Apply to NextUp!
BC is currently recruiting former and current foster youth to apply to our BC NextUp program. You must be former or current foster youth after your 16th birthday and enrolled in 9 units at BC. If eligible, services include book voucher, counseling services, priority registration, meal vouchers, transportation assistance, and more.
Apply at the EOP&S office in the 2nd floor of the CSS building across from Financial Aid.
About Our Programs
The Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOP&S) Office, located on the second floor of the Center for Student Success building (CSS) on BC's main campus, offers several programs that provide additional assistance for Bakersfield College students to succeed in college. For more information about any of our programs, email us at eops@bakersfieldcollege.edu
EOP&S
Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOP&S) is a state funded program that serves educationally and financially disadvantaged students. EOP&S provides services that assist students who have the potential to succeed in college.
Interested in EOP&S? Please check the EOP&S Eligibility Requirements.
CARE
The Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) Program promotes students' success by offering specialized services to EOPS students who are single parents receiving public assistance (CalWORKs/TANF).
Interested in CARE? Please check the CARE Eligibility Requirements.
CalWORKs
CalWORKs (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Children) is California's Welfare plan in response to Federal TANF (Temporary Aid to Needy Families) Program.
Interested in CalWORKs? Please check the CalWORKs Eligibility Requirements.
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