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Student Support Services
2016-2017 Catalog
CalWORKs Program
The Clovis Community College CalWORKs program
operates as a joint venture of the college and the Fresno
County Department of Social Services to provide career and
vocational training, as well as supportive services, to students
who are public assistance recipients. The program’s goal is to
assist students in transitioning from public assistance to self-
sufficiency. Some of the supportive services include academic,
career, and personal advising, financial assistance with child
care, transportation, and books, CalWORKs Work Study,
initial school supplies, and referral for additional supportive
services.
If you are interested in the CalWORKs program or want to
inquire about eligibility for CalWORKs services, call the
CalWORKs Office at (559) 325-5230.
Extended Opportunity Programs and
Services (EOPS)
EOPS is a state-funded, student assistance program designed
to help students with financial and academic disadvantages.
The goal of EOPS is to help students succeed academically
by providing services that are over, above and in addition
to those that traditional students receive. These additional
services include: personalized academic counseling, career
guidance, tutorial assistance, book grants, priority registration,
transfer assistance and cash aid. Program participants are
required to participate in an orientation and three counseling
sessions throughout the semester. EOPS has two additional
components: CARE and CAFYES/Promise Scholars.
1.
CARE(CooperativeAgenciesResourcesforEducation)
is a specialized programwithin EOPS that provides additional
services for students who are single heads of household (as
determinedby theDepartment of Social Services), have at least
one child under the age of 14 and are receiving CalWORKs/
TANF cash aid benefits for themselves/their children. This
program is designed to provide financial assistance and extra
supportive services to help these students meet their academic
goals. Students must be at least 18 when accepted into the
program.
2.
CAFYES (Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth
Educational Support)/Promise Scholars program
Scholars
program is designed to assist current or former foster youth with
college success. The program is specifically for youth whose
dependency was established by the court on or after the student’s
16thbirthday. Studentsmustbeundertheageof25whenaccepted
into the program.
If you are interested in these programs or want to inquire
aboueligibilityforEOPS/CARE/CAFYES, call (559) 325-5230.
Child Care Center
The Clovis Community College Child Development
Center opened in the fall of 2007. The six-million dollar
facility was funded through a collaboration with the State
Department of Education, Clovis Unified School District,
State Center Community College District, and First Five
of Fresno and serves a dual role: providing high quality
child development and child-care services for children and
as a model demonstration site for students studying child
development. The center is accredited by the National
Association for the Education of Young Children and serves
children between the ages of 18 months and five years. The
center opens at 7:30am, Monday through Friday, and closes
at 5:30pm every day but Monday, which closes at 4:00pm
for weekly center staff meetings. We offer full-day care for
toddlers and preschoolers. We offer a half-day program only
for children 3 to 5 years of age. Applications are available
at the Child Development Center. Once the center is full,
a waitlist is maintained. Applications must be resubmitted
each March to remain on the waitlist.
Child development students and instructors use the program
in three different ways:
1. Students observe teacher/child interactions, play, and
use of materials and the environment for course work.
2. Students act as teacher assistants while taking
practicum courses working under the supervision of
the instructor of the course and the Early Childhood
Specialist. Student teachers guide and interact with
the children, and plan and implement curriculum.
3. Child Development interns work part time in the
Child Development Center to gain the hours needed
to apply for a California Child Development Permit
through the Department of Education Teacher
Credentialing Department.