EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (EOP)
Elston Hall, Room 222, 381-1279

Welcome to the Educational Opportunity Program at Schenectady Community College. The services available through SCCC’s Educational Opportunity Program are designed to help first-time, under-prepared students to be successful both in college and beyond. This webpage is provided so that participants in the Educational Opportunity Program can access important information on support services and special programs. Information such as program announcements and EOP workshops and meetings will be posted periodically. Interested students also can access EOP eligibility information or requirements as needed. For other questions or information, please contact the Program Coordinator directly.

If you are not an EOP participant but are interested in applying, please go to: http://www.sunysccc.edu/adm-fin/admeop.htm for more information and program requirements.

STAFF:
Ms. Jessica Rowell, Coordinator, Multicultural and Educational Opportunity Programs
E-mail: rowelljp@gw.sunysccc.edu

SCCC's Educational Opportunity Program, (EOP), is a program of academic support and financial assistance for disadvantaged New York State students who show promise for mastering college level work, given assistance. Determination of eligibility is made when a student is accepted to college as a freshman. A student must initially be enrolled on a full-time basis to qualify.

Transfer students may be considered for admission if they were enrolled in a College Discovery, EOP, HEOP (Higher Educational Opportunity Program), SEEK (Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge) or a similar academic and financial support program at a previous college.  If you are looking to transfer and EOP or a similar program did not exist at your former college, you should notify the transfer college, as well as SCCC's Coordinator of EOP. 

Students accepted into the Educational Opportunity Program receive special tutoring and academic assistance to aid in their success at SCCC.  Special advisement, educational programs, and counseling (career, transfer and personal) are all services provided to EOP participants. Please see below for a complete list of program services available to eligible EOP participants.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Coordinator by calling 518/381-1279, or send an e-mail to rowelljp@gw.sunysccc.edu.

Program Services Include:

• Academic assistance and support services
• Monitoring of student progress
• Tutorial services
• Referral and assistance services
• Stipend disbursement
• Mandatory EOP meetings and reports
• Career counseling referral
• Personal counseling referral
• EOP New Student & Summer Orientations
• Educational Workshops
• Recognition and Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony

EOP Meetings
All EOP participants both new and returning students need to attend the First General Meeting as well as one (1) EOP workshop each semester, as well as schedule an individual meeting with the Program Coordinator. The EOP Office works to provide educational and developmental workshops for participants and we are always seeking feedback from students on the programs offered. If you have ideas or suggestions for future workshops, please contact the EOP office or drop in.

EOP participants may refer to the list below to find meeting dates as well as workshop information. If you have questions about attendance at any of the meetings, please do not hesitate to contact the EOP Office directly: 518/381-1279.

Individual appointments/meetings are also available for students by contacting Ms. Susan Bleser at 518/381-1335 or can be made in-person in Room 222, Elston Hall.


Use and Importance of Tutoring

The professional tutoring service provided for all EOP students is one of the most valuable aspects of the program. With the assistance of a tutor many students who have struggled previously with academics have been successful in passing difficult college courses and progressing in their chosen program of study. Most importantly, however, the EOP tutors introduce students to new methods of studying, writing, and test taking, which helps to insure success in future college courses and beyond.

What your tutor can/will do:

• Discuss, analyze, and advise you about your study skills.
• Help you understand and complete homework.
• Create a study time line for your courses and help keep you on task with weekly appointments.
• Assist you in organizing, researching, and writing papers.
• Assist you in understanding your course syllabi and the general structure and basic concepts of a course.
• Assist you in preparing for tests and class presentations.
• Assist you in assessing the relationship of a course in which you are being tutored to your educational goals.
• A tutor will motivate you to define and attain your own academic success.
• A tutor will serve as a learner role model in the lifelong process of learning.

What your tutor cannot do:

• Do your homework or write a paper for you.
• Guarantee you will pass a test if tutored.
• Criticize your instructor or place blame for failure on the instructor.
• Compare your academic progress to others’ rates of learning or academic achievement.

Tutor schedules and locations are subject to change.
To find out more or set up an appointment with a tutor, send an e-mail request to the Coordinator at: rowelljp@gw.sunysccc.edu

Spring 2008 EOP Workshops and Programs

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