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Eligibility
Special Eligibility
Program Application
Program Benefits
Continuation Requirements

Eligibility

	San José Promise 60	First 2 Free	Foothill College Promise	De Anza Promise	Mission Promise Scholarship	West Valley College Community Grant and Viking Promise
College	San José City College	Evergreen Valley College	Foothill College	De Anza College	Mission College	West Valley College
Do I need to have low income or financial challenges to be eligible?	No	Requirements: Expected family income (EFC): Lower than $100,000 Must not be eligible for CCPG	No	No	No	No
Do I need to be a first-time college student?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Do I need to enroll in college full-time, or can I enroll part-time?	Full	Full	Full	Full	Full	Full
Do I need to be a resident of Santa Clara County (or eligible for resident exception – AB540)?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Do I need to be a resident of California (or eligible for resident exception – AB540)?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
When do I need to start college after my high school graduation?	Fall, Summer	Summer, Fall	Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer	Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer	Fall, Summer	Fall, Summer

Special Eligibility

Did you not meet eligibility requirements in the table above? You still might qualify if you meet any of these criteria:

	San José Promise 60	First 2 Free	Foothill College Promise	De Anza Promise	Mission Promise Scholarship	West Valley College Community Grant and Viking Promise
College	San José City College	Evergreen Valley College	Foothill College	De Anza College	Mision College	West Valley College
Could I still qualify if I graduated high school more than 9 months ago?	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Could I still qualify if I am a veteran who has never attended college?	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Could I still qualify if I finished my GED after Fall 2020?	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No

Program Application

	San José Promise 60	First 2 Free	Foothill College Promise	De Anza Promise	Mission Promise Scholarship	West Valley College Community Grant and Viking Promise
College	San José City College	Evergreen Valley College	Foothill College	De Anza College	Mission College	West Valley College
Is there an application deadline?	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Is there guaranteed program space for all eligible applicants?	No, depends on funding.	No, depends on funding.	Yes, if eligible.	Yes, if eligible.	No, depends on funding.	No, depends on funding.
Are participants required to attend a program orientation?	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Are participants required to complete an Education Plan?	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes

Program Benefits

	San José Promise 60	First 2 Free	Foothill College Promise	De Anza Promise	Mission Promise Scholarship	West Valley College Community Grant and Viking Promise
College	San José City College	Evergreen Valley College	Foothill College	De Anza College	Mission College	West Valley College
Is tuition covered?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Are non-tuition student fees covered?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Can use $1,000 per session to pay student fees.	Can use $1,000 per session to pay student fees.
Are books and materials covered?	Yes	No	Yes, for qualified students.	$500 bookstore credit each year.	Can use $1,000/session for books/materials.	Can use $1,000/session for books/materials.
Is a VTA Smartpass included?	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Can use $1,000/session for transportation costs.
Do Promise students receive priority registration?	Yes	No	No	No	No	No

Continuation Requirements

	San José Promise 60	First 2 Free	Foothill College Promise	De Anza Promise	Mission Promise Scholarship	West Valley College Community Grant and Viking Promise
College	San José City College	Evergreen Valley College	Foothill College	De Anza College	Mission College	West Valley College
Is there a minimum GPA to continue to the second year of the program?	Yes, 2.0 GPA	No	No	Yes, 2.0 GPA	Yes, 2.0 GPA	Yes, 2.0 GPA
Can Promise students rejoin the program (enrolling on a full-time basis) after stopping out or enrolling part time?	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Can Promise students rejoin the program (enrolling on a full-time basis) if all units from previous session were not completed?	If an appeal is approved by a counselor.	Yes	Yes	No	Must complete 66.7% of attempted cumulative units to reenroll.	No

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