Southern San Joaquin Valley Cal-SOAP

Southern San Joaquin Valley Cal-SOAP Staff are available, Remotely (Now with VIRTUAL LOBBY!)

If you need assistance with general questions, send an email to calsoap@bakersfieldcollege.edu. For efficient service, please remember to include your full name, student 6-digit ID number, high school, topic, and your question/concern.

Prefer face-to-face? We have a Virtual Lobby! Visit us Monday - Thursday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM by using the Zoom link below to speak with a student employee "in-person".

Visit Virtual Lobby (Monday-Thursday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM)

Helping Students Attend College Since 2000

Since its inception in 1978, the California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP) has focused on increasing the availability of information and improving college access to postsecondary education for historically underserved student populations by creating a college-going culture, focusing on financial aid application completion, and coordinating college outreach efforts. Cal-SOAP is California's college and financial aid experts administered by the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC), representing all systems of higher education.

Mission

Cal-SOAP is designed to increase the accessibility of postsecondary educational opportunities and financial aid for students from underserved communities who meet one or more of the following criteria:

• First in their family to attend college
• Come from a low income family
• Live in a geographic area with documented low postsecondary education eligibility or participation rates
• Current and former foster youth
• Current and former homeless youth or at risk of becoming homeless
• Mixed immigration status households or who themselves are immigrants
• Identifies as being LGBTQ+
• Students who have a disability
• Part of a historically minority group

Other 14 Cal-SOAP Programs in California

• Eureka - Northcoast Consortium
• Gilroy - South County Gilroy Consortium
• Los Angeles - Los Angeles Consortium
• Long Beach - Greater Long Beach Regional Consortium
• Marysville - North Valley Consortium
• Merced - Merced Consortium
• Oakland - East Bay Consortium
• Sacramento - Sacramento Consortium
• San Diego - San Diego and Imperial Counties Cal-SOAP Consortium
• San Francisco - San Francisco Consortium
• San Jose - San Jose Consortium
• Santa Maria - Central Coast Consortium
• Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Consortium
• Solano County - Success Consortium