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Talent Search and EOC Program

Services are available for high school students and adults who want to pursue post-secondary education or training to build workplace skills.

Talent Search (TS)

The Talent Search program identifies and assists individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds with the potential to succeed in higher education. The program provides academic, career, and financial counseling and encourages participants to graduate from high school and continue to college.
The program publicizes financial aid availability and helps participants with the postsecondary application process. Talent Search also encourages people who have not completed secondary or postsecondary education programs to enter or reenter and complete them. The goal of this program is to increase the number of youth from disadvantaged backgrounds who finish high school and college.
Services Provided by the Program
  • Tutorial Services
  • Career Exploration
  • Aptitude Assessments
  • Counseling
  • Mentoring Programs
  • Workshops
  • Information on Postsecondary Institutions
  • Education/Counseling Services for Financial and Economic Literacy
  • Guidance/Assistance in Secondary or Postsecondary School Reentry
  • Alternative Education Programs for Secondary School Dropouts
  • Entry into GED Programs or Postsecondary Education
  • Exposure to College Campuses
  • Information on Student Financial Assistance
  • Assistance in College Admissions and Financial Aid Applications
  • Assistance in Preparing for College Entrance Exams
  • Special Activities for Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Graders
  • Workshops for the Families of the Participant
We also provide programs and activities previously mentioned that are specially designed for students with the following circumstances:
  • Have Limited English Proficiency
  • From Traditionally Underrepresented Groups in Postsecondary Education
  • Have Disabilities
  • Homeless
  • In Foster Care or Aging Out of the Foster Care System
  • Disconnected

Educational Opportunity Center (EOC)

Assistance with Applying for Adult Education
We help you with information, enrollment, or completion of a GED program.
Academic Counseling
We review the college catalog and your transcript/test scores to determine your eligibility for college admissions, exemptions, special programs, testing requirements, etc.
Career Guidance
We offer guidance when choosing your college major/career plans. Take our career interest survey (available upon request), and we’ll review the results.
College Information
We provide information (admissions, testing, financial aid, housing, etc.) from colleges of your choice. Let us help you review college costs, special admissions, and more.
Assistance with Applying for Admissions
We help you apply for admissions, campus housing, and/or ACT, SAT, THEA, or ACCUPLACER.
Assistance with Applying for Federal Student Aid
We assist you with completing the application process for grants, college work-study, and student/parent loans. This includes college forms for financial aid. We serve as a liaison to facilitate smoother communications between you and the college.
Assistance with Applying for Scholarships
We help you locate scholarship resources and apply.
Financial and Economic Literacy
We provide you with workshops and/or individual counseling sessions to promote a better understanding of debt management, decision-making skills, budgeting, and student loans.
Referrals
We connect you to information and links to additional community and social service resources.