in pdf format.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Proposed Budget Detail - Higher Education
Displays Proposed Budget Detail information for Higher Education.