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EOPS

Extended Opportunity Programs & Services (EOPS)

 

Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) is here to make sure students disadvantaged by social, economic, educational or linguistic barriers get the resources they need to enroll and succeed at any California community college. How? By offering comprehensive academic and support counseling, financial aid and other services aimed at retaining students and helping them reach their educational and career goals. 

 

EOPS Eligibility Requirements

Students must have a current 小优传媒 application on file, be enrolled full-time, and have completed the FAFSA application or CA Dream Act Application before they fill out an EOPS application. 

 

Students must meet all of the following EOPS criteria at the time of submitting the EOPS application:

  • Must be a CA resident
    OR
    Qualify for CA residency under AB540
  • Completed the FAFSA or CA Dream Act Application for the 2025-2026
  • Qualify for the CA Promise Grant
    Method A, B, or C with 0 to -1500 Student Aid Index (SAI)
  • Full-time student enrolled in at least 12-units
        - Waitlisted courses will NOT fulfill this requirement
        - Students with disabilities who are enrolled in less than 12 units may submit a Reduced Load Recommendation Form completed by an A.R.C. counselor. Email form requests to grossmont.eops@gcccd.edu with "Reduced Units" as the subject line.
  • Completed less than 45-degree applicable college units at the time of applying to EOPS AND Not have earned an associate degree or higher
    • Must have all official college transcripts for college credits earned from other institutions on file in Admissions & Records before EOPS application is processed

     

AND one or more of the following:

  • A demonstrated educational disadvantage
  • A member of an underrepresented group targeted by 小优传媒's equity goals
  • Graduated high school with a GPA below 2.5
  • Previously enrolled in basic skills or remedial education courses in high school or a former college
  • English is not the first-language spoken at home
  • First generation-college student
    (Neither parent or legal guardian have attained a college education)
  • Current or former foster youth
  • Homeless or at-risk of being homeless

Students must meet all of the EOPS criteria listed above at the time of submitting the EOPS application:

 


July 1 - August 22 (closes at 4pm)

 

EOPS Services & Benefits

  • Academic & Personal Counseling
  • Career Advising
  • Short-term and long-term Educational Planning (AEP and/or CEP)
  • Priority Registration
  • Educational & Student Success Workshops
  • Letters of Recommendation for Scholarships or Employment
  • CSU EOP Recommendations
  • Transfer Applications Fee Waiver
  • Cap & Gown, and Honors Cord
  • Scantrons and Blue Books*
  • Monthly Bus Pass*
  • EOPS Financial Grant*
  • Textbook Voucher*

* All monetary services vary by semester and will only be awarded to students in good standing with EOPS