South Bay Promise Grant

First-time, full-time college students:

Regardless of high school / GED completion year

No financial need is necessary to qualify

Students who complete ALL of the eligibility requirements:

• Complete the New Student Orientation
• Complete the English and Mathematics Assessment Survey
• Meet with a Counselor to complete an Educational Plan
• Register for 12 or more units

To stay on board with the South Bay Promise program, you must:

Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress

• Cumulative Grade Point Average - Maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA). 
• Cumulative Pace of Unit Completion - Complete at least 67% of the total number of units they attempt (passed hours divided by attempted hours). 
• Maximum Timeframe - Exceeded the 150% maximum timeframe allowed for the completion of your educational program. 

Submit or renew a valid  FAFSA or CADAA each academic year. The FAFSA is available for the next year starting on October 1st. 
_{Please note, any corrections or updates to the student’s FAFSA or CA Dream Act Application, need to be made before the start of the spring or fall semester (whichever is your 1st semester of college), to ensure that verifiable financial aid information is available at El Camino College. If the we cannot verify the student's financial aid information, the student's enrollment fees will not be paid for by the South Bay Promise Grant and the student will no longer be eligible for the program.}

Register for a minimum of 12 units for both fall and spring semesters. (If you are registered with the Special Resource Center on campus and have been approved, then you are only required to take 9 units for both fall and spring semesters).