Cash For College

California Cash for College (CCFC) workshops provide students and their families an opportunity to receive FREE, professional help to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the CA Dream Act Application. You may also visit CSAC’s webpage for information about Statewide Cash for College Webinars: WWW.CSAC.CA.GOV/CASH-COLLEGE

East Bay Consortium is the East Bay Regional Coordinator for Cash for College.

The deadline to apply for Cal Grants and most other types of financial aid for California Colleges is March 2nd.*
* check the financial aid priority deadlines for your colleges, especially highly competitive colleges – some might be earlier than March 2nd!

To learn more about California Cash for College or to find one near you, click here.

2021-2022 Cash for College Workshop List (PDF file) Click Here

2021-2022 Cash for College Information Packet (PDF file) Click Here

Financial aid and College Application Virtual Hotline: Wednesday 4-6pm: Zoom link (Passcode: 786641) Click HERE for the PDF Flyer

Fall 2021 Cash for College Workshops:

Date • Time • In Person/Hybrid/Zoom Link

October 5 • 6:00-8:00pm • Encinal High School • Zoom Link

For more information, contact Lee Kaplan lkaplan@alamedaunified.org

October 6 • 6:00-8:00pm • Summit K2 • Hybrid Zoom Link

For more information, contact Roberto Hernandez rhernandez@summitps.org

October 6 • 6:00-8:00pm • McClymonds High School • Zoom Link

For more information, contact Devan McFadden devan@eastbayconsortium.org

October 6 • 6:00-8:00pm • Will C. Wood High School • Zoom Link

For more information, contact Devan McFadden devan@eastbayconsortium.org

October 7 • 5:30-7:30pm • Coliseum College Prep Academy

For more information, contact Zuleyma Rivera zuleyma.rivera@ousd.org 

October 7 • 6:00-8:00pm • Ygnacio Valley High School 

For more information, contact Janine Santos santosj@mdusd.org

October 7 • 6:00-8:00pm • Summit Tamalpais • Hybrid Zoom Link  

For more information, contact Janine Santos santosj@mdusd.org

October 13 • 5:00-7:00pm • Aspire Lionel Wilson College Prep

For more information, contact LaTasha Monique Warmsley latasha.monique@aspirepublicschools.org 

October 13 • 4:30-6:00pm • Contra Costa College

For more information, contact Monica Rodriguez mrodriguez@contracosta.edu

October 13 • 5:00-7:00pm • MetWest High School

For more information, contact Nikki Yu nikki@eastbayconsortium.org  

October 14 • 6:00-8:00pm • Armijo High School

For more information, contact Sandy Anderson sandya@fsusd.org

October 14 • 6:00-8:00pm • Berkeley High School

For more information, contact David An davidan@berkeley.net 

October 14 • 6:00-8:00pm • Tennyson High School

For more information, contact Diana Median dmedina@husd.k12.ca.us 

October 18 • 6:00-8:00pm • Oakland Military Institute High School

For more information, contact Yu Chi Liao yliao@omiacademy.org 

October 18 • 5:00-7:00pm • Life Academy High School Pt1 

For more information, contact Karina Alvarez karina@eastbayconsortium.org  

October 19 • 6:00-7:30pm • Mission San Jose High School

For more information, contact Catherine Castillou ccastillou@fusdk12.net

October 20 • 4:00-6:00pm • Life Academy High School Pt2

For more information, contact Karina Alvarez karina@eastbayconsortium.org  

October 20 • 6:00-8:00pm • Vallejo High School • Google Meet 

For more information, contact Monica Simeon msimeon@vcusd.org

October 21 • 5:00-7:00pm • LPS Oakland

For more information, contact Phylisha Nelson pnelson@leads.org  

October 21 • 5:00-7:00pm • Castlemont High School

For more information, contact Devan McFadden devan@eastbayconsortium.org 

October 22 • 5:00-7:00pm • Madison Park Academy

For more information, contact Nikki Yu nikki@eastbayconsortium.org

October 25 • 5:30-7:30pm • Vacaville High School

For more information, contact Jasmine Elliott jasminee@vacavilleusd.org

October 27 • 6:00-8:00pm • Lighthouse Community Charter School Zoom Link

For more information, contact Joshua Weintraub joshua.weintraub@lighthousecharter.org

October 27 • 6:00-7:30pm • Fairfield High School

For more information, contact Lisa Yee lisaye@fsusd.org

October 28 • 6:00-8:00pm • Castro Valley High School 

For more information, contact Allison Zuckerbrow azuckerbrow@cv.k12.ca.us 

November 1 • 6:00-7:30pm • Clayton Valley Charter High School  

For more information, contact Cindy Edwards Cindy.edwards@claytonvalley.org 

November 2 • 5:30-7:30pm • Dublin High School

For more information, contact Andrea Medrano medranoandrea@dublinusd.org

November 3 • 6:00-8:00pm • Angelo Rodriguez High School & Early College High School •     Google Meet

For more information, contact Brenda Cruz & Danica Matthews brendacr@fsusd.org  danicam@fsusd.org 

November 3 • 6:00-8:00pm • Las Lomos High School

For more information, contact Gabriela Diaz gdiaz@auhsdschools.org

November 3 • 4:00-6:00pm • Emery Secondary High School 

For more information, contact Bryant Williams bryant.williams@emeryusd.org

November 3 • 7:00-9:00pm • John F. Kennedy High School

For more information, contact Kristina Miller kmiller@fusdk12.net

November 4 • 5:00-8:30pm • Leadership Public Schools – Hayward

For more information, contact Heather Decker hdecker@leads.org  

November 4 • 5:00-7:00pm • John Henry High School

For more information, contact Hozmar Fierro hfierro@amethodschools.org 

November 4 • 5:30-7:30pm • Pittsburg High School

For more information, contact Synitha Walker synithawalker@pittsburg.k12.ca.us 

November 4 • 5:00-7:00pm • Hayward High School

For more information, contact Moises Olmos molmos@husd.us

November 4 • 6:00-8:00pm • Concord High School

For more information, contact Sheila Bergums bergums@mdusd.org 

November 5 • 5:30-7:30pm • Emory High School

For more information, contact Bryant Williams bryant.williams@emeryusd.org

November 5 • 5:30-7:30pm • Envision Academy of Arts and Technology

For more information, contact Kevin Chang kchang@envisionacademy.org

November 8 • 6:00-8:00pm • El Cerrito High School

For more information, contact Sophia Darke sophia.darke@wccusd.net

November 9 • 5:30-7:30pm • Impact Academy of Arts and Technology

For more information, contact Steve Nares snares@es-impact.org

November 10 • 6:00-8:00pm • San Leandro High School

For more information, contact Paula Vogt bkitagawa@slusd.usvogt@slusd.us

November 10 • 5:30-7:30pm • Las Lomas High School

For more information, contact Deema Shehabi dshehabi@auhsdschools.org 

November 15  • 5:00-8:00pm • CA School for the Deaf

For more information, contact Vanessa Cristobal at vcristobal@csdf-cde.ca.gov 

November 17  • 10:00am-7:00pm • Chabot College

For more information, contact Ana Maciell amaciel@chabotcollege.edu

November 17  • 5:30-7:30pm • Dixon High School

For more information, contact Maria Bacerra & Ricardo Rodriguez mbecerra@dixonusd.org  and rrodriguez@dixonusd.org 

December 1 • 6:00-8:00pm • Pinole Valley High School 

For more information, contact Araceli Orozco araceli.orozco@wccusd.net

December 2 • 10:00am-12:00pm • Middle College High School

For more information, contact Racheal Buckner rachelle.buckner@wccud.net

December 8 • 5:00-8:00pm • Alternatives in Action High School

For more information, contact Edgar Alvarado ealvarado@alternativesinaction.org

December 9  • 5:30-7:30pm • Richmond High School

For more information, contact Krista Jann kjann@wccusd.net

December 9 • 5:00-7:00pm • Envision Academy of Arts & Technology

For more information, contact Kevin Chang kchang@envisionacademy.org 

December 14 • 5:30-7:30pm • Aspire Richmond California College Preparatory Academy 

For more information, contact Briana Martinez briana.martinez@aspirepublicschools.org

 

Spring 2022 Cash for College Workshops

Date • Time • Pre-Registration/Zoom Link

January 19 • 5:00-7:00pm • Vanden High School

For more information, contact Jennie Escobedo jescobedo@travisusd.org  

January 26 • 5:30-7:30pm • John Swett High School

For more information, contact Patricia Murillo pmurillo@jsusd.org 

February 3 • 5:00-7:00pm • Hayward High School

For more information, contact Moises Olmos molmos@husd.us 

February 8 • 5:00-7:00pm • American High School  

For more information, contact Chih-Ching Chow cchowl@fusdk12.net

February 8 • 5:00-7:00pm • Newark Memorial High School

For more information, contact Danielle Cranon-Jones dcranon@newarkunified.org 

February 10 • 6:00-8:00pm • Antioch High School 

For more information, contact Marlo Sanchez marlosanchez@antiochschools.net

February 17 • 6:30-8:00pm • Castro Valley High School 

For more information, contact Allison Zuckerbrow azuckerbrow@cv.k12.ca.us 

February 17 • 5:30-7:30pm • Pittsburg High School 

For more information, contact Synitha Walker synithawalker@pittsburgusd.net  

February 23 • 10:00am-7:00pm • Chabot College

For more information, contact Ana Maciel amaciel@chabotcollege.edu  

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