TRiO Motherlode Educational Opportunity Center

About EOC

The Educational Opportunity Center - Motherlode Region (EOC) meets people where they are and takes them where they need to go. EOC assists with admissions to ANY college or vocational program. Transition Specialists engage clients through workshops and one-on-one services, providing customized assistance so EOC clients discover their fullest potential. EOC connects clients to appropriate resources within their chosen school based on individual needs, empowering our students to make a successful transition to higher education.

EOC Transition Specialists partner with community agencies throughout our consortium’s service area to provide adults with the following services:

• Information regarding the benefits of, and options for, participating in post-secondary education
• Support applying for college
• Support applying for financial aid
• Referral to services that lead to completion of secondary education (diploma or alternative), including diploma completion program, GED and ESL programs- in order to prepare to engage in college/vocational training (i.e. any post-secondary education)
• Workshops that enhance the opportunities to successfully enroll in post-secondary education
• Connections to community and college campus services including academic and personal counseling, accessibility needs at college (DSPS), tutoring to prepare for and at college campuses, and many more.

Educational Opportunity Center - Motherlode Region is a federally funded TRiO grant from the US Department of Education. This Equity and Special Populations Grant Program is funded by a TRiO EOC grant award totaling $1.4 million dollars (2021-2026) and CA State and local College funds totaling approximately $200,000 (2021-2026).

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