College and Career Support

The following support services are available to help students improve student success.

Services

Why DCAC?

For Santa Paula high school students interested in participating in the program, found in the College & Career Center, here is what you can expect:

  • Intensive academic advising and college planning

  • Development of an Individualized Academic Plan (IAP) utilizing the UC Transcript Evaluation Service (TES)

  • Financial aid and scholarship application assistance

  • College application assistance

  • Student leadership development

  • College campus visits

  • SAT/ACT registration assistance

What is the DCAC Program?

  • In 2019, a partnership was developed between the College Advising Corps (CAC) and UC Santa Barbara’s Office of Education Partnerships (OEP). The program engages a cohort of UCSB’s Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (UCSB MESA) students at Santa Paula High School.

  • Program purpose: DCAC aims to increase college access and preparation for low-income, first-generation and underrepresented high school students. DCAC’s purpose is to ensure all students are prepared to apply to college, have the opportunity to attend college, and are aware of all the post-secondary education options available to them. Students are connected with a highly trained, recent college graduate who is placed at their school site full-time as a College Adviser Fellow.

  • DCAC activities help support our school sites to increase their college enrollment rates and the program serves as a resource for all students at the school. Our DCAC support activities include:

  • Individual drop-in college advising/preparation

  • Parent/guardian/family workshops/events

  • College information and preparation workshops

  • Financial aid/scholarship workshops

What is the EAOP Program?

  • EAOP partners with schools, districts, community organizations, and families to empower underserved students and prepare them for college and career success.

  • EAOP provides academic advising and course planning; college and financial aid information; scholarship application assistance; SAT Reasoning Test preparation; and academic enrichment opportunities for students and their families. Typically, students apply to EAOP in the spring of ninth grade.

  • Priority enrollment is given to students from low-income families and/or students who will be the first in their families to go to college. 90 percent of our students go onto higher education immediately following high school.

Why EAOP?

  • EAOP works with students to create Individual Academic Plans ensuring that they are fulfilling the coursework required by the UC and CSU systems for admission.

  • EAOP also facilitates workshops for parents/guardians and families, hosts school and district-wide college fairs, and participates in evening school activities.

Where is DCAC?

  • Santa Paula High School offers the EAOP program. You will find the EAOP Representative in our College & Career Center.


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