Cal-SOAP
Central Valley California Student Opportunity and Access Program ~ Welcome to all High School Students!
Our mission is to educate, empower, and encourage students and their families to access all opportunities to higher education.
We provide in-person advice at our target campuses throughout the academic school year, dependent on College Success Coach availability. Our services include academic advisement, development for advancement and in class presentations on learning styles and time management. We also provide postsecondary access advisement by giving students and parents access to information regarding financial aid awareness and postsecondary opportunities, including opportunities on career training education. In addition, we advise through college application workshops, financial aid workshops, loan counseling, mentoring and career exploration.
Additonally, Cal-SOAP students are also given unique opportunities when they participate with us, through student engagement experiences such as college fairs, college tours, and financial aid fairs. Outreach Activities where the community is involved also include community events and meetings such as program orientations, open houses, career days, parent nights, and more!
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High Schools that we Service
College Application Dates and Deadlines
UC Application Dates
Spring 2026:
Application Opens: July 1, 2025
Deadline to Submit: July 31, 2025
Fall 2026:
Application Opens: August 1, 2025
Submission Period: October 1, 2025 – December 1, 2025
CSU Application Dates
Spring 2026:
Application Opens: August 1, 2025
Deadline to Submit: August 31, 2025
Fall 2026:
Application Opens: October 1, 2025
Deadline to Submit: December 1, 2025
Community College Application
Applications open every Fall on a rolling basis (no fixed deadline)