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Submit the EOC Interest Form

  • Meet with an Advisor – In person or virtual. Bring any transcripts, test scores, or award letters.

  • Take Action Together – We’ll complete applications, FAFSA/TASFA, and set next steps.

Phone: 903-782-0353
Fax: 903-782-0239

Email EOC

EOC is one of the Federal TRIO Programs that support adults from disadvantaged backgrounds to access and succeed in postsecondary education. The program focuses on admissions counseling, financial aid literacy, and application assistance to increase adult enrollment in college or training. 

The Educational Opportunity Center is funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Services are free to participants. TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) at Paris Junior College is 100% federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education. TRIO EOC serves 1,100 participants annually who are from low-income backgrounds, first-generation college students and/or participants with disabling conditions, with a budget of $383,770.

Paris Junior College prohibits discrimination, including harassment, against any student on the basis of sex or gender, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, age, or any other basis prohibited by law. A lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in the career and technical education programs of PJC .