TRIO Educational Opportunity Center (EOC)

Since 2016, the Educational Opportunity Center at Texarkana College has served as an essential resource for both high school and adult students in the Bowie and Cass County communities. The Educational Opportunity Center at Texarkana College knows that higher education is the tool to achieve social and economic empowerment. We inspire low-income and first-generation students to fulfill their ambitions of attending college.

The Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) at Texarkana College is a program designed to assist individuals with college matriculation. EOC is a federally funded TRIO program and services are provided to program participants FREE OF CHARGE who meet program eligibility requirements. EOC program participants receive coaching and assistance with the college admissions process, FAFSA, and enrollment at the post-secondary institution of their choice. The Educational Opportunity Center at Texarkana College is funded by a grant from the United States Department of Education.

The Overcoming Barriers Scholarship Fund is a program available for all Educational Opportunity Center at Texarkana College program participants who meet the scholarship criteria. In addition to the scholarship criteria, recipients must exhibit a desire to succeed academically, have strong character, and demonstrate financial need.

1. Applicant must be a participant in the Educational Opportunity Center at Texarkana College program.
2. Applicant must be a US Citizen or legal resident.
3. Applicant must be currently enrolled or intending to enroll in a college or university during the upcoming semester.
4. Applicant must submit two short answer responses to the questions below:
   • What are your educational goals?
   • How can this scholarship assist you?
5. Finalists must participate in an interview with the scholarship committee.

Award recipients can only use scholarship funds for the fall and spring semesters.

• October 18th, 2022: Overcoming Barriers Scholarship Fund Applications Available
  • Applications are available online at www.texarkanacollege.edu/eoc or in person with an EOC staff member
  • Applications can be submitted online or via e-mail to eoc@texarkanacollege.edu
  • Applications can be turned in to an EOC staff member in the Office of Enrollment Services at Texarkana College. The office is located on the first floor of the Nelson Administration building.
• December 31st, 2022: Overcoming Barriers Scholarship Fund Application Deadline
  • Applications must be submitted by Saturday, December 31st, 2022 at 11:59 pm CST.
• Finalists will be emailed to schedule an interview with the scholarship committee.
• January 9th, 2023: Overcoming Barriers Scholarship Fund Winners Announced