Educational Opportunity Center
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
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:
- 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)
- 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.
- Complete an intake formnew window
- Contact the office by phone 240-567-5644
- Email us at mceoc@montgomerycollege.edu
Locations
900 Hungerford, Suite 250,
Rockville, MD 20850
240-567-5644
- 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