The Bakersfield College campuses are opening back up! We are working online and on campus. If you need assistance with general questions, send an email to eops@bakersfieldcollege.edu. For efficient service, please remember to include your BC ID number, if you have one.
Zoom into our Virtual Lobby! You can speak face-to-face with a student employee "in-person" via Zoom.
Located in the Student Services Center on the second floor of the CSS building.
*EOPS appointments: Students will receive a notification from Starfish confirming their appointment and zoom link. Most appointments will take place through the EOPS Virtual Lobby.
The Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) 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
Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) is a state funded program that serves educationally and financially disadvantaged students. EOPS provides services that assist students who have the potential to succeed in college.
Interested in EOPS? Please check the EOPS Eligibility Requirements.
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 (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.
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 13th birthday and enrolled in 9 units at BC. If eligible, services include book voucher, counseling services, priority registration, meal vouchers, transportation assistance, and more.
To sign up for an appointment with NextUp or find out more information about resources, grants, and emergency housing assistance, contact Chase Amos, the Educational Advisor for NextUp, via our EOPS virtual lobby. If you do not have internet or webcam access, you may contact Chase Amos at 661-395-4952, or chase.amos@bakersfieldcollege.edu. For proof of dependency, contact the California Foster Care Ombudsperson’s office at 1-877-846-1602.
Name | Position | Voice Phone | Location | |
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Chase Amos | Educational Advisor, EOPS/NextUp | chase.amos@bakersfieldcollege.edu |
(661) 395-4952 |
CSS 193 |
Rafael Centeno | Educational Advisor, EOPS | rafael.centeno@bakersfieldcollege.edu |
(661) 395-3591 |
CS 195 |
Maria Lira | Educational Advisor, EOPS/NextUp | maria.lira@bakersfieldcollege.edu |
(661) 395-4451 |
CSS Second Floor |
Alejandra "Olly" Lopez Beltran | Educational Advisor, EOPS/CARE/CalWORKs | alejandra.lopezbeltran@bakersfieldcollege.edu |
(661) 395-3593 |
CSS Second Floor |
Armando Mendoza-Quiroz | Educational Advisor, EOPS | armando.mendoza@bakersfieldcollege.edu |
(661) 395-4351 |
CSS Second Floor |
Name | Position | Voice Phone | Location | |
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Maria Baltazar | Program Director, Categorical Programs | maria.baltazar@bakersfieldcollege.edu |
(661) 395-4955 |
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Patricia Ramirez | Interim Director, EOPS/CARE/CW/NextUP | patricia.ramirez@bakersfieldcollege.edu |
(661) 395-4238 |
CSS 195 |
Name | Position | Voice Phone | Location | |
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Vanessa Bell | Counselor, EOPS/CARE | vanessa.bell@bakersfieldcollege.edu |
(661) 395-4920 |
CSS 181 |
Jeff Stambook | Counselor, EOPS | jeffrey.stambook@bakersfieldcollege.edu |
(661) 395-4323 |
CSS 179 |
Angelica Vasquez | Counselor, EOPS/CalWORKS | angelica.vasquez1@bakersfieldcollege.edu |
(661) 395-4593 |
CSS 181 |
Name | Position | Voice Phone | Location | |
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Rene Deniz | Adjunct Faculty, Counselor, EOPS | rene.deniz@bakersfieldcollege.edu |
(661) 395-4228 |
CSS |
Thi Nguyen | Adjunct Faculty, Counselor, EOPS | thi.nguyen@bakersfieldcollege.edu |
(661) 395-4995 |
CSS |
Elias Purmul | Adjunct Faculty, Counselor, EOPS | elias.purmul@bakersfieldcollege.edu |
(661) 395-4867 |
CSS |
Name | Position | Voice Phone | Location | |
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Everlie Murillo | Department Assistant III | everlie.murillo@bakersfieldcollege.edu |
(661) 395-4048 |
CSS Front Area |
Name | Position | Voice Phone | Location | |
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Maria Rojas | Department Assistant III, EOPS/NextUp/CalWORKs/SSJV Cal-SOAP | maria.rojas@bakersfieldcollege.edu |
(661) 395-4957 |
CSS Second Floor Reception Area |