We strive to ensure colleges and students have what they need to focus on achieving their educational goals.
The College Finance and Facilities Planning Division oversees policies that determine the distribution of local assistance and capital outlay funds for the 73 districts that make up the California Community Colleges. The division also represents the system in advocating for local assistance and capital outlay funds with the Legislature and the Department of Finance. The College Finance and Facilities Planning Division includes the Accounting Unit, Budget Office, Fiscal Services (Apportionments) and the following units:
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Facilities Planning
Assists and supports the California Community Colleges in matters related to infrastructure and capital outlay dedicated to acquiring, maintaining, building, repairing or upgrading fixed assets such as land and facilities. -
Affordable Student Housing
Focuses on increasing the stock of affordable housing units to support students and facilitate their access to higher education. -
Fiscal Standards and Acountability
Administers and provides technical assistance on financial accounting and annual audit requirements, attendance accounting, residency, districts’ fiscal health, student fees, faculty programs and compliance requirements including the Fifty Percent Law and full-time faculty obligation
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Student Centered Funding Formula (SCFF) Dashboards
The Student Centered Funding Formula (SCFF) provides funding that supports access through enrollment-based funding, student equity by targeting funds to districts serving low-income students, and student success by providing districts with additional resources for student’s successful outcomes. -
Budget News
Each year the state provides funding to support the general operations and student support functions of 73 districts and 116 community college campuses. This site provides summary information related to California Community College budgets and provides links to several organizations that play important roles in developing and implementing the budget. -
California Community Colleges Compendium of Allocations and Resources
The Compendium provides comprehensive information about ongoing and new funding allocations. The 2022-23 inaugural edition of the Compendium came on the heels of historic investments and opportunities for California’s community colleges. The current edition focuses on an evidence-based approach to engage in local planning and continuous improvement towards advancing student outcomes and reducing equity and achievement gaps. -
Fiscal and Policy Updates
Join the Chancellor’s Office College Finance and Facilities Planning Division for our monthly Fiscal & Policy Webinar Series. We provide timely updates on issues related to college finance, state budgets and fiscal policy. Webinars are held on the last Thursday of each month (excluding holidays).
Key Resources
Student Centered Funding Formula
The Student Centered Funding Formula provides funding that supports access through enrollment-based funding, student equity by targeting funds to districts serving low-income students, and student success by providing districts with additional resources for student’s successful outcomes.
Apportionments
The Budget Act appropriates funds for various purposes, including the Student Centered Funding Formula and other apportionments to the California Community Colleges. Learn more by reading our Apportionment reports.
Fiscal Forward Portfolio
With the goal of moving beyond critical stage engagement toward proactive district fiscal health supports, the Chancellor’s Office has refined its strategy with a new Fiscal Forward portfolio. The cornerstone of Fiscal Forward is prevention through early engagement and technical assistance.
Financial and Compliance Reports and Information
Web portals are available for California Community College districts and counties to report their fiscal and budgetary data to the Chancellor’s Office.
Student Programs
Get details about student fees, including student health, parking, transportation service fees and nonresident tuition and fees. In addition, see guidelines for student eligibility for maintenance allowance, which community college districts pay for certain students that reside in a territory not within any district.
Attendance Accounting and Residency
Get information on Attendance Accounting and Residency, including residency determination, attendance accounting methodologies and guidance, the emergency conditions allowance, and mandated holidays.
Faculty and Classified Staff Programs
We oversee the following programs for faculty and classfied staff.
Climate Action and Sustainability
Find information on our Climate Action and Sustainability framework and goals, including tools and guidance for community college districts to align with the key climate change strategy pillars, achieve energy conservation goals, build capital projects sustainably, and integrate physical plant management practices to reduce energy consumption to improve local environmental sustainability measures.
Meet Our Team
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Lizette Navarette, EdD
Executive Vice Chancellor for the Institutional Supports and Success Office
Dr. Lizette Navarette is a passionate student-centered leader with nearly two decades of experience in higher education and local government. Navarette is responsible for guiding policy and implementation in alignment with the commitments and goals in the Vision for Success and Gov. Newsom’s Roadmap for the Future, which sets multi-year goals and resources, to drive equitable improvements in credential attainment and transfer outcomes across all state higher education segments.
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Wrenna Finche
Vice Chancellor of Fiscal Health and Accounting
Vice Chancellor of Fiscal Health and Accounting Wrenna Finche oversees Chancellor’s Office budget, accounting, capital outlay, affordable student housing, financial compliance, and risk management operations in support of promoting district fiscal health and aligning budget policy with the Vision for Success.
To obtain information, please contact FiscalStandards@CCCCO.edu to reach the Fiscal Standards & Accountability Unit; SCFF@CCCCO.edu for information about the Student Centered Funding Formula; Apportionments@CCCCO.edu for Apportionments; BudgetOffice@CCCCO.edu for the Budget Office; and Accounting@CCCCO.edu for the Accounting Office.
Fiscal Standards and Accountability
| Team Member | Role |
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| Lorena Romero | Director |
| Rafael Artiga | Community College Specialist |
| Jubilee Smallwood | Community College Specialist |
| Amanda Voie | Community College Specialist |
| Natalie Wagner | Community College Specialist |
| Avita Hang | Associate Governmental Program Analyst |
Facilities Planning
| Team Member | Role |
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| Hoang Nguyen | Director |
| Harold Flood | Community College Specialist |
| Eric Thorson | Community College Specialist |
| Chay Yang | Community College Specialist |
| Lan Yuan | Community College Specialist |
| Brian Turner | Community College Program Analyst |
| Druv Bhat | Associate Governmental Program Analyst |
Student Housing
| Team Member | Role |
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| Ronnie Slimp | Director |
| Laura Murphy | Community College Program Assistant |
| Andrea Cruz | Associate Governmental Program Analyst |
Fiscal Services Unit
| Team Member | Role |
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| Patricia Servin | Director |
| Arthur Golovey | Community College Specialist |
| Liliana Jimenez | Community College Specialist |
| Mayra Duenas | Community College Program Assistant |
| Wendy Lozoya | Associate Governmental Program Analyst |
Budget Office
| Team Member | Role |
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| Keith Nezaam | Director |
| Andie Evans | Community College Specialist |
| Amy Meadows | Community College Specialist |
| Sean Couch | Associate Governmental Program Analyst |
Accounting Unit
| Team Member | Role |
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| Marybeth Weeks | Accounting Administrator III |
| Nerissa Chin | Staff Services Manager II |
| Summer Barrios-Grace | Accounting Administrator I |
| Amy Fedora | Associate Accounting Analyst |
| Madison Killan | Accounting Analyst |
| Katie Wel | Accounting Analyst |
| Jerry Miranda | Accounting Trainee |
| Logan Deters | Accounting Administrator II |
| Caithness Caldo | Accounting Administrator I |
| Tara Worman | Accounting Administrator I |
| Marshall Kamph | Associate Accounting Analyst |
| Ran Xu | Associate Accounting Analyst |
