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Extended Opportunity Programs & Services
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What is EOPS?
Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS) was established in 1969 as a social reform program of the California Community Colleges. The program's initiating legislation, Senate Bill 164 ( Alquist ), encouraged the state's community colleges to develop programs and services to meet the unique educational needs of "students handicapped by language, social, and economic disadvantages;" programs and services "over, above, and in addition to" the regular educational programs of the college.
The purpose of these services was to promote the growth and development of students as individuals and their successful participation in college life. Our program began in 1969-70, the same year as the CSU system's EOP and the Cal Grant B financial aid program. It originally was an extension of the college's Financial Aid Office and has grown from serving 60-70 students in 1974-75 to over 1000 students today.
The mission of our program today is essentially the same since the creation of EOPS. |
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