How to Apply for EOPS/CARE/NextUP

Step 1: Students must do the following before the student's EOPS Application can be processed:

• Submit an Admissions Application to the Admissions Office.

• Activate your Mendocino College Student Issued Email Account. For information and assistance with your Student Email Account visit Admissions and Records.

• Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA must be completed online by going to https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa. Students who are AB540 should complete a Dream Act Application by going to https://dream.csac.ca.gov.
  
  Attention: Students may submit transcripts from other colleges to get credit for courses they have already taken.  The advantage of submitting transcripts is that EOPS Counselors will be able to create a comprehensive Education Plan that will reflect the courses students have already completed. Unofficial copies printed from each of the college's website, may be submitted with the EOPS Application.

Step 2: Student submits an online EOPS Application.

• The application link is above on this page.

Step 3:  The EOPS Office processes the student's EOPS Application and notifies the student whether or not the student is eligible. The student will be notified by email, and a notation will be made in the student's MyMendo account. 

Step 4:  If the student is eligible, the student will be notified of the deadline for completing the following additional requirements:

• enroll in 12 or more units (full-time)

• attend an EOPS Orientation (dates & times for EOPS Orientations will be given to the student if the student is offered a spot in the EOPS program)

• meet with an EOPS Counselor

Step 5:  Students will begin receiving EOPS services (including a Book Voucher or EOPS Grant) after the items in Step 4 have been completed.

The following are the basic eligibility criteria for the EOPS Program.

• California resident or AB540 student
• Enrolled in 12 or more units at Mendocino College or have a DRC reduced unit accommodation
• Eligible for California College Promise Grant (Fee Waiver) A, B, or C with a zero or negative SAI
• Must not have completed more than 60 degree-applicable units
• Must not have completed an Associate degree
• Meet one of the educational disadvantages:
  • Did not graduate from high school or obtain an equivalent
  • Graduated from high school with a GPA of less than s 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
  • Do not qualify for college-level math or English
  • First-generation college student (your parent(s) did not receive a bachelor's degree in any country)
  • Be an emancipated foster youth
  • The primary language spoken at home is not English

EOPS Requirements: What We Expect From You 
In order to receive and continue to receive services from EOPS, students must:

• Attend an EOPS Orientation
• Complete three counselor contacts each semester
• Maintain a current Student Educational Plan
• Maintain at least a 2.0 grade point average

Services

• Extensive Educational Planning (gives students a plan listing all the classes the student will need to take each semester in order to reach his/her goal)
• Academic Advisement
• Priority Registration
• Book Voucher or Book Grant
• Set of school supplies (given at the beginning of each semester)
• Required Materials Voucher
• Meal and Gas Vouchers
• One-on-One Tutoring
• Fee Waivers for Transferring to a university
• Textbook Lending Library
• Payment of graduation caps and gowns
• Payment of Membership Dues to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
• Work Study Grant

Office Hours

Monday - Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Contact Information

Need immediate EOPS assistance? Email us at eops-mc@mendocino.edu

The EOPS Office is located in the Financial Aid/EOPS Office, MacMillan Hall, Room #1130

EOPS Counselors are located in the Counseling Office, MacMillan Hall, Room #1000

1000 Hensley Creek Road
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 468-3113

FAX:  (707) 404-3677

Instagram: @mendocinoeops