EOPS and CARE

• First-day Priority Registration
• Academic, career, and personal Counseling
• Book Funds for required textbooks for WVC Classes
• University transfer process assistance and UC/CSU application fee waivers
• EOPS Grants (funding permitted)
• Assistance with scholarship applications and letters of recommendations
• Computer lab and printers exclusively for EOPS students
• EOPS student success workshops, activities and campus tours
• Student area for studying and socializing
• Basic school and test supplies
• Graphing calculator loans
• Emergency loans
• Additional services and referrals to community services

CARE Services available for eligible single parents receiving TANF:

• Additional financial assistance for books, school supplies, transportation and meals
• CARE grants and academic achievement grants (dependent upon state funding)
• Workshops for single parents
• Opportunities to create support networks
• Assistance with social service issues

An EOPS counselor is available for EOPS students after the student is accepted into the program. Our counselors provide personal, academic, and career counseling. EOPS students are required to meet with their EOPS counselor three times each semester.

Priority registration is provided for EOPS students for the Fall and Spring semesters. This service assists students with access to the classes needed to complete their educational plan. To be eligible, students must complete a campus orientation and have a student education plan on file.

EOPS Counselors can assist you in determining your tutorial needs and assist you in getting services at the campus Tutorial Center. The Net Tutor Online Tutoring Program provides 24/7 services for all WVC students.

Students receive counseling and advisement that helps to ensure a successful transition to the four-year college or university of your choice. Our counselors work closely with you to make sure you are on track to transfer. We also sponsor university campus visits to learn more about student life at the university.

EOPS offers various student success workshops, activities and opportunities each semester. Workshops are offered based on student feedback and include sessions on Managing Stress, Test Taking, Note Taking, Time Management, Study Skills, and Transfer Preparation.

We have several computers, a printer, and study area exclusively for EOPS students.

We get to know our students over the course of your time with EOPS. Our counselors and staff can be a resource for letters of recommendation. Please review our short video about how, why and when to ask for letters of recommendation.

EOPS Book Funds are provided to program students who have met the requirements of the EOPS Mutual Responsibility Contract and are progressing academically. EOPS Book Funds amount varies depending on funding and are redeemable at the campus bookstore.

EOPS Book Funds are available for all West Valley EOPS students enrolled in West Valley and/or Mission College courses. These funds are available at the College Bookstore after students are approved and complete their EOPS enrollment.

How to Use EOPS Book Fund Services

1. Take your approved and stamped schedule to the bookstore.
2. The bookstore staff will retrieve your books based on your approved and stamped schedule.
3. Let the cashier know you are a West Valley EOPS student. You will need to show a Photo ID.
4. Buy your books according to the EOPS Book Service Terms and Conditions (below) and WVC Bookstore policies.
5. Be prepared to pay the difference if your books exceed the given dollar amount.

EOPS Book Fund Terms and Conditions

• Book Funds are for required textbooks for classes that you are enrolled in during the current semester.
• Book Funds are only for approved classes that are on your Ed Plan.
• Book Funds are for active students, in good standing, and those who have not reached their academic goal (graduated, etc.) or reached their 70-unit limit.
• You must be enrolled in 12+ units or be approved for 9+ units by your EOPS counselor. DESP students are approved for the number of units recommended by your DESP Counselor.
• Book Funds are to be used at the West Valley Bookstore.
• No reimbursements for books available at the campus bookstore.

Please Note

If you drop any class, you are required to return the book to the West Valley Bookstore during the bookstore's return period (check posted dates at bookstore). Past this date, you must return the book to the EOPS office. EOPS can’t pay for books for classes you aren’t enrolled in, nor may we allow you to keep those books.

All purchases will be audited to ensure that guidelines have been followed.

A school supply pack is provided to new EOPS students and basic supplies are on hand for students in need. Blue books, and scantrons are available at the front desk.

EOPS Grants may be offered in semesters when funding permits. To be eligible for a grant, students must meet the requirements of the EOPS Mutual Responsibility Contract, including three counseling contacts and one approved EOPS activity.

EOPS students are eligible for up to four UC/CSU application fee waivers. Private school applications and additional waivers are considered on a case-by-case basis. Meet with your counselor before you are ready to begin the application process.

Cap and gowns are provided for students who participate in the WVC Graduation, Transfer and Certificate ceremony. Inform your counselor you plan to participate in the ceremony.

We honor our students who have met their WVC education goals at an evening celebration. This is a special night in May where students and their families are celebrated for goal attainment, including degree awarded, transfer requirements completed, and certificates earned.

EOPS Emergency Loans are available on a one-time basis for up to $300. Students are required to repay the loan within the semester borrowed in a series of payments.