The California Community Colleges serves more than 2.1 million students each year and is the largest system of higher education in the nation. The state's 113 community colleges are charged with providing workforce training, basic skills education and preparing students to transfer to four-year postsecondary institutions. Seventy-seven California community colleges operate registered nursing programs, enrolling a statewide total of 13,120 full-time equivalent students in 2015-16. Of the 77 colleges with nursing programs, 74 were awarded state funds to expand the enrollment capacity of nursing programs and to implement assessment, remediation and retention strategies to decrease attrition rates. In 2015-16, California community college nursing program enrollment increased by 1,525 students and the overall attrition rate was 13.8 percent. Colleges with nursing programs receive funding through general apportionment by number of full-time equivalent students in each program at each college. This report presents information on categorical funding awarded through an application process to the Chancellor's Office for nursing programs in fiscal year 2015-16. Also included in this report is a summary on Nursing Program Support provided in the Budget Act of 2015, to expand community college nursing enrollments and improve student retention [required by Provision (23) of Item 6870-101-0001 of the Budget Act of 2015].