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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. It is governed by Article 8 of the California Education Code specifically Chapter 2.5 of Division 8, Part VI of Title 5 of the State of California Education Code .
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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