Learning-Aligned Employment Program (LAEP)

Impact on Financial Aid

LAEP is a form of financial aid and is included in your total financial aid package. LAEP wages may not exceed your unmet need for the academic year.

Unlike other types of financial aid, LAEP earnings are not applied directly to your tuition and fees. Students who participate in LAEP internships receive the funds in a paycheck as they earn them, based on hours worked, just like a normal job.

LAEP students who qualify for Federal Work Study (FWS) may not participate in an LAEP Internship and Federal Work Study simultaneously.

Student Eligibility

• To be eligible for LAEP, students must meet the following requirements:
• Be classified as a California resident
• Be eligible to work in the US
• Be enrolled at least half-time across all Los Rios campuses (six units for spring or fall; three units for summer)
• Meet satisfactory academic progress standards in a program leading to a degree or certificate at home college
• Have demonstrated an unmet financial need

Priority will be given to eligible students who are first-generation college students, current/former foster youth, and students who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.