The San José California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP) is a project funded by the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC), which aims to increase student success and accessibility to higher education by coordinating and implementing comprehensive academic preparation and motivation support programs for low-performing schools in Santa Clara County.

During the 2007-2008 Academic Year, San José Cal-SOAP will operate in Alum Rock Union School District, East Side Union High School District, Franklin-McKinley School District and San José Unified School District. The district sites include five elementary schools, three middle schools, and seven high schools. In addition to the schools, San José Cal-SOAP will also operate at the Alum Rock Youth Center in San José. Links to the district and school web sites have been provided where available.

San José Cal-SOAP operates as a program affiliate of the Educational Partnership Center (EPC) at the University of California - Santa Cruz (UCSC). EPC is the contact for K-12 schools, community colleges, businesses, and community-based organizations interested in creating partnerships with UCSC. In addition to Cal-SOAP, EPC houses many other programs which include the Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP), GEAR-UP, Transfer Partnerships Program (TPP), and Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) to name a few. In conjunction with these programs, San José Cal-SOAP strives to increase student success and their accessibility to higher education.