Extended Opportunity Programs + Services (EOPS)
Contact EOPS
4000 Suisun Valley Road
Building 400, 2nd Floor, Room 429
Fairfield, CA 94534
Hours:
Mon. - Thurs. 9 AM - 4 PM
Fri. 9 AM - 2 PM
Phone Hours:
Mon. - Thurs. 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Fri. 8:30 AM - 3 PM
eops@solano.edu
(707) 863-7888
@scc.eops
Extended Opportunity Programs + Services (EOPS)
About EOPS
The EOPS program’s primary goal is to encourage the enrollment, retention and transfer of students disadvantaged by language, social, economic and educational circumstances, and to facilitate the successful completion of their goals and objectives in college.
EOPS provides students with support services that includes counseling, Student Educational Plan (SEP), program review requirements, referrals, and financial assistance (contingent on the availability of EOPS funds), EOPS Lab, EOPS Library, and other student success assistance. Our EOPS students will receive focused assistance related to their academic planning and career goals.
Under EOPS, there are additional programs to provide additional support to your academic success. Please note there is one application for EOPS, CARE, and NextUp. Please see the summary of eligibility requirements below.
EOPS Applications
Join the EOPS mailing list by clicking the button to the left or check back frequently to learn when the next application period for EOPS is open.
- CA Resident
- Enrolled in 12 units
- Completed less than 70 degree-applicable units
- Qualify for CCPG Fee Waiver A, B, or C (if EFC=0)
- Educationally disadvantaged as determined by Title V criteria
Before submitting your application to the EOPS Program at Solano Community College, you need to read and understand the requirements that this state-funded program involves to maintain your eligibility and EOPS status. We will provide services, but you need to fulfill the state regulations to remain eligible for the EOPS Program.
If you are accepted into the program, you’ll sign a Mutual Responsibility Contract (MRC), in which you agree to comply with all the EOPS Program requirements listed below:
- Attend the EOPS Program Review (Orientation) to highlight program requirements and complete the EOPS Mutual Responsibility Contract (MRC)
- Meet with the EOPS counselor three times during each semester (Fall and Spring).
- Follow the Student Educational Plan (SEP) and the Mutual Responsibility Contract (MRC)
- Agree to make Academic Progress towards an educational goal – complete 6.0 units or above with a 2.0 Grade Point Average at the end of each semester.
- Submit all your Progress Reports during the Fall and Spring semesters for all classes you are registered to attend.
- Understand that the EOPS Program will serve you for 6 consecutive semesters or until the completion of 70.0 degree-applicable units.
- Communicate with the EOPS staff any changes in your class schedule, address, telephone, and other important information pertaining to your academic success.
If you agree with all these requirements, you can read the EOPS Eligibility Criteria and proceed to complete your EOPS application.
If you have any questions, please call our office (707-864-7000 ext. 4444.) or drop by the EOPS Office at Building 400, Room 426 (2nd Floor, next to the Financial Aid Office)
- Dedicated Counselor
- Priority Registration
- Student Supplies
- Book Vouchers
- Lending Library
- Computer Lab and Printing
- EOPS Grants
- Success Workshops
- Graduation Kits
In 1969, SB164 was enacted into Law, which established EOPS to help underrepresented students in all 116 California Community Colleges. In 1982, the state established the Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) program under the EOPS umbrella. The CARE program is designed to help support single parent (head of household) EOPS students who are receiving public assistance (CalWORKs/TANF) achieve their academic and personal success.
To apply for the CARE program, please reach out to the EOPS office directly.
College can come with challenges, and for current and former foster youth, those challenges can feel even bigger. NextUp is here to walk beside you and help clear the path.
Through NextUp, you can get support with things that matter most—education and career planning, textbooks and supplies, tutoring, transportation, food, childcare, and even emergency housing. If you’re committed to reaching your college goals, NextUp is committed to making sure you have what you need to get there.
Eligibility Requirements
- Were in foster care, in any state, for at least one day, on or after their 13th birthday
- 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.
- Are no older than 26 years of age at the commencement of any academic year in which the student first enrolls in the
program
- Students enrolled in the program prior to turning 26 are allowed to continue participating in the program beyond the age of 26
- Enroll in the NextUp program prior to age 26, disenroll, and subsequently return after turning 26 may be readmitted to the same or another NextUp program