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Educational Opportunity Center

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Welcome

The Educational Opportunity Center program is sponsored by a TRIO grant from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Post-secondary Education and Montgomery College to serve participants in seven sections of Montgomery County-- Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Wheaton, Kensington, Aspen Hill, Rockville and Gaithersburg.

The purpose of EOC is to provide assistance to individuals that have a desire to enter or re-enter college or a vocational program. Education Specialists provide information, guidance/advising and application assistance with regard to career decision-making, college or vocational admissions and applying for financial aid.

The goal is to help individuals enroll in English as a Second Language (ESL) programs, GED programs, technical programs, or two or four-year colleges and universities and to assist in the process of obtaining the necessary financial aid to meet tuition costs.

Eligibility

*Please feel free to contact our office at 240-567-5644 with questions about your eligibility for our services.

While participants are evaluated for eligibility on an individual basis, general requirements include the following:

  • U.S. Citizen, national or meets the residency requirements for Federal student financial assistance
  • Montgomery County resident
  • Age 19 or older (High school seniors and high school non-completers not being served a US Department of Education funded Educational Talent Search, who are primarily low-income and first generation.)
  • Potential First-generation college student, meaning neither parent has a four-year college degree
  • Low Income Individual (based on federal guidelines)

Free Services offered in English and Spanish

The MC-EOC program provides information, guidance/advising and application assistance for enrollment in post-secondary education. Individualized services include:

  • Academic Advising
  • Admissions Counseling
  • Career Advising
  • Financial Aid Counseling and FAFSA application assistance
  • Financial Literacy Advising
  • Official Practice GED Test
  • Scholarship Search

Service Options

There are three ways in which you can meet with an EOC staff member.

  • Rockville Office (900 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, MD 20850)
  • East County Regional Center 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring, MD (2nd and 4th Thursday)
  • Montgomery College Takoma Park Silver Spring Raptor Central, Charlene R. Nunley Student Services Center
  • Zoom (individual link emailed)
  • Teams (individual link emailed)

MCEOC@montgomerycollege.edu

  • Email monitored Monday – Friday (during normal business hours)
  • Indicate assistance required in your email
  • You will be emailed in reference to scheduling an appointment

Schedule an appointment or register for a workshop.

Locations

EOC Main Office

900 Hungerford, Suite 250,
Rockville, MD 20850
240-567-5644

Satellite Office
  • East Regional Resource Center,
    3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring, MD
  • Montgomery College Takoma Park Silver Spring, Raptor Central,
    Charlene R. Nunley Student Services Center

Information Available

We provide information on the following educational institutions.

  • GED/H.S. Diploma
  • ESL Programs
  • Certified Programs
  • 2 Year Degrees
  • Special Certificate Programs
  • 4 Year Degrees
  • Special Certificate Programs
  • Career Exploration
  • College Admissions Process
  • Financial Aid Opportunities
  • Goal Setting
  • Post-secondary Options
  • Academic Skills Improvement
  • Community Based Support
  • English Proficiency Improvement
  • ESL programs
  • GED programs
  • TRIO Programs (Student Support Services)

Resources

Description: These sites offer general information about the college search and admission process.

Adventures in Educationnew window
All About College: Linksnew window
ApplyYourselfnew window
Campus Toursnew window
College 411: Linksnew window
College Board.comnew window
College Connector/CollegeNETnew window
College Is Possiblenew window
CollegeLinknew window
CollegeNETnew window
College Planning Networknew window
College Prep 101new window
College Search USAnew window
College Visitsnew window
CollegeXpressnew window
Common Applicationnew window
My College Guidenew window
My Footpathnew window
MyRoad.comnew window
Next Step Magazine
NIEP College Previewnew window
Peterson'snew window
Princeton Reviewnew window
Princeton Review Counselor Centernew window
School Guide Publicationsnew window
Time Out Associatesnew window 
U.S. News and World Report Education Pagenew window

Counseling and financial aid sources to assist students from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

American Indian College Fundnew window
Black Collegiannew window
Black Excel: The College Help Networknew window
Department of Education/Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs
Gates Millennium Scholars Fundnew window
Hillel: Jewish Campus Lifenew window
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universitiesnew window
Hispanic Scholarship Fundnew window
Journal of Blacks in Higher Educationnew window
Minority Scholarships and Fellowshipsnew window
Tribal Colleges, Native Studies Programs, and Indian Educationnew window

National Hispanic Explorers Scholarship Program

 AllFirst/HCF Scholarship Program
 First in My Family Scholarship Program
 Hispanic College Fund
 One Thomas Circle, NW
 Suite 375
 Washington, DC 20005
 202/296-5400, 800/644-4223
Hispanic College Fundnew window

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