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Chancellor seeks $162.5M for Common Cloud and $168M for a common ERP; LAO urges caution and more planning
Summary
The Chancellor's Office asked the Legislature for $162.5 million to scale a Common Cloud student data platform and $168 million one‑time for a common ERP system; the Legislative Analyst's Office urged caution, recommending a full review of the Common Cloud demonstration before systemwide expansion and raising significant planning and cost concerns about the ERP proposal.
The subcommittee considered two large technology investments the Chancellor's Office says are necessary to modernize community college data and administration: a Common Cloud student data platform and a common enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
Chancellor's Office case
"The Common Cloud Student Data Platform would better serve all students and especially adult working learners," Chris Ferguson said, describing the proposed platform as a unified repository and dashboard that would provide near‑real‑time enrollment and success trends, improve student advising, and reduce burdens on campus staff. The governor's budget requests $162,500,000 Proposition 98 General Fund to scale the Common Cloud,…
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