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Educational Opportunity Center
Educational Opportunity Center
The Educational Opportunity Center offers the community information on accessing higher education, planning, and assisting with completing the admissions and financial aid applications, offering Digital Literacy tools, helping with Financial Literacy coaching, exploring career options, and sharing private scholarship sources to low-income, first-generation students,
Although the Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) is housed at and administered through Community College of Denver (CCD), it is open to the public.
open to the public
The Educational Opportunity Center serves a six-county metropolitan area
We serve a six-county metropolitan area offering the community information on accessing higher education, planning and assisting with the completion of the admissions and financial aid applications, exploring career options, and dissemination of private scholarship sources to low-income, first-generation students.
The Educational Opportunity Center is 100% funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Title IV, Higher Education Act.
The EOC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission or access to its educational programs.
Our Services
The EOC offers many services to help you succeed, including educational planning and counseling, career exploration counseling, student financial aid advising, financial literacy information, and assistance with scholarship searches. The EOC also offers college preparation workshops throughout the year.
Eligibility for Services
EOC services are free and available to individuals who meet the following criteria:
- U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
- Interested in pursuing a GED, vocational training, certificate program, or four-year college
- Do not yet possess a bachelor’s degree
With the help of an Educational Access Specialist, you can start the process of achieving your educational goals! Your EOC Educational Access Specialist will assist you in deciding
- whether to obtain a college degree or vocational-technical certificate,
- choosing between public or private educational institutions,
- selecting a college major,
- discussing timelines and deadlines,
- explaining the steps to successful enrollment and/or
- obtaining your GED or high school diploma.
Educational Access Specialists assist you in identifying or redefining career goals. Advising is facilitated and can cover the following services: career inventories, vocational interests, academic skills, personal values, and individual preferences related to a career choice. Job and earnings outlook information may also be discussed.
Educational Opportunity Center offers GED/HiSET vouchers on a limited basis. Additionally, we can assist you in finding in-person or virtual classes for GED or HSE preparation that best fits your needs. After you achieve your HSE certification, we can assist you with additional services to further your educational goals.
***The State of Colorado currently recognizes two tests as High School Equivalency (HSE). GED and HiSET are the two official tests available. Learn more.
Our educational access specialists can explain the financial aid process, including information on the four student financial aid programs: grants, work-study, loans, and scholarships. They can also help you complete the appropriate applications. Apply Early! The FAFSA application is available every October for the following school year. Make an appointment to start the process.
Additionally, the EOC offers financial literacy coaching to help you with personal and educational financial planning. Please meet with our coach (in person or virtually) to establish your financial goals and develop a plan. Schedule your appointment today.
The EOC hosts workshops at our various sites across the metro area and at the Auraria Campus in Denver. At Auraria, we partner with the CCD Resource Center, which also offers student workshops on an ongoing basis. Review the Student Success Workshop schedule. Workshop topics include digital literacy, career advising, educational financial literacy, scholarship searches, how to pick a major, and more. We are excited to roll out our Digital Library, allowing anyone to access our content from anywhere.
The EOC has office sites throughout the community at both institutions of higher education and at other not-for-profit locations.
Find an EOC office near you to schedule an appointment. Some of EOC's locations also see participants through internal referrals at a variety of nonprofit partner agencies in our service area.
Front Range Community College - Westminster Campus
3645 W. 112th Avenue | Westminster, CO 80031
303.404.5000
Arapahoe Community College
5900 South Santa Fe Blvd | Littleton, CO 80120
303.797.5661
Community College of Aurora - Centretech Campus
16000 E. Centretech Pkwy | Aurora, CO 80011
303.360.4709
Pickens Technical College
500 Airport Blvd. | Aurora, CO 80011
303.344.4910, ext. 27961
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Broomfield Workforce Center
6650 W. 120th Avenue | Broomfield, CO 80020
303.464.5855
Educational Opportunity Center - Main Office
Auraria Campus - Cherry Creek Building
1111 W. Colfax Avenue, Suite 137 | Denver, CO 80204
303.352.8746 (TRIO)
Community College of Aurora - Lowry Campus
710 Alton Way | Denver, CO 80230
303.340.7093
Emily Griffith Opportunity School
1250 Welton Street | Denver, CO 80204
720.423.4744
Red Rocks Community College - Lakewood Campus
13300 W. 6th Avenue | Lakewood, CO 80228
303.914.6256
American Job Center (Jefferson County)
3500 Illinois Street - Laramie Building | Golden, CO 80401
303.271.4828
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