Welcome to EOPS/CARE

To qualify for EOPS services students must meet the following minimum requirements:

• California Resident
• Current FAFSA or CADAA on file
• Enrolled in at least 12 semester units (SAS students are exempt)
• Have not completed more than 70 degree-applicable units at any Community College District (45 units at the time an application is submitted)
• Qualify to receive the 2025-26 California College Promise Grant Type B
  •  2026-2027 California College Promise Grant Type B Income Standards
• Are determined educationally disadvantaged.

EOPS offers:

• EOPS Orientation
• Priority Registration
• Academic, Personal, and Career Counseling
• Book Vouchers based on students eligibility and state funding
• Book Loan program
• Transfer assistance
• Fee waivers for admission applications to UC and CSU campuses
• Peer Tutoring
• Homework lab
• Workshops, campus tours, and special events
• Referrals to college- and community-based services and programs

To stay in the EOPS program, you must:

* Be enrolled in at least 12 units each semester (unless approved for a reduced load by your EOPS counselor or through the SAS program)

*Attend all three EOPS/CARE counseling appointments each fall and spring semester.

*Keep at least three weeks between each counseling contact.
-Avoid missing appointments without notice (two no-shows in a semester may result in loss of benefits or program dismissal).

*Maintain satisfactory academic progress:  
-Successful completion of your courses each semester
-Complete each semester with a 2.0 cumulative GPA
-Following your Student Educational Plan -Submit your Academic Progress Report each semester

*Apply for financial aid each academic year (FAFSA, CA Dream Act, or CA Promise Grant)
-EOPS students must qualify for CA Promise Grant A, B, or C with an SAI equal to or less than 0 Meeting these requirements each semester ensures you remain eligible for EOPS services until you reach the 6-semester or 70-unit limit.