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Frequently Asked Questions - EOPS & CARE
- What is EOPS?
- What is CARE?
- Who
is eligible for EOPS?
- What are the benefits of the EOPS and CARE programs?
EOPS is the Extended Opportunity Programs
and Services. A state funded
educational support services program designed to assist low-income while
pursuing studies at a community college and to promote their retention,
graduation, transfer and/or transition to employment.
What is CARE?CARE
is the Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education. This program provides support services to assist single parents who
are participating in CalWORKs and/or TANF/AFDC, and who have children under
the age of 14 years old. CARE
students must first qualify for the EOPS program.
- You
must be a California Resident.
- You must enroll in at least 12 units of credit classes each semester (exceptions may be made for individuals with a documented disability).
- You must have completed less that 70 degree applicable college units and may not have an AA degree.
- Qualify
for the Board of Governors enrollment fee waiver (BOG-W) to meet the
- You
must be educationally disadvantaged as determined by meeting at least
one
What
are the benefits of the EOPS and CARE programs?
- Academic, personal and career counseling, and orientation.
- Priority
registration, academic progress monitoring, and peer advising.
- Book
vouchers, grants, work-study, ASDVC student body card.
- Application
fee waivers for California State University and University of California
transfer applications.
- Field
trips to four-year colleges.
- High
school outreach/recruitment, summer bridge program.
- Alpha Gamma Sigma (Honor Society) membership fee, Career 110 materials fee.
- CARE
supplemental grants for study-time child care, transportation, and book
vouchers.
To
remain eligible for EOPS until you complete 70 degree applicable college
units, you must:
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Enroll in 12 units each fall and spring semester and complete at least 67%
of enrolled unts
at the end of semester with a 2.00 GPA.
- Complete
2 academic counseling visits and 1 peer advising visit each semester.
- If you withdraw from college for either fall or spring semester, you must reapply for the EOPS program when you return to college.
