Student Services and Special Programs

The primary goal of the staff in the Student Services and Special Programs Division is to ensure that all students have access to the college courses needed to achieve their educational objectives and the support to help them complete their goals.

The division oversees programs related to California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs),campus safety, child development/early childhood education, Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE), disabled student programs and services, Early Assessment Program, Extended Opportunity Programs & Services (EOPS), Foster and Kinship Care Education (FKCE), Foster Youth Success Initiative, health services, matriculation, mental health services, outreach, Puente Project, service learning, student equity, student financial assistance programs, Student Senate, textbook affordability, transfer and articulation, and veteran services.
What's New
Posted: December 14, 2011
Follow-up Advisory Regarding New Title 5 Apportionment Limits for Credit Course Enrollment, Repetition and Withdrawal: As a follow-up to our memorandum of September 12, 2011, we are writing to you to provide additional guidance concerning the new title 5 regulations on apportionment limits for credit course enrollment, repetition, and withdrawals, which become effective Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Read More…

Posted: December 14, 2011
2011 Chancellor’s Student Success Award:  For significant progress toward achieving student equity goals and success for all students.  Read More…

Posted: December 14, 2011
Implementation of Assembly Bill 194 (Beall) Priority Registration for Current Foster Youth and Emancipated Foster Youth:  The newly chaptered Assembly Bill (AB) 194 requires each community college district that administers a priority enrollment system to rant priority registration to current foster youth and emancipated foster youth up to age 24. This legislation becomes effective January 1, 2012. Read More…

Posted: December 14, 2011
Implementation of Senate Bill 813 and Updated Requirements for Priority Registration for Members of the Military and Recent Veterans:  Based on our review of current law and the recent changes made by SB 813, please be advised that four military groups are entitled to priority registration: Read More…

Posted: December 6, 2011
October 11, 2011 Update from the Chancellor’s Office Student Services and Special Programs Division:  This summary is intended to provide an update of key activities and issues we are working on in the division (for categorical programs and special initiatives). Read More…

The Student Success Task Force’s draft report has undergone further revisions based on the input provided through the various town hall meetings and the discussions held at various constituent-group events, including the northern and southern CSSO institutes in October.  Read More…

Chancellor's Office Advisory on the New Title 5 Repeats and Withdrawals Regulations:  In July, the Board of Governors adopted new title 5 regulations that limit the number of times a student can repeat and withdraw from the same credit course with a district able to claim apportionment.  Read More…

Categorical Funds Carry-over Policy for 2010-11 - For the last few years, the Chancellor’s Office has authorized colleges to carry over funds from several categorical programs for 90 days into the new fiscal year in order to help colleges manage uncertain and declining budgets.  After consultation with categorical program representatives... Read More...

Implementation of Senate Bill 1440 Transfer Degrees is underway.  Read More... 

State Complaint Process - Final federal regulations published October 29, 2010, and effective July 1, 2011, included in the State Authorization section of the package a new requirement that eligible institutions have and disclose a state administered complaint process ( HEA Title IV, CFR, Sections 600.9 and 668.4 (3)(b)).  The intention behind the new requirement is that students and others have a method and process outside of the institution that takes, investigates and responds to complaints regarding the institution.  As we have communicated previously over the last several months in written guidance and in-person presentations the Chancellor’s Office has been working to design and launch a process and technology to assist colleges with meeting the regulatory requirement.  The CCCCO process and the web page that goes with it have been accomplished and launched. Read More…