
Use the School District dropdown menu to find your school’s application!
Free and universal program: All students at the following schools have access to a free AC Transit bus pass on a Clipper card.
- Burke Academy
- Fruitvale Academy
- Hayward Community School
- Opportunity Charter
- Quest Academy Community School
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Means-based program: All low-income students at the following schools have access to a free AC Transit bus pass on a Clipper card.
- Encinal Junior/Senior High School
- Island High School School
- Will C. Wood Middle School
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Means-based program: All low-income students at the following schools have access to a free AC Transit bus pass on a Clipper card.
- Berkeley High School
- Longfellow Arts and Technology Middle School
- Willard Middle School
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Means-based program: All low-income students at the following schools have access to a free AC Transit bus pass on a Clipper card.
- Castro Valley High School
- Canyon Middle School
- Creekside Middle School
- Redwood High School
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Means-based program: All low-income students at the following schools have access to a free LAVTA Wheels bus pass on a youth Clipper Card.
- Cottonwood Creek
- Dublin High School
- Eleanor Murray Fallon
- Valley High School
- Wells Middle School
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Free and universal program: All students at the following schools have access to a free AC Transit bus pass on a Clipper card.
- Anna Yates TK-8
- Emery Secondary High School
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Means-based program: All low-income students at the following schools have access to a free AC Transit bus pass on a Clipper card.
- American High School
- Centerville Junior High School
- John F. Kennedy High School
- Robertson High School
- Williams Hopkins Junior High School
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Means-based program: All low-income students at the following schools have access to a free AC Transit bus pass on a Clipper card.
Free and universal program: All students at the following schools have access to a free LAVTA Wheels bus pass on a Clipper card.
Means-based program: All low-income students at the following schools have access to a free AC Transit and Union City Transit bus pass on a Clipper card.
- Cesar Chavez Middle School
- Conley-Caraballo High School
- Decoto School for Independent Study
- Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle School
- James Logan High School
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Means-based program: All low-income students at the following schools have access to a free AC Transit bus pass on a Clipper card.
- Bridgepoint High School
- Crossroads High School
- Newark Junior High School
- Newark Memorial High School
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Free and universal program: All students at the following schools have access to a free AC Transit bus pass on a Clipper card.
- Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy
- Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy
- Bret Harte Middle School
- Castlemont High School
- Civicorps Corpsmember Academy
- Coliseum College Prep Academy
- Elmhurst Community Prep
- Fremont High School
- Frick Middle School
- McClymonds High School
- Oakland Charter Academy
- Oakland High School
- Oakland International High School
- Ralph J. Bunche High School
- Roosevelt Middle School
- Urban Promise Academy
- West Oakland Middle School
- Westlake Middle School
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Means-based program: All low-income students at the following schools have access to a free LAVTA Wheels bus pass on a youth Clipper Card.
- Amador Valley High School
- Foothill High School
- Harvest Park Middle School
- Pleasanton Middle School
- Thomas S. Hart Middle School
- Village High School
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Means-based program: All low-income students at the following schools have access to a free AC Transit bus pass on a Clipper card.
- Bancroft Middle School
- John Muir Middle School
- Lincoln High School
- San Leandro High School
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Means-based program: All low-income students at the following schools have access to a free AC Transit bus pass on a Clipper card.
Student Resources
- Learn how to ride transit with Monarch the Bear!
- Click Here for the “Go Places on Transit” Brochure




- Reduce barriers to transportation access to and from schools
- Improve transportation options for Alameda County's middle and high school students
- Build support for transit in Alameda County
- Implement a cost effective program
- Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE)
- Dublin Unified School District (DUSD)
- Emery Unified School District (Emery USD)
- Hayward Unified School District (HUSD)
- Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (LVJUSD)
- New Haven Unified School District (NHUSD)
- Newark Unified School District (NUSD)
- Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD)
- San Leandro Unified School District (SLUSD)
- San Lorenzo Unified School District (SLZUSD)
- Alameda Unified School District (AUSD)
- Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD)
- Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD)
- Fremont Unified School District (FUSD)
- Oakland Unified School District (OUSD).
Market the Student Transit Pass Program (STPP)
Promote the STPP to students and families – Applications are open! The STPP allows eligible students to travel to and from school, jobs, and other activities for free on their local transit system (AC Transit, Union City Transit, and/or LAVTA). As the program’s site administrator, we encourage you to promote the program to students and families. This page provides marketing materials to reach students and their families, including digital graphics and scripts for robo-calls or text messaging.Marketing with Graphics
Use digital graphics to promote the STPP on social media, Peachjar, and your school website. Click the below links to download the digital graphics. We invite you to add captions and additional information to the graphics.
- 8.5” x 11” PDF Flyer (best for Peachjar and email attachments)
- 1” x 3” PNG Graphic Banner (best for using as an email, newsletter, or webpage graphic) - Option 1 and Option 2
- 2” x 3” PNG Graphic Card (best for email body, or Facebook and Twitter posts) - Option 1 and Option 2
- 1” x 1” PNG Graphic Cards (best for Instagram, can be used on any channel) - Option 1 and Option 2
- Peachjar: How to Upload a Digital Flyer
- Twitter: How to Tweet
- Facebook: How to Post and Share
- Instagram: How to Post a Photo
Phone-based Marketing through Voice and Text Messaging
Send voice recordings and text message reminders to families. Below is sample text; we invite you to revise the language based on what is best for your school community. Voice Recording“Free Student Transit Pass youth Clipper cards are available to eligible students at [School Name]. Student Transit Passes offer unlimited rides on [your local transit agency] and cash value can be added to cards for fifty percent off BART fares and discounted rides on other local transit systems. For more information on applying, please visit B-I-T dot L-Y backslash student transit pass.” Text Messaging
Qualifying students at [School Name] can receive free Student Transit Pass youth Clipper cards, unlimited rides with [your local transit agency], and can add cash value to cards for fifty percent off BART fares and discounted rides on other local transit systems. For more information on applying, please visit bit.ly/studenttransitpass
How to Support Your Students
Check out the Students Apply Here tab for information on how students can apply online, answers to common questions, and kid-friendly guides that discuss bus basics and riding safely.
Alameda CTC was responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of a three-year Student Transit Pass Pilot Program (Pilot) in Alameda County. This was identified in the voter-approved 2014 Transportation Expenditure Plan (2014 Plan) and is funded by Measure BB. The 2014 Plan included $15 million “for the purposes of funding one or more models for a student transit pass program designed to account for geographic difference within the county.” This Pilot provided a vital opportunity to assess student transportation needs throughout the county and to develop an approach to meet those needs through implementation of an affordable pass program. The Pilot proved effective at making it easier for students to travel to and from school and school-related programs, jobs and other activities, and expanded transportation options for Alameda County’s middle and high school students.
The Commission-adopted goals of the Pilot were:
- Reduce barriers to transportation access to and from schools
- Improve transportation options for Alameda County's middle and high school students
- Build support for transit in Alameda County
- Develop effective three-year pilot programs
- Create a basis for a countywide student transit pass program (funding permitting)
- Student Transit Pass Program Fact Sheet
- State of the Practice Review: Case studies of student transit pass programs
Program Evaluation
The Year One Pilot Program Evaluation Report was published in October 2017. The Year Two Pilot Program Evaluation Report and Appendices were published in November 2018. The Year Three Pilot Program Evaluation Report was published in November 2019. The Final Pilot Program Evaluation Report, which includes appendices, was published in February 2020.
The evaluation reports draw on a variety of qualitative and quantitative data collected throughout the three-year pilot period, including:
- Data reported from transit agencies (historical baseline and usage data)
- Information tracked by the school program administrators
- Surveys and focus groups at schools