Postsecondary Education Funding - Education Commission of the States

Postsecondary Education Funding

Budget Request Process: Do individual institutions request funding from the legislature, is a consolidated budget request process required, or is another process in place?

July 2020

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STATE	Policy Applies To:	Budget Request Process arrow_upward
Alabama	2-year and/or technical colleges	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Alabama	4-year institutions	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Alaska	University of Alaska System (Oversees budget requests for 2- and 4-year institutions)	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Arizona	2-year and/or technical colleges	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Arizona	4-year institutions	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Arkansas	2-year and/or technical colleges	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Arkansas	4-year institutions	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
California	California Community College System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
	California State University System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
	University of California System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Colorado	All state/public postsecondary institutions	Individual institutions and coordinating or governing boards request
Connecticut	Regional Community/Technical Colleges	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
	Connecticut State University	Individual institutions request
	University of Connecticut	Individual institutions request
	Charter Oak State College	Individual institutions request
Delaware	University of Delaware	Individual institutions request
	Delaware State University	Individual institutions request
	Delaware Technical and Community College	Individual institutions request
District of Columbia	Community College of the District of Columbia	No policy
District of Columbia	University of the District of Columbia	No policy
Florida	Florida College System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Florida	University of Florida and Florida State University	Individual institutions and coordinating or governing boards request
Georgia	Technical College System of Georgia	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Georgia	University System of Georgia	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Hawaii	University of Hawaii System (Oversees budget requests for 2- and 4-year institutions)	Individual institutions request
Idaho	All public 2-year and 4-year institutions	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Illinois	2-year and/or technical colleges	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Illinois	4-year institutions	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Indiana	Institutions under the Commission for Higher Education (Oversees budget requests for 2- and 4-year institutions)	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Iowa	4-year institutions	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Iowa	Community Colleges	Individual institutions request
Kansas	Technical Colleges (coordinated by the Board of Regents)	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Kansas	Public Colleges and Universities (governed by the Board of Regents)	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Kentucky	Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS)	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Kentucky	Public Universities	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Louisiana	Louisiana Community and Technical College System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Louisiana	4-year institutions	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Maine	Community Colleges	No policy
Maine	University of Maine System	No policy
Maryland	Community colleges	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Maryland	Universities and 4-year institutions	Individual institutions request
Massachusetts	2-year and/or technical colleges	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Massachusetts	4-year institutions	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Michigan	Community Colleges	No policy
Michigan	Universities	No policy
Minnesota	University of Minnesota System and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Mississippi	Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Mississippi	Community and Junior Colleges	No policy
Missouri	Four-year institutions	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Missouri	Community and technical colleges	No policy
Montana	Community College System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Montana	Montana University System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Nebraska	Community Colleges	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
	Nebraska State College System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
	University of Nebraska	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Nevada	Nevada System of Higher Education (2-year institutions)	No policy
Nevada	Nevada System of Higher Education (4-year institutions)	No policy
New Hampshire	Community College System of New Hampshire	Individual institutions and coordinating or governing boards request
New Hampshire	University System of New Hampshire	Individual institutions request
New Jersey	2-year and/or technical colleges	Individual institutions request
New Jersey	4-year institutions	Individual institutions request
New Mexico	Community Colleges	No policy
New Mexico	Comprehensive University Sector and Research Institutions	No policy
New York	State University of New York	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
	The City University of New York	No policy
	Community Colleges	No policy
North Carolina	North Carolina Community College System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
North Carolina	University of North Carolina System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
North Dakota	North Dakota University System (2-year and 4-year institutions)	No policy
Ohio	Community and Technical Colleges	No policy
Ohio	Universities and Regional Campuses	No policy
Oklahoma	Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, (Oversees budget requests for 2- and 4-year institutions)	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Oregon	Community colleges	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Oregon	Public Universities and the Oregon Health Sciences University	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Pennsylvania	Community colleges	Individual institutions request
Rhode Island	Community College of Rhode Island	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
	Rhode Island College	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
	University of Rhode Island	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
South Carolina	South Carolina Technical College System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
South Carolina	South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (Oversees budget requests for 2- and 4-year institutions	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
South Dakota	South Dakota Board of Regents, 4-year institutions	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
South Dakota	South Dakota Technical Institute System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Tennessee	Tennessee Board of Regents System, 2-year institutions	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Tennessee	University of Tennessee System and other 4-year institutions	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Texas	Community Colleges	Individual institutions request
	General Academic Institutions	Individual institutions request
	Health-Related Institutions	Individual institutions request
	Technical Colleges	Individual institutions request
	Lamar State	Individual institutions request
Utah	Utah System of Higher Education (Oversees budget requests for 2- and 4-year institutions)	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Utah	Technical Colleges	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Vermont	Vermont State College System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Vermont	University of Vermont	Individual institutions request
Virginia	Virginia Community College System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Virginia	4-year institutions	Individual institutions and coordinating or governing boards request
Washington	Washington Community and Technical College System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Washington	4-year institutions	Individual institutions request
West Virginia	West Virginia Community and Technical College System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
West Virginia	West Virginina Higher Education Policy Commission, 4-year institutions	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin System (Oversees budget requests for 2- and 4-year institutions)	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Wisconsin	Wisconsin Technical College System	Coordinating or governing board makes a consolidated request
Wyoming	Wyoming Community College System	No policy
Wyoming	University of Wyoming	No policy