HEC-TRIO Educational
Opportunity Centers
The Higher Education Consortium Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) are federally funded by the
U.S. Department of Education to provide access and support in the areas of
financial aid, financial literacy, and college selection for individuals
desiring to pursue post-secondary education.
All of our services are FREE.
We provide services to the following counties: St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St.
Charles, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, St. Clair, Clinton, and Monroe.
Participant Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible to receive services from the EOC, participants must
meet the following criteria:
- Be 19 years of age or older or be 18 years of age but not be a recipient of services from an Educational Talent Search Program, and
- Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or eligible non-citizen (refugee, granted asylum, etc.)
EOC 360 College Access Services Services:
- College Access Workshops
- HiSET/GED and Academic Tutorial Services
- College Fit Analysis
- Career Interest Inventories
- College Application Assistance
- Financial Aid Application Assistance
- Loan Debt Strategies
- Retention Services
- Computer Lab Access
- Financial Literacy Training, and
- Goal Setting, Implementation and Retention Strategies
