Career Help & Opportunities
California Job Search
Build your resume, explore careers, learn essential skills, discover open positions, search and apply for jobs and more.
Career One Stop
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Career One Stop is your complete source for career exploration, training and resources.
Career Pathways and Information
The career you always wanted is waiting for you. California community colleges offer you the career training and support you need to find it.
Salary Surfer
Helping students and their families make important decisions about investing time and money in a college education.
Student Resources & Support Services
California Department of Social Services/DACA Support
California Department of Social Services funds programs and provides community education that helps immigrants living in California, including DACA students.
Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) Program
EOPS students who are single parents receiving public assistance can also access the CARE program for additional support services.
Credit for Prior Learning
Credit for Prior Learning helps students get credit for what they already know and can do, saving them time and money on their educational path.
Dual Enrollment
Dual enrollment gives high school students college credit for completing college courses that also count toward their high school diploma.
Exclusive Aid for Veterans
Veterans Benefits Administration provides education and career training benefits to current service members, veterans and their families.
Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS)
EOPS connects students disadvantaged by social, economic, educational or linguistic barriers with the resources to succeed at any California community college.
Foster Youth Help/Extended Foster Care
Foster Youth Help is a place for foster youth to learn about their rights and resolve issues related to care, placement and services.
Immigration Legal Resource Center
Immigration Legal Resource Center works with immigrants, community organizations and the legal sector to help build a society that values diversity and rights.
Students Displaced by College Closures and Natural Disasters
California community colleges will work with you to determine the next steps you’ll need to continue your education, including financial aid.
Students Experiencing Homelessness
For students struggling to afford essential needs such as housing and food, your local college may offer additional financial support or resources to help.
Supporting Undocumented Students
California community colleges offer numerous services to undocumented students protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy.
Transitional Housing Placement Program (THPP) and THP-Plus
Transitional Housing Placement Program helps foster youth between 16 and 18 years old emancipate by providing a safe environment and teaching self-reliance.
California Community Colleges Health & Wellness
Supporting the 115 CCC colleges in identifying, implementing and sustaining strategies for addressing student health, mental health, wellness and basic needs.
Foster Youth
Foster youth students who were in care on or after their 16th birthday can apply for a Chafee Grant up until they turn 26.
Types of Financial Aid
CalGrant Transfer Entitlement Award
This grant provides free money for students who plan to transfer directly from a California community college to a four-year university.
Federal Student Aid Information and Pell Grants
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid provides more than $120 billion each year to help students pay for college.
Post-9/11 GI Bill
Qualifying veterans and their families can get money to cover the costs of college or career education programs through the GI Bill.
Pell Grants
Federal Pell Grants go to undergraduate students without college degrees who come from low-income families.
Cal Grant Program
Cal Grants get awarded to California resident undergraduates based on financial need, academic performance and other factors.
Promise Grants
Low-income students and students receiving cash assistance may automatically apply for a California College Promise Grant (CCPG).
Student Scholarships
The California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment (CCCSE) offers over 3,000 student scholarships per year.
Work-Study Programs
Federal work-study students earn money to pay for college by working a part-time job on-campus or out in the community.
Financial Aid Options
We have many different types of financial aid available to our diverse student body. Discover all the ways that you can get help paying for your education.
Financial Aid Applications & Forms
CalGrant GPA Verification Form
CalGrant GPAs are only accepted if certified by a school electronically or submitted on the paper GPA Verification Form. No transcripts are accepted.
California Dream Act Application (CADAA)
Undocumented and eligible non-resident students should submit a California Dream Act Application (CADAA) to qualify for various financial aid opportunities.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
U.S. citizens must submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to qualify for all kinds of financial aid opportunities, including federal grants.
Financial Aid Options
We have many different types of financial aid available to our diverse student body. Discover all the ways that you can get help paying for your education.