El Camino College - Extended Opportunity Programs & Services

Year End Banquet honoring EOPS/CARE & CalWORKs students with high GPA's, transferring, graduating or receiving a special grant for 2017.

Attention to all students!! If you are still interested in joining EOPS, it is not too late!! EOPS will be accepting applications for Spring 2016 semester until Friday, January 15. Please stop by SSVC-203 to pick up an application.

Attention to all students! If you know someone who is new to ECC we have a New Student Welcome Day on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Check--in begins at 8:30am @ Marsee Auditorium

Beginning August 10 a portion of the ECC perimeter road along Manhattan Beach Boulevard will be closed, along with all sections of Parking Lot C. The closure is part the next phase of campus construction, which will include a new parking structure and a new Student Services Center.

Applications are currently available, APPLY NOW for EOPS. Please share this post or stop by the EOPS Office (SSC-203) if you would like to pick up an application for a friend or a refer a student who could benefit from book vouchers, priority registration, counseling & additional grants. Have a great summer.

Greetings EOPS Colleagues,

NOW is the time for us to make our phone calls. Please read and act upon this message no later than Thursday, June 4.

Please call both your Assembly member and your Senator in their Sacramento offices. The Assembly roster is found at http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers and the Senate roster is at http://senate.ca.gov/senators. If you do not know your legislators in Sacramento, click here: http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/.

Here are the specific instructions:


1) Call the Sacramento offices of both your Assembly and State Senator ASAP.

2) Ask to speak to the legislative consultant who handles higher education budget issues for your legislator.

3) Tell them that you are calling to support the $34 million proposed budget increase for California Community Colleges EOPS program. Explain that this item is not being discussed in the Budget Conference Committee because both the Assembly and Senate agree to the $34 million. However, since the proposed increase is not included in the Governor’s Budget, you want your legislator to communicate strong support for EOPS to the Assembly/Senate leadership in their final discussions with the Administration.

Here’s one additional task:


1) Contact the respective Assembly and Senate Budget Committees. (916) 319-2099; (916) 651-4103.

2) Tell whoever answers the phone that you are calling to support the $34 million proposed budget increase for California Community Colleges EOPS program.

Final task:

If you have any pre-existing relationships with legislative staff either in Sacramento or at the district level, contact them now to say that we are making a big push on the $34 million proposed increase for California Community Colleges EOPS in the 2015-16 Budget Act.

The timelines for advocacy sometimes get very compressed. Now is our window of opportunity to act.

Let’s make it happen!

Jonathan Lightman, CAE
Executive Director
Faculty Association of California Community Colleges Faculty Association of California Community Colleges Education Institute

Members | Assembly Internet On each Assembly Member's Home Page you will find his/her email address, Capitol and District addresses and phone numbers, the Member's biography, a list of all the legislation authored by that Assembly Member, his/her committee memberships, press releases and other publications, district links, and…

EOPS is proud to recognize the accomplishments of our students who are graduating and transferring this year. We hope you enjoy this triumph and continue to find success as you move onto your next stage in life.

Subject: Important Commencement News!

To: ECC Faculty, Staff, Managers, Students

Please share the information below with students, friends and others who may not have access to email.
Thank you.


Getting Ready for Commencement — rain or shine

El Camino College’s commencement ceremony will take place on Friday, May 15 at 4:00 p.m., rain or shine.

El Camino College’s commencement reception will take place, as scheduled from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 15. The location for the reception has changed. The commencement reception will now be held in the East Dining/Alondra rooms and patio area, above the Bookstore.

The National Weather Service forecasts rain for Friday. The commencement ceremony will take place as scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on the Softball Field.

Getting to the ceremony can be challenging even in good weather. Be sure to allow even more time if the weather is inclement. Guests should plan to arrive early and dress appropriately for the weather. Guests may bring umbrellas, but are advised to be respectful of those around them and refrain from blocking the vision of others.

Additional seating for guests will be available in the Marsee Auditorium, where the ceremony will be live streaming.

Graduates are encouraged to wear raincoats or ponchos. Unfortunately, umbrellas are not permitted for use by graduates on the field, regardless of weather.

Click here for a map indicating the locations of the commencement reception, ceremony and additional guest-seating.

Please check the El Camino College website, the morning of Friday, May 15 for the latest information regarding the commencement ceremonies: www.elcamino.edu/commencementupdate.

Ann M. Garten
Community Relations Director

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EOPS/CARE applications are currently available for the Fall 2015 semester. Please stop by the EOPS Office (SSC-203) if you would like to pick up an application for a friend or a refer a student who could benefit from book vouchers, priority registration, counseling & additional grants.