Welcome to EOP&S

EXTENDED OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (EOP&S)

Spring 2009 Newsletter

Dear Student,

On behalf of the staff of Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOP&S) and the Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE), we would like to welcome you to Los Angeles Pierce College.  We are very excited that you have selected Pierce College, and we want to provide you with every opportunity for a successful experience.

Your success is very important to us.  EOP&S and CARE provide a variety of student support services.  We provide assistance with registration, educational planning, counseling, career exploration, financial assistance, book service, and tutoring.  In addition, Pierce College offers excellent academic programs, learning resources, and many other services and activities.

We hope that you have many rewarding academic and personal experiences at Pierce College and encourage you to take advantage of all that EOPS and CARE have to offer.

Sincerely,

David Follosco

EOP&S Director

Dean, Student Services

EOP&S is a state-funded support program designed to assist qualified low-income and educationally disadvantaged students in completing their educational goals with the assistance of financial and student support services. It is an invitational program open only to those who qualify and commit to participate in the program.

COOPERATIVE AGENCIES RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION (CARE)
CARE is an EOP&S program created especially for students who are single parents (head of household), TANF recipients who also have children 14 years of age or younger. In addition to special counseling, CARE assists students with extra childcare expenses if needed, meal tickets and supplies. Students must qualify for the EOP&S program to participate.

HOW DO I QUALIFY FOR EOP&S?
To qualify for the EOP&S Program, you MUST meet all of the following requirements:

1. Be a California resident
2. Be enrolled in 12 or more units each semester
3. Have less than 70 degree-applicable units
4. Be educationally disadvantaged as defined by EOP&S regulations
5. Be eligible to receive financial aid in the form of a Board of Governors Fee Waiver (BOGW), either A or B