EOPS & CalWORKs
About the EOPS & CalWORKs Office
Coastline College’s EOPS & CalWORKs Office provides additional support for low-income and underserved, at-promise student populations to achieve their academic, professional, and personal goals, including graduation, transfer, and career success.
Extended Opportunity Programs and Services
Coastline College’s Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) is a state-funded program whose aim is to provide the academic, personal, and financial support necessary for students whose educational and socioeconomic backgrounds might limit their access to higher education or hinder their ability to be academically successful as they begin their college-level studies.
Eligible students are provided additional guidance and support to help them achieve their academic goals. EOPS students who are single parents of young children receive additional support services through CARE. EOPS students who are current or former foster youth receive additional support services through NextUp.
Visit the Coastline EOPS webpage
Phone: (714) 241-6237
Email: eopsprogram@coastline.edu
Special Services We Provide
- Book assistance: EOPS provides assistance for purchase of textbooks (depending on the availability of funds).
- Counseling and advisement: Staff are available most days to assist with general information and advisement, and a professional academic EOPS counselor to assist with educational and career goals, including transfer help. All EOPS students must see EOPS counselors a minimum of three times a semester to maintain good standing.
- Educational workshops: In collaboration with campus and community partners, EOPS offers targeted workshops addressing a variety of topics to support student success and wellness, including financial aid, the transfer process, career development, study skills, and more.
- Parking assistance: The cost of parking permits will be covered for enrolled EOPS students (depending on the availability of funds).
- Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) membership fees: Enrolled EOPS students will have their membership fees covered.
- Priority registration: EOPS students receive early registration, making it easier for those students who qualify and participate to get the right classes they need at the times they need them.
- School supplies assistance: General school supplies and graphing calculator loans, are provided to EOPS students in need, as available.
- Student orientation: The online orientation is presented by EOPS staff to give incoming EOPS students comprehensive information about the program, requirements, and support services.
EOPS Student Eligibility
- Must be a California resident or meet AB540/California Dream Act requirements.
- Must be enrolled full-time (12 or more units or as few as 6 units with a registered disability or other special circumstances) at the time of acceptance into EOPS and plan to earn a certificate, associate degree, or transfer.
- Must have completed less than 70 degree-applicable units.
- Must qualify for the California College Promise Grant (formerly known as Board of Governors fee waiver)
- Must be considered educationally underserved. Please see the criteria below.
What does it mean to be educationally underserved?
Students must meet ONE of the following criteria:
- Speak a language other than English at home.
- Be considered a first-generation college student (parents/guardians did not graduate from a 4-year college or university).
- Graduated from high school with a GPA below 2.50 on a 4.0 scale.
- Current or former foster youth.
- Neither have graduated from high school nor obtained a GED.
- Be from an underrepresented group.
Please note that meeting the eligibility requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.
About the CARE Program
Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education
The CARE program is a sub-program of EOPS; all CARE students must be EOPS students. The program is designed to assist single-parent students who are receiving public assistance (CalWORKs/TANF) for the student or child.
CARE students receive all “over-and-above” services of EOPS, plus assistance and services that are unique for these special students.
The Benefits
In addition to the services listed under EOPS, depending on the availability of funds, some of the specialized services that CARE may be able to provide include:
- Specialized workshops and events
- Gasoline cards
- Academic, personal, and career counseling
- CARE grants
- Referrals to outside agencies
CARE Student Eligibility
- Must be an EOPS student
- Must be 18 years or older
- Must be a single parent and head of household (determined by DSS) with a dependent child or children under age 18
- Must be currently receiving CalWORKs/TANF cash aid (either student or child)
Visit the Coastline CARE webpage
About the NextUp & Guardian Scholars Programs
The NextUp and Guardian Scholars Programs at Coastline College provide equity-centered, holistic support to students with current or former lived experience in the foster care system and those who are justice-impacted. The programs are designed to promote academic achievement, persistence, and degree completion by addressing educational, financial, and personal barriers to student success. Through individualized, trauma-informed, and student-centered services, we meet students where they are and empower them to progress at their own pace while maximizing access to available financial aid, campus resources, and support services.
The Benefits
NextUp & Guardian Scholars may be able to provide:
- Academic Counseling and Comprehensive Student Education Plan (CSEP)
- Priority Registration
- Financial Aid Support, guidance and advocacy to maximize student financial aid awards
- Book, supplies, meal, and transportation assistance *
- NextUp Grants
- Transfer and Career Exploration Services
- Target Workshops
- Jonh Burton Advocates for Youth (JBAY) Grants *
- Community referral and resources
- Basic Needs Referrals
- Emergency Grants *
*Based on funding availability.
NextUp & Guardian Scholars Student Eligibility
- Be a California resident or meet AB540/California Dream Act requirements.
- A current or former foster youth in California whose dependency was established or continued by the court on or after their 13th birthday. (Verification of Dependency Required) * Guardian Scholars: Were in the foster care or justice system for at least one day in your life. (Verification of Dependency Required).
- Under the age of 26 at the commencement of any academic year in which they participate in NextUp. * Guardian Scholars: Were in the foster care or justice system for at least one day in your life. (Verification of Dependency Required).
- Enrolled in at least 9 units at the time of acceptance into NextUp or .75 time as defined by the college. Are enrolled in or planning to enroll in at least nine units or agree to an education plan with the future goal of enrolling in nine units.
Visit the NextUp & Guardian Scholars website to apply
How Can I apply?
Visit the Coastline EOPS webpage and apply online or pick up an application at the EOPS Office: 11460 Warner Avenue., Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Questions
Call (714) 241-6237 ext. 16427 or visit the Coastline EOPS webpage; or stop by the EOPS & CalWORKs office located at the Student Services Center at Fountain Valley. Business hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
CalWORKs
The CalWORKs Program at Coastline College provides comprehensive student support services for CalWORKs participants on their educational journey to graduation, transfer, and career success to help promote the wellbeing and future self-sufficiency of families. Support services include orientation, transportation assistance, academic counseling, transfer assistance, financial aid assistance, ancillary funding support, school supplies, job skills development, grants, and community referrals. We provide case management and coordination with Orange County, Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County and other counties in California.
In order to be an eligible participant in the Coastline’s CalWORKs Program, you must:
- Be enrolled in at least one unit at Coastline College
- Be a current CalWORKs recipient receiving cash aid and in good standing with the County.
- Develop a Welfare-to-Work Plan with the California Department of Social Services CalWORKs.
Visit the Coastline CalWORKs webpage
Phone: (714) 241-6237
Email: eopsprogram@coastline.edu