The Educational Opportunity Center at Texarkana College and the Texarkana Housing Authority Partner to Provide Scholarships
/The Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) at Texarkana College held an award ceremony on February 11 to present $500 scholarships to five students pursuing higher education credentials. The awards were provided through a donation from the Texarkana Housing Authority which contributed $2,500 toward the EOC Overcoming Barriers Scholarship Fund for the academic year. During the presentation, Melva Flowers, Texarkana Housing Authority Board President, said the agency and its affiliates are honored to partner with TC and the EOC program to provide scholarships.
The Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) at Texarkana College is a program designed to assist individuals with college matriculation. EOC is a federally funded TRIO program and services are provided to program participants free of charge who meet program eligibility requirements. EOC Program participants receive coaching and assistance with the college admissions process, completing of the federal financial aid application (FAFSA), and enrollment at the post-secondary institution of their choice. The Educational Opportunity Center at Texarkana College is funded by a grant from the United States Department of Education.
EOC director, Lee Williams, III, said the Texarkana Housing Authority has partnered with the Educational Opportunity Center at Texarkana College since the program started at TC in Fall 2016.
All participants of the EOC program may apply for the Overcoming Barriers Scholarship. Recipients are selected by a committee who interviews each eligible applicant and determines adherence to scholarship criteria, academic achievement, community and school involvement, character, and demonstration of financial need.
EOC Overcoming Barriers Scholarship Recipients are Telluah Bozeman – Fall 2020; Lori Potts – Fall 2020; Andrea Williams – Fall 2020; Sharonda Smith – Spring 2021; and Haleigh Stone – Spring 2021.
