TRIO Educational Opportunity Center (EOC)

TRIO Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) helps you plan your educational future. We will help you navigate the admissions and financial aid process at the college, university, or vocational school of your choice.

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EOC Services

All TRIO-Educational Opportunity Center services are free and include but are not limited to:

  • Admissions applications assistance
  • Financial Aid application assistance
  • Scholarship Information / Assistance
  • Academic guidance
  • GED/Secondary School Guidance
  • Career Planning
  • Workshops on College Success Strategies
  • Transfer Information
  • Fee Payment assistance

TRIO-EOC services will benefit you by helping you:

  • Become informed about college, university, and vocational opportunities available
  • Understand your opportunities for funding your education
  • Become aware career opportunities
  • Stay connected to community resources
  • Gain access to on-going mentorship and support

You are eligible to participate in TRIO-EOC if you:

  • Are 19 years of ago or older; or a high school senior not participating in TRIO-Talent Search
  • Are a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen, and
    • Express a desire to enroll, or are enrolled in a program of postsecondary education, and request information or assistance in applying for admission to, or financial aid for such a program;
    • Have not earned a Bachelor’s degree
  • Are a veteran, regardless of age, and meet the above requirements

Priority provided to individuals who:

  • Have limited income.
  • Have parents who have not yet earned a Bachelor’s degree.

Texarkana College TRIO-EOC team partners with the Adult Education & Literacy Program for students interested in earning a High School Equivalency Diploma.

Scholarships

Applications for Fall 2023 Overcoming Barriers Scholarship will be accepted from April 3, 2023 – July 31, 2023.

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Contact Us

Tenequa Martin

Director of EOC

Ashley Childs

Coordinator

Destiny Simington

Educational Specialist

*The Educational Opportunity Center at Texarkana College is funded through a grant from the United States Department of Education. The grant is funded for $272,753 each year through August 31, 2026.