Fast Track To Work
Newsletter
Cabrillo College
July 2006
Welcome, Fast Trackers!
FTTW
Office
Hours
By Dena Taylor
A big welcome to all new and
returning students in the Fast
Track To Work program! As you
make
your
way
through
the
Monday-Thursday
construction that’s going on here
8:30 am-5:00 pm
at Cabrillo, just remember that
Fast Track and all other student
Friday
services are here to make your
8:30 am-12:00 pm
time at Cabrillo as pleasant and
as meaningful as possible.
available with Nana Montgomery,
As many of you know, Fast
our social work intern.
Closed Daily
12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Track has an expert staff ready to
Our immediate goal here at
assist you. When you walk into
Fast Track is to provide friendly,
Room 802
our front office in room 802, you'll
helpful service to our students.
(831) 479-6344
be greeted by Alicia Hernandez,
This
who
registration,
can
answer
almost
any
includes
help
with
academic
and
question put to her! Catherine
personal counseling, advocating on
Lachance will help you sort out
your
issues that come up in your classes
campus, preparation for getting,
or between you and your granting
keeping and advancing in a job,
agency. Catherine also heads up
and money for child care. Our long
special projects such as the Grove
-term goal is to help our students
Scholars and CalWORKs ECE
into jobs and careers that pay
programs.
family-supporting
Academic
counselor
behalf,
jobs
on
and
wages.
off
here for you, and we welcome your
your
comments and suggestions.
personal
plans,
counseling
will
and
be
Registration Fees
& Vouchers
2
Work Study Grants
for CalWORKs
Students
2
Paying for Books &
Supplies
3
Important Fall
2006 Dates
3
We're
Claire Rubach will help you with
educational
Inside this issue:
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Registration Fees & Vouchers
year. If you have not applied
we can send the bill in for
for the 2006-07 school year,
payment. Note: If you are
now is the time to do it!
eligible for the BOG fee
There are some mandatory
waiver, it will decrease the
and optional fees that are not
amount of registration fees
All FTTW Students:
covered by the BOG waiver.
taken
If you have any questions
CalWORKs
scholarship,
regarding fees or payments,
cases) pay the mandatory
monies available later.
please call or send an email
fees ($15-health services, $5-
For WIA Students:
to
student center, & $1-student
Please let Fast Track know
or
representation fee) and for
when you have registered,
(479-5712,
either a bus pass or parking
added, or dropped a class so
alhernan@cabrillo.edu).
permit, but you must ask
that
For CalWORKs Students:
your ETS for payment. It is
voucher from your ETS to
As long as you are considered
not automatic.
cover the charges. FYI: WIA
a “CA resident,” you should
For Grove Students:
will only pay mandatory fees
be automatically eligible for
Please let Fast Track know
a
a BOG fee waiver, but you
when you have registered or
“transportation” (either a bus
must apply for it every school
added/dropped a class so that
pass or a parking permit.)
Catherine
(479-6463,
calachan@cabrillo.edu)
Alicia
will
(in
most
from
we
n
d
your
Grove
leaving
more
can
request
f
o
a
r
Work-Study Grants for CalWORKs
Students
For the 2006-07 school year, Fast Track To Work will be awarding CalWORKs students up to
$2000 per semester in the form of a work-study grant. (This grant
is funded with CalWORKs money and will not affect your cash
aid.) How it works:
1. You must be in good standing with the CalWORKs program.
2. You must be enrolled in at least six units during the semester
for which you receive the grant.
3. As a student worker, you can work up to 19.5 hours per week or up to the $2000 limit,
whichever comes first.
4. You can work on or off campus with this award.
5. For more details, or to take advantage of this grant, come in or call the FTTW office.
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Paying For Books & Supplies
All FTTW Students:
the purchase of these items.
Starting Aug 16th, the
Cabrillo bookstore will begin
For
Grove
&
WIA
Students:
selling textbooks for the Fall
When you fill out your
semester. Please come into
book request form, you will
the
to
be given a card to purchase
request a card or voucher to
your books and up to $25 for
pay
supplies. After you buy your
bookstore list. Your ETS will
supplies. You may fill out a
books
write a voucher for your
book
immediately
Fast
for
Track
your
office
books
and
and
supplies,
your
books and supplies and send
Aug. 16th, but the textbooks
book request form, card, and
it to the Fast Track office for
may not be available.
bookstore receipt to the Fast
you. Your name must be
Track office.
added to the bookstore list
request
form
before
When you fill out a book
request form, be sure to
include only the “required”
For
return
CalWORKs
before you can use your
voucher at the bookstore. If
Students:
Come into Fast Track to
your ETS gives you a voucher
prices.
fill out a book request form
directly, please check with
“Optional” books may also be
and we will fax it to your
Fast Track to make sure that
approved for purchase on an
ETS. Please meet with or call
has
individual basis. Items NOT
your ETS as soon as possible
attempt to use your voucher.
approved for purchase with
to let them know when you
After you buy your books and
cards or vouchers include
have
Fall
supplies, immediately return
clothing,
or
classes. Your ETS should
your book request form and
personal items. Students are
email Alicia when you have
bookstore receipt to the Fast
financially
been approved for the Fall
Track office.
books for your classes and
the
“new”
book
food,
gifts,
responsible
for
registered
for
happened
before
you
Important Fall 2006 Dates
May 8-Aug 23: Fall registration
Nov 10: Veterans Day Holiday
Aug 28: Fall semester begins
Nov 13: Deadline to petition for AA/AS or
Aug 28-Sep 9: Late registration
Sep 4: Labor Day Holiday
Sep 23: Deadline to drop a full-term course
without a permanent “W”
Sep 30: Deadline for credit/no credit option
certificate
Nov 18: Deadline to withdraw from full-term
course
Nov 23-25: Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec 11-16: Final Exams
Fast Track To Work
Cabrillo College
6500 Soquel Drive
Aptos, CA 95003
Phone: 831-479-6344
Fax: 831-477-5632
Congratulations Graduates!
On
Friday,
from the X-Ray Tech pilot
T e c h ,
its
program,
15
Horticulture,
annual graduation ceremony
Assisting
programs,
in
Psychology,
which included Fall 2005 and
Liberal Arts, 8 in Dental
and Welding.
Spring 2006 graduates. Sixty
Hygiene,
4
in
Criminal
Some
-five Fast Track students
Justice,
3
in
Human
a l r e a d y
graduated with 35 Associate
Services, 2 each in Culinary
found work in their desired
Degrees, 27 Certificates of
Arts, Construction & Energy
fields and some will continue
Proficiency, and 13 Skills
Mgmt,
Childhood
in their pursuit of higher
Certificates!
12
Education, Health Services,
education. All of us at Fast
graduated with high honors,
and one each in Accounting,
Track
11 with honors, and 31 with
Business,
acknowledge
honorable mention. Twenty
Applications
FTTW students graduated
Tech, Communications, Fire
Cabrillo
June
College
Of
2nd,
held
those,
in
Early
Med
9
Computer
&
Business
would
all
like
for
have
to
their
hard work and achievement.
Congratulations to all!