NextUp

Supporting academic success among foster youth at Clovis Community College.

• Priority Registration
• Book Vouchers
• Cash Grant
• Credit to our Campus Cafe
• Monthly Gas card/Bus pass
• Lending Book and Laptop Library
• Specialized Academic Counseling
• Transfer Assistance
• Academic Progress Monitoring
• Community Resource Linkage

Student Eligibility

The key expansions to NextUp eligibility include students who:

• Were in foster care, in any state, for at least one day, on or after their 13th birthday.
• Are enrolled in or planning to enroll in at least nine units or agree to an education plan with the future goal of enrolling in nine units.
• Are no older than 26 years of age at the commencement of any academic year in which the student first enrolls in the program; students enrolled in the program prior to turning 26 are allowed to continue participating in the program beyond the age of 26.
• Enroll in the NextUp program prior to age 26, disenroll, and subsequently return after turning 26 may be readmitted to the same or another NextUp program.