TRiO Motherlode Educational Opportunity Center

About MEOC

Motherlode Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC) meets people where they are and takes them where they need to go. MEOC assists with admissions to ANY college or vocational program. Transition Specialists engage clients through workshops and one-on-one services, providing customized assistance so MEOC clients discover their fullest potential. MEOC connects clients to appropriate resources within their chosen school based on individual needs, empowering our students to make a successful transition to higher education.

MEOC Transition Specialists partner with community agencies throughout our consortium’s service area to provide adults with the following services:

Information regarding the benefits of, and options for, participating in post-secondary education
Support applying for college
Support applying for financial aid
Referral to services that lead to completion of secondary education (diploma or alternative), including diploma completion program, GED and ESL programs- in order to prepare to engage in college/vocational training (i.e. any post-secondary education)
Workshops that enhance the opportunities to successfully enroll in post-secondary education
Connections to community and college campus services including academic and personal counseling, accessibility needs at college (DSPS), tutoring to prepare for and at college campuses, and many more.

MEOC Application

The Mother Lode Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC) assists adults in our region (Tuolumne County, Calaveras County, Mariposa County, Amador County, and Stanislaus County) to obtain their academic credentials required for economic mobility by providing guidance on how to enter, re-enter, and navigate post-secondary institutions. Click the 'Apply Now!' button below or you can download the fillable MEOC PDF Application.

Beflore applying it might be help to read the MEOC Applications FAQs.

For Parents: MEOC Client Parent Info Letter

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