EOP&S, CARE and CalWORKS

About Our Programs

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.

Our Staff

Name	Position	Email	Phone	Location
Imelda Simos-Valdez	Director, EOPS/CARE/CalWORKs/Cal-SOAP	imelda.valdez@bakersfieldcollege.edu	(661) 395-4351	CSS 182
Maria Baltazar	Program Manager, Southern San Joaquin Valley Cal-SOAP	maria.baltazar@bakersfieldcollege.edu	(661) 395-4955
Patricia Ramirez	Program Manager, EOP&S/CARE/CalWORKs	patricia.ramirez@bakersfieldcollege.edu	(661) 395-4238	CSS 195
Diane Dodson	Department Assistant III	diane.dodson@kccd.edu	(661) 395-4451
Ashlie Lopez	Department Assistant II	ashlie.lopez@bakersfieldcollege.edu	(661) 395-4348	CSS Second Floor

Counselors
Name	Position	Email	Phone	Location
Vanessa Bell	Counselor, EOP&S/CARE	vanessa.bell@bakersfieldcollege.edu	(661) 395-4920	CSS 181
Manuel Rosas	Counselor, EOP&S	mrosas@bakersfieldcollege.edu	(661) 395-4719	CSS 180
Jeff Stambook	Counselor, EOP&S	jeffrey.stambook@bakersfieldcollege.edu	(661) 395-4323	CSS 179
Angelica Vasquez	Counselor, EOP&S/CalWORKS	angelica.vasquez1@bakersfieldcollege.edu	(661) 395-4593	CSS 181

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Accreditation

Bakersfield College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 10 Commercial Blvd., Suite 204, Novato, CA 94949, (415) 506-0234, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. Additional information about accreditation, including the filing of complaints against member institutions, can be found at: www.accjc.org