Moorpark College Information for Seniors

Seniors: Do you need help with Moorpark College? See Mrs. Mertel in the College & Career Center

·          How to apply?

·         How to set up your MyVCCCD Portal?

·         How to set up your Education Plan?

·         How to get priority class registration?

·         How to select classes?

·         Are you unsure of next steps?

Do you plan to attend a community college in Fall 2025?  Mrs. Mertel is happy to help all students in the College & Career Center so that they can get priority registration for classes. Please stop by for assistance whether you plan to go to Moorpark, Ventura, Oxnard, Pierce, etc.

What are the next steps after I apply to Moorpark College?

·         Read Welcome Email- students will receive a welcome email 24-48 hours after they have applied that will include their 900# and steps to activate their MyVCCCD portal.  Students who do not receive the welcome email should contact the admissions office to check on their status. (see sample below)

·         Activate MyVCCCD Portal-The welcome email will include a link that has instructions on how to activate their portal. If it is not activated with 20 days of receiving it, it will need to be reset by our admissions office. For your reference here is a video on how to set up their portal.

·         Check in with Outreach Specialist- Please encourage your students to check in with us to ensure they are on top of any required tasks/documents needed for Priority Registration such as:

o   Complete Orientation – Found in MyVCCCD Portal (see guide below)

o   Pre-Registration Task List- Found in MyVCCCD portal (see guide below)

Students with questions regarding portal set up and checklist items may contact the Outreach (805) 378-1409 or mcadmissions@vcccd.edu or the Admissions & Records Office (805) 378-1429 or mcadmissions@vcccd.edu

First Year Experience 

Sign up at https://www.moorparkcollege.edu/departments/student-services/first-year-experience-fye

Priority Registration

• Opportunity to enroll in classes before most students

• Priority registration will be awarded for one (1) academic year, starting the spring semester of the student's first year. This includes spring, summer, and fall semesters.

• Individual assistance with the registration process

Personal Student Success Coach

• One-on-one support to connect students to resources on campus

• Advocate for student learning and excellence in achieving goals

Customized Academic and Career Counseling

• Easily accessible academic counselors

• Assist students to create education plans to reach transfer and degree goals

Student Success Center (offered once campus re-opens)

• Home away from home

• Computers available and safe learning space

• All Student Success Staff housed in one convenient location

Academic and social events specific to FYE students

• Arrival Survival (1-day Summer Orientation)

• Student Success Workshops 

• Virtual Community Hours (casual online hangouts to meet and connect with peers) 

Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), is a state funded program designed to encourage the enrollment, retention, and the transfer of students challenged by language, social, economic (federal poverty guidelines), and educational disadvantages, and to facilitate the successful completion of their goals and objectives in college.   

To be eligible, a student must:   

• Be a resident of California or AB540 (Dream Act)

• Be enrolled as a full-time student (12+ units)  

     Note: Foster Youth (9+ units)-ACCESS students (6+ units with a verification letter)

• Have less than 50 degree applicable units  

• Qualify to receive a California College Promise Grant A or B or C (with $0  EFC) and (apply at CCCAPPLY)             

• Be educationally disadvantaged as defined by EOPS   

Educationally Disadvantaged                 

EOPS  defines educational disadvantages as:  

• Do not have high school diploma, GED or H.S. proficiency  

• High school GPA below 2.5 (submit high school transcript)  

• Previously enrolled in remedial education (High school or College)  

To be APPROVED for EOPS   

1. Meet State eligibility requirements  

2. Complete an EOPS Application

3. Submit and turn in "ALL" necessary documents               

4. Print Schedule Bill from Portal  

5. Transcripts (high school and college, if applicable)  

6. Verification from ACCESS for less than 12 units  

7. Attend Mandatory Orientation