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🎓 EOPS / CARE / NextUp Eligibility

EOPS (Extended Opportunity Programs and Services) is here to support students who face barriers in their educational journey. Whether you're the first in your family to attend college, a former foster youth, or navigating economic or language challenges — we’re here for you.


✅ Basic Eligibility Requirements

To be considered for the EOPS Program, you must:

  • ✔️ Be a California resident
  • ✔️ Qualify for Financial Aid (CA Promise Fee Waiver)
  • ✔️ Be enrolled in 12 or more units
    (Exceptions may be made with Program Coordinator approval)
  • ✔️ Have fewer than 70 degree-applicable units completed

📌 You must also meet at least one of the following:

  • First-generation college student (neither parent earned a college degree)
  • English Language Learner or come from an Emergent Bilingual household
  • Part of a special population:
    • Current or former foster youth
    • Housing insecure
    • Justice-impacted
    • Did not graduate from high school or earned a GED

Don’t meet these exact criteria?
Our EOPS/CARE Coordinator can review your situation and consider other factors under Title 5 of the California Education Code.


🤝 CARE & NextUp Programs

If you're eligible for EOPS, you might also qualify for additional support through:

CARE

Support for single parents receiving TANF/Cash Aid

NextUp

Support for current or former foster youth who were in care at or after age 13


📞 Ready to Apply?

We’d love to talk with you!
Reach out to the EOPS/CARE Program Office:

📱 Phone: 760-355-6407
§ Email: ivc.eops@imperial.edu

Where can you find us? 
 
EOPS Location
Building 100 and 2610 (Campus Map)  
Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00am - 7:00pm
Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Zoom Virtual Lab hours: 
Monday- Thursday 8:00am to 7:00pm
Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

For more information, please contact us
at 760.355.6407 or through our contact forms.
Click on the icon below to connect to EOPS Virtual Counter on Zoom!