Campus Resources for Undocumented Students

If you need help submitting your CCC application, our Undocumented Student Program Coordinator can help you. Contact Stephanie Figueroa for more information at: cccundoc@email.4cd.edu or call 510-215-4882.

Being an Undocumented Student does not always mean you are an out-of-state/non-resident. If you are being charged out-of-state/non-resident fees, contact Admissions & Records for information on:

• How to qualify for AB 540 status and/or the expansions SB 68 & AB 2000 
• Applying for residency reclassification to pay in-state fees 
• California Dream Act Application
• California Dream Service Incentive Grant

Please contact Financial Aid at financialaid@contracosta.edu or call 510-215-6026/510-215-2810.

Undocumented students can receive financial aid to pay for college. Here are some of the available options: 

• Apply for the CA DREAM ACT before the priority deadline, March 2nd
  Note: you can still submit your Ca Dream Act after March 2nd, in fact, you can submit the CADAA any day of the
• Apply for grants such as the California Promise Grant and Cal grant
• Apply for the CA Dream Service Incentive Grant 
• Apply to CCC Foundation Scholarships. By submitting your scholarship application, you are considered for more than 80+ scholarships! 

Students taking non-credit are in the same class with the same teacher, same assignments, same exams, and therefore the same high standards and quality of our credit courses.

Since these courses are free, undocumented students no longer have the obstacle of high tuition fees for these courses.

• Take free non-credit versions of all our ESL (English as a Second Language) skills area courses from beginning to high-intermediate level 
• For more information on ESL NON-CREDIT classes, please contact: Nooshi Borhan or Shelley Ruby at cccesl@email.4cd.edu or call 510-215-4988

Undocumented students with disabilities have access to services such as accommodations, transportation on campus, note-taking through DSPS (Disabled Students Programs and Services). 

For more information, please contact: DSPSOffice@contracosta.edu or call 510-215-3969.  

For undocumented students that are eligible for AB 540 and the California Promise Grant (formerly BOG Fee Waiver), You may apply for EOPS (EXTENDED OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS & SERVICES) 

EOPS’s primary goal is to encourage the enrollment, retention and transfer of students disadvantaged by language, social, economic, and educational circumstances, and to facilitate the successful completion of their goals and objectives in college. EOPS offers academic counseling, book vouchers, free tutoring, other support services. 

To apply, please contact Leticia Mendoza – lmendoza@contracosta.edu or call 510-215-3949 or 510-215-3942 

CCC’s Welness + Resources works in partnership with the Wright Institute to provide confidential counseling appointments for undocumented students in need of mental health services.   

For more information, please contact us at wellness@contracosta.edu or call 510-215-3960.
You can also contact our Counseling Department at 510-215-3935. 

At CCC, we understand how challenging and difficult it can sometimes be to put food on the table. As a CCC student, you will have access to the Food Pantry, which offers both canned and packaged foods. 

CCC’s Food Pantry is open Wednesdays 9am to 11am or by appointment. 

Please contact Emily Diehl – e.diehl510@contracosta.edu or call 510-215-4796. 

Are you interested in getting involved with student organizations or student government in the Student Life Office? 

Please contact Hector Moncada – hmoncada@contracosta.edu or call 510-215-2923 or 510-215-6774. 

Our Transfer Center and Career Services Center are here to help you accomplish your goals, whether you are interesting is transferring to a 4 year-institution as an undocumented student or working and finding a job as an undocumented person. 

Please contact our Transfer Services at careerservices@contracosta.edu –or call 510-215-6874