The 23 campuses in the California State University system plan to enroll fewer students next year because of ongoing state budget cuts, officials said Monday.

The CSU system will trim enrollment by 10,000 students, Chancellor Charles Reed said in a teleconference.

"We can't continue to admit more students without receiving adequate funding," he said.

The change, which will be enacted when the Board of Trustees meets this week, makes it especially important for students to apply by the Nov. 30 deadline, although some campuses could have later deadlines, Reed said.

Minority students and those who are the first in their family to go to college will be most affected, he said. That's because they are more likely to apply late, mostly because they are less familiar with the application process and financial aid, he said.

The system is trying to alert those students through YouTube and Spanish media.

"It's essential we provide education opportunities for the emerging majority of minority students in this state," CSU Trustee Herb Carter said.

Enrollment in the CSU system is now nearly 460,000. Under the enrollment limit, it would drop to slightly more than 450,000.

The limit is coming as demand is unusually high, with families concerned about the economy opting for public universities instead of costly private ones.

The state already has cut $246 million from CSU's 2008-09 budget, officials said. Now the governor has proposed an additional $66 million in mid-year cuts, they said.

Reed would not comment on whether he is considering a tuition hike.

"The biggest university system in the U.S. is on a starvation diet," Lt. Gov. John Garamendi said. "The same goes for the UC system."

The 10 University of California campuses have had their budgets cut by $48 million. An additional $65.5 million is proposed in mid-year cuts.

Community colleges also expect to be hit hard by budget cuts. The governor has proposed $332 million in mid-year budget cuts for the 110 community colleges across the state. That's on top of $290 million already cut.

In a separate proposal, the state Legislative Analyst's Office has suggested increasing tuition at the community colleges from $20 a unit to $26 by Jan. 1 and to $30 a unit July 1 — an overall 50 percent hike.

CSU Channel Islands already has declared a cap on enrollment. The Camarillo university had planned to grow by about 500 students this year. Instead, enrollment will probably drop from 3,800 to about 3,500, said Joanne Coville, vice president for finance and administration.

The university has not planned any specific cuts but is limiting spending, Coville said.

"I'm telling people, ‘If you don't have to fill a position, please don't. If you don't have to buy it, please don't,'" she said.

Like state universities, community colleges are seeing increasing demand with the downturn in the economy. People across the state are enrolling in classes to upgrade job skills or prepare for new careers.

Statewide, community colleges have seen a 10 percent increase in enrollment, according to Chancellor Diane Woodruff.

The Ventura County Community College District's enrollment has grown by 8 percent, said Sue Johnson, vice chancellor of business and administrative services.

The proposed mid-year cuts would mean an additional $7.9 million loss for the district, which has put aside nearly $3 million for contingencies, Johnson said.

"We try to protect classes at all costs," she said. "But these cuts would be the most severe we've ever experienced."