Delta State University’s Center for Community and Economic Development announces the launch of the Delta Educational Opportunity Center, a Federal TRIO Program.
In an effort to educate and train residents in the Mississippi Delta, the DEOC, under the leadership of Lakisha L. Butler, is recruiting young adults, 19 or older, who want to enter or continue a program of postsecondary education.
DEOC provides counseling and information on the college enrollment process to qualified adults. Participants receive one-on-one assistance in completing applications for financial aid and college admission. Workshops will offer study skills, computer literacy, basic financial planning skills and more to participants and their families. In addition, participants will be provided access to computers to search online resources, like scholarship information and career options.
Need to complete your high school education first? DEOC assists with enrollment in Adult Basic Education programs offering GED and/or HiSET testing. Classes, testing, workshops and more are available at no cost to participants.
To learn more about the DEOC, attend an upcoming information session. In Bolivar, Washington, Humphreys, Holmes, Issaquena and Sharkey counties, contact LaSheka D. Bell at 662-846-4334 or e-mail lbell@deltastate.edu. In Coahoma, Tunica, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Sunflower and Leflore counties, contact Jonathan Calvin at 662-846-4335 or e-mail jcalvin@deltastate.edu.
