Extended Opportunity Program & Services (EOP&S)


Please stop by our office to inquire about how you can become eligible for our program!
We have two locations for our program. The EOP&S Outreach Office is directly across from the Admissions and Records office. We help potential EOP&S students with the eligibility process for our program; financial aid assistance, admissions assistance, BOGG fee waiver assistance, and other forms required by the EOP&S Program. The EOPS Program office is located in Room SC-118 , EOP&S eligible students obtain EOP&S services; Counseling, Emergency loans, Grants, and Book vouchers at this office.
Outreach telephone: 408 270-6457EOPS Program Office Telephone: 408 270-6455
Office Hours: Monday through Friday
Time: 8 a.m to 5 p.m
email: eop&sinfo@evc.edu
Financial Aid
Low income students receive a Board of Governors Fee Waiver which pays for enrollment fees and health services. Other forms of EOP&S financial aid include emergency loans and employment.
Grants/Book Vouchers
Qualified students receive a book voucher and/or EOP&S Grant to assist them with the necessary costs of their education.
Emergency Loans
An emergency loan service is available to all students who qualify for the EOP&S Program.
Employment
Employment services are designed to help upgrade job skills, enrich personal growth, explore new career directions and provide on-the-job training which help prepare students for the future. Job placements include tutors, office clerks, peer counselors and recruiters.
Counseling Services
EOP&S counseling services are an excellent aid to students beginning their college careers. Counselors provide up-to-date information on classes and majors when working with students in developing their individual education plans.
Transfer Guidance
EOP&S offers field trips and information to answer students' questions about advancing to upper division studies at various four-year universities. EOP&S students also receive waivers to cover the application fees at the Universities of California and California State Universities.
Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE)
The Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) Program is a unique educational program that promotes a cooperative effort between community colleges, the Santa Clara County Department of Social Services, and other community organizations to assist EOP&S single parents in achieving their educational goals.
To qualify for CARE you must be:
- EOP&S eligible
- At least 18 years old
- A single head of household
- Receiving TANF Cash-Aid, have an active Cal-WORKS case number in the household, and
- The Parent of at least one child under the age of 14
CARE Services
- Book vouchers and school supplies
- Subsidized child care
- Meal tickets
- Parking permit and gas card or monthly bus pass
