OXNARD COLLEGE EAC

2024-2025 NEW STUDENT

Application for Services

(Summer 2024-Spring 2025)

IMPORTANT:  To receive services from the Educational Assistance Center (EAC) you must have a diagnosis of some sort.  We require verification of the diagnosis before we can assess your educational accommodation needs.  This is important for several reasons; a specific disability must be verified for you to be eligible to participate in our program, and helps our counselors to tailor accommodations for your classes. Without this information, the EAC will not be able to process your application. 

If you cannot upload your verification to this application, you can email it to us (oceac@vcccd.edu) or walk it into the office.  However, if we do not receive your verification within two weeks of your application date, this application will be deleted to protect your privacy.

Examples of this verification are things like an IEP or 504 plan from high school, a letter from your doctor, mental health therapist, or case manager detailing an ongoing illness or physical disability.  Or, if you are a Vet, you can upload your Disability Letter from the VA.  (If you are unsure about your Disability Letter, how to find it or what specific information we need, simply click on the link below and it will take you to the directions).

How to Find Your VA Claim Letter

If you do not currently have a diagnosis but believe you are in need of help, contact our office at (805) 678-5830 and let our Staff and Faculty see what we can do.

TRANSCRIPTS

If possible, please upload your most recent transcripts below. 

If this means your high school transcripts, that's fine.  If you have attended college outside of the Ventura County College District (Ventura College, Moorpark College or Oxnard College), we would like to see those.  Please upload any transcript that is not one of our colleges. 

Our counselors will utilize your transcripts to ensure proper placement in your classes tailored to support your academic success.  Thank you!

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Please Fill out the following so the EAC can create a file for you.

 

COMMUNITY RESOURCES:

Please let us know what resources you are currently utilizing so we can better advocate for you.

AGREEING TO WORK WITH THE EAC

By signing below, I am agreeing to follow the college program of study (i.e., take the necessary classes) to reach the educational goals for my selected major. I understand that an EAC counselor will review my transcripts each year to determine if I am making measurable progress towards my goals. If I am placed on either academic probation (if my grade point falls below 2.0) or progress probation (if the number of units with entries of "W", "I", or "NC", reaches or exceeds 50% of all the units I have enrolled in), I will contact an EAC counselor to discuss issues related to my probationary status. Further, I am agreeing that to help me progress in my educational and career goals, I am authorizing the OC EAC Faculty/Staff to disclose information about me to qualified individuals within the VCCCD College system. This waiver shall stay in effect until withdrawn by the student.

STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Participation in the Educational Assistance Center is entirely voluntary and you are not required to apply unless you are seeking services. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American's with Disabilities Act of 1990 guarantee to every individual with a disability equal access to all educational programs and activities of the college. These provisions include the services, special instruction and accommodations made to neutralize the effects of the disabilities, recognizing that there may not necessarily be equal results for all.

The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges believes that your education is important and that the services and accommodations are to be taken seriously. Your rights and responsibilities are defined by them in law, as well. Title V of the California Code of Regulations is quoted below. Student Rights 56008

  a. Participation by students with disabilities in Educational Assistance Center (EAC) shall be entirely voluntary.

  b. Receiving support services or instruction authorized under this subchapter shall not preclude a student from also participating in any other course, program or activity offered by the college.

  c. All records maintained by EAC personnel pertaining to students with disabilities shall be protected from disclosure and shall be subject to all other requirements for handling of student records as provided in Subchapter 2 of Chapter 5 of this Division.

Student Responsibilities 56010

  a. Students receiving support services or instruction under this subchapter shall:

     1. Comply with the student code of conduct adopted by the college and all other applicable statutes and regulations related to student conduct;

     2. Be responsible in their use of EAC services and adhere to written services provision policies adopted by EAC; and

     3. Make measurable progress toward the goals established in the student's Student Educational Contract or, when the student is enrolled in a regular college course, meet academic standards established by the college pursuant to Subchapter 8 of Chapter 6 of this Division.

  b. A district may adopt a written policy providing for the suspension or termination of EAC services where a student fails to comply with subdivisions a2 or a3 of this section. Such policies shall provide for written noticeto the student prior to the suspension or termination and shall afford the student an opportunity to appeal the decision. Each student shall be given a copy of this policy upon first applying for services from EAC.

CONSENT TO RELEASE

I, the undersigned, authorize the release to Oxnard College's Educational Assistance Center (EAC) of my personal records by appropriate personnel, agencies, or institutions. I understand that release of informational items is contingent upon compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or other pertinent laws, regulations, or policies. I also authorize the EAC staff to use the obtained information in order to assist me in my educational attainments, and related educational/vocational planning. Finally, I give permission for appropriate EAC staff members to discuss my educational progress or the lack thereof with other professionals who may have a legitimate educational need to know.

DISCLOSURE TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF STUDENTS

As allowed by federal regulations (the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act), Oxnard College EAC releases information contained in a student's educational record to a student's parents/guardians (both custodial and non- custodial) if the student gives consent. If you wish your parent/guardian to have access to your information, please fill in the following information: Please list Parent(s) or Guardian(s)

THIS AUTHORIZATION SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL REVOKED IN WRITING BY THE UNDERSIGNED