Students who are eligible will be placed on the waitlist for Spring 2012.

 

In order to determine your eligibility for EOPS services and/or funding, all the steps in the EOPS Checklist must be completed. 

1. Student submits an EOPS Application to the Financial Aid/EOPS Office (EOPS Applications can also be submitted to the Willits Center, the Lake Center, or faxed to 707-468-3197).
2. Student must do the following before the student's EOPS Application can be processed:
   
   
   • Submit an Admissions Application to the Admissions Office.
   • Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  The FAFSA can be completed online by going to www.fafsa.ed.gov. Students who are not able to complete a FAFSA should submit a Board of Governor's Fee Waiver Application.
   • Submit grade transcripts from all other colleges attended to the Admissions Office (or an unofficial copy may be submitted with the EOPS Application).
   • Take Placement Tests for Math and English at Mendocino College's Learning Center.  Placement Test scores from other colleges are not acceptable.  Contact the Learning Center at 468-3046 for testing times and procedures.
     
     
3. EOPS Office processes the student's EOPS Application and notifies the student within 10 days whether or not the student is eligible.
   
   
4. If the student is eligible, the student will be notified with the deadline for completing the following additional requirements:
   
   
   • enroll in classes
   • meet with with an EOPS Counselor to complete an Education Plan
   • attend an EOPS Orientation (dates & times for Orientations will be given to the student if the student is offered a spot into the EOPS program) 

5. Student will begin receiving EOPS services after attending an EOPS Orientation (including a Book Voucher or EOPS Grant).

 

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If you are applying for EOPS services, be sure to print and complete
an EOPS Checklist in addition to an EOPS Application.

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Further information may be obtained by telephoning the Ukiah Campus at 468-3110, Lake Center at 263-4944, or Willits Center at 459-6224, or by visiting the EOPS/CARE Office, Room 1130, MacMillan Hall, Ukiah Campus.