Info for Students
Your future looks more promising than ever at El Camino College. The College has expanded the South Bay Promise to provide first-time, full-time students with the opportunity to get their first and second years of enrollment fees waived.
The South Bay Promise creates a direct pathway to college and increases access, affordability, and success for all students and their families. It focuses on ensuring students feel prepared and ready to succeed in college.
Open to all first-time students who enroll full time at El Camino College. The South Bay Promise offers two years of free enrollment.
Additional benefits include:
- Save more than $1,100 in enrollment fees during first year at El Camino College
- Register for classes early with priority registration
- Set an academic plan for success and receive personalized counseling
- Receive free tutoring and other academic support services
Frequently Asked Questions
To be eligible for the South Bay Promise, you must:
- Be a first-time, full-time student at El Camino
- Renew or submit a valid financial aid application (FAFSA or California Dream Act)
- Register for a minimum of 12 units in both fall and spring semesters at El Camino
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress
- Athletics
- BSS/SEA Pathway
- Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS)
- First Year Experience (FYE)
- Honors Transfer Program (HTP)
- Project Success
- Puente Program
- Special Resource Center (SRC)
- TEACH EL Camino
- Warrior-Toro Computer Science Pathway
Submit the South Bay Promise Application .