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Cabrillo Community College District
Adopted budget, FY 2026-27 (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027)
The Governing Board approved the 2026-27 Adopted Budget on September 14, 2026 (California community colleges adopt their final budget by September 15). The meeting's minutes aren't published yet; the approval was reported by Lookout Santa Cruz. Figures are for the Unrestricted General Fund (Fund 11), the college's main operating fund.
Unrestricted General Fund spending, including transfers out
$100.9M
$97,026,613 in expenditures plus $3,884,345 transferred to other funds.
Unrestricted General Fund revenue, including transfers in
$98.6M
Planned draw on fund balance
$2.4M
The fund balance falls from $28,502,146 to $26,145,824.
Board reserves
$16.9M
16.7% of General Fund spending, per board policy BP 6300.
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Where the Unrestricted General Fund's money comes from
Total $98.3M
- Local revenue$55.0M (55.9%)
- State revenue$43.3M (44.1%)
- Federal revenue$30K (0.0%)
Before $238,646 in transfers in from other funds.Source: Cabrillo College 2026-27 Adopted Budget (Governing Board, September 14, 2026; PDF page numbers), p. 12
Unrestricted General Fund spending
Total $100.9M
- Academic salaries (faculty)$36.0M (35.7%)
- Employee benefits$30.1M (29.8%)
- Non-instructional salaries (staff)$19.9M (19.8%)
- Other operating expenses$7.0M (6.9%)
- Transfers to other funds$3.9M (3.8%)
- Planned operating contingency$2.5M (2.5%)
- Supplies and materials$1.3M (1.3%)
- Capital outlay$115K (0.1%)
Good to know
- Salaries and benefits total $86,049,702, 88.7% of Unrestricted General Fund expenditures (before transfers). Cabrillo College 2026-27 Adopted Budget (Governing Board, September 14, 2026; PDF page numbers), p. 12
- Across all of the college's funds, the adopted budget totals $336,392,826 in revenue and $342,802,941 in expenses. Cabrillo College 2026-27 Adopted Budget (Governing Board, September 14, 2026; PDF page numbers), p. 4
- Lookout Santa Cruz reported the board's approval of the $98.5 million budget, the Unrestricted General Fund revenue figure. Lookout Santa Cruz, Sept. 15, 2026: board approves the $98.5 million budget, “article”
Notes on the numbers
- The Unrestricted General Fund table covers Fund 11 only; the college's report to the state combines Funds 11, 13, 14 and 17.
- The approval date comes from Lookout Santa Cruz's report and the September 14, 2026 board agenda; the board's minutes for that meeting weren't published when we checked.
Every figure is taken from Cabrillo Community College District's own budget documents and was checked against the source page on 2026-09-27. All of this budget's documents