Fast Facts Report for the Educational 

Opportunity Centers Program: 2018–19 

Contents

Introduction....................................1

Grantees Funded and 

Population Served .........................2

Program Outcome Measures........7

For Further Reference.................11

References ...................................11

Appendix A. Detailed Tables ......12

Introduction

This Fast Facts report provides a national profile of the Educational 

Opportunity Centers (EOC) program—one of the seven Federal TRIO

programs (TRIO) funded by the U.S. Department of Education (ED)

that provide direct services to students and adults pursuing higher 

education. 

TRIO Fast Facts reports present information on program funding, 

characteristics of program participants, and program outcomes. Fast

Facts reports for TRIO’s Upward Bound and Upward Bound MathScience programs (U.S. Department of Education 2021), Veterans 

Upward Bound (U.S. Department of Education 2020), Student Support 

Services (U.S. Department of Education 2016a), and Talent Search (U.S. 

Department of Education 2016b) programs are available on ED’s 

website. 

Data from two sources contribute to this Fast Facts report. First,

information about EOC grantees was obtained from ED’s Federal

TRIO Programs Funded Projects Database. Second, characteristics and

outcomes of EOC participants come from annual performance reports 

(APR) submitted by EOC grantees. This report focuses on the 2018–19

academic year, which was the most recent reporting year at the time this

report was created.

This report provides information on the characteristics of EOC grantees 

and EOC participants, as well as the outcomes experienced by EOC

participants including high school graduation, applying for college and 

financial aid, and college enrollment. Detailed tables of selected

characteristics and outcomes by EOC grantee type are presented in

Appendix A.
Fast Facts Report for the Educational Opportunity Centers Program: 2018–19 | 2 

Grantees Funded and Population Served

The goal of the EOC program is to increase the 

number of adult participants who enroll in 

postsecondary education. To achieve this goal, the 

EOC program provides a variety of services to 

participants, including tutoring, mentoring, academic 

guidance and personal counseling, information on 

postsecondary education opportunities and student 

financial assistance, and assistance with applications for 

college admissions and financial aid. In particular, the 

EOC program focuses on the financial and economic 

literacy of participants to mitigate economic barriers to 

postsecondary success.1 

1 The emphasis on economic literacy and mitigating economic 

barriers expands the pool of eligible participants to include 

students who are already enrolled in postsecondary 

education (see Exhibit 4).

The EOC program serves individuals through grants to 

projects located throughout the states, District of 

Columbia, and Puerto Rico (see Exhibit 1). In 2018–

19, 60 percent of the grantees were located in the 

south and plains states (e.g., Kansas, Missouri), and 

21 percent of the grantees were spread across the 

northeast, mid-Atlantic, and Great Lakes regions. The 

remaining grantees were located up and down the west 

coast, in the Rocky Mountain region, and in Puerto 

Rico. The majority of EOC grants were awarded to 

postsecondary institutions, while 23 grants (17 percent)

were awarded to nonprofit agencies or other types of 

organizations (see Exhibit 2). 

In 2018–19, EOC grantees served more than 

194,000 participants. Across the seven TRIO 

programs, EOC serves the largest average number 

of participants per grantee, with an average of 

1,397 participants per grantee. In comparison, the 

average number of participants served per grantee 

ranged from 32 to 658 participants across the other 

six TRIO programs in 2018–19. Unlike the TRIO 

programs in which grant projects serve fewer students, 

EOC does not provide intensive individual services to 

participants. 

The average number of EOC participants served 

varied by grantee type. EOC grants that were 

administered by nonprofit or other organizations 

served more participants on average (2,073) than 4-year 

(1,268) and 2-year (1,256) institutions (see Exhibit 2). 

In addition to serving a larger average number of 

participants, nonprofit or other organizations received 

a larger average amount of funding than grantees at

2-year and 4-year institutions. As a result, the average

cost per participant was relatively similar by grantee 

type in 2018–19, ranging from $259 for grantees that 

were nonprofit or other organizations to $274 for 

grantees that were 4-year institutions (see Exhibit 2).
Exhibit 1. Educational Opportunity Centers grantee locations: 2018–19

NOTE. AK = Alaska; HI = Hawaii; PR = Puerto Rico. Exhibit 1 is based on TRIO Story Maps, which present TRIO’s footprint across the United States. For a link to TRIO Story Maps, 

visit the main TRIO webpage (https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/trio/index.html) and select the "TRIO Maps Home Page” link. The TRIO Story Maps are regularly updated, so 

the number and geographic distribution of TRIO grantees will no longer represent the 2018–19 project year. 

SOURCE: TRIO Footprint in 2018-19: EOC Project Sites Throughout the U.S. and Other Jurisdictions (https://ope.ed.gov/programs/maped/storymaps/trio/)

Exhibit 2. Number of Educational Opportunity Centers grants, number of program participants, and 

amount of program funding, by grantee type: 2018–19

Participant characteristics All grantees

Grantee type

2-year institutions 4-year institutions

Nonprofit or other 

organizations

Number of funded grants 139 53 63 23

Number of grantees that are minority-serving institutions 35 14 21 N/A

Total funding ($) 51,518,923 17,274,934 21,886,605 12,357,384

Average funding per grantee ($) 370,640 325,942 347,406 537,278

Total participants served 194,153 66,553 79,914 47,686

Average number of participants served per grantee 1,397 1,256 1,268 2,073

Average cost per participant served ($) 265 260 274 259

NOTE: N/A = not applicable. Results exclude one nonprofit agency that did not submit annual performance report data in 2018–19.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Federal TRIO Programs, Educational Opportunity Centers Annual Performance Report data, 2018–19; and Funded Projects database, 

2018–19.

As defined in EOC regulations (Title 34, Section 

644.11 (a)), at least two-thirds of the individuals 

served by each EOC project must be low-income 

individuals who are [potential] first-generation college 

students.2 Similar to the other TRIO programs, EOC 

grantees focus on services for individuals who are 

traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary 

education, including students from low-income 

families and students whose parents did not graduate 

from college (e.g., [potential] first-generation college 

students). In addition, program services may be 

tailored to meet the needs of various groups, 

including individuals who are limited English 

proficient, individuals with disabilities, individuals 

who are experiencing homelessness, and youth who 

are aging out of the foster care system.

Fast Facts Report for the Educational Opportunity Centers Program: 2018–19 | 3 

2 The regulations (Title 34, Section 644.7(b)) define a low-income 

individual as an individual whose family's taxable income did not exceed 

150 percent of the poverty level amount in the calendar year preceding the 

year in which the individual initially participated in the project. The 

poverty level amount is determined by using criteria of poverty 

established by the Bureau of the Census of the U.S. Department of 

Commerce. [Potential] first-generation college student means an 

individual neither of whose natural or adoptive parents received a 

baccalaureate degree; or an individual who regularly resided with and 

received support from only one parent and whose supporting parent did 

not receive a baccalaureate degree.
Fast Facts Report for the Educational Opportunity Centers Program: 2018–19 | 4 

With regard to students’ educational status, EOC 

program services are generally targeted for individuals 

who are at least 19 years old. However, an individual 

is eligible to participate in EOC if they are less than 

19 years of age, they cannot be appropriately served 

by a Talent Search project in the service area, and 

their participation would not dilute the EOC project's 

services to individuals who are at least 19 years of age.

Exhibit 3 illustrates the characteristics of EOC 

participants during the 2018–19 program year.3

Seventy-four percent of EOC participants were from 

low-income families and were [potential] firstgeneration college students, and 5 percent of 

participants were neither from low-income families 

nor [potential] first-generation college students. In 

addition, 58 percent were female, and most were 

White, non-Hispanic or Latino (33 percent); African 

American, non-Hispanic or Latino (32 percent); or 

Hispanic or Latino of any race (24 percent). The 

majority of EOC participants were over 18 years of 

age, with 36 percent of participants being between 

the ages of 19 and 27, and 37 percent being 28 years 

of age or older. Because the EOC program serves a

heterogeneous population of participants that includes 

secondary school students, college students, and adults 

who are not connected to formal education systems 

(see Box 1), this report does not compare the 

characteristics of EOC participants with a national 

sample of students or adults.

4

3 The characteristics of EOC participants are presented by grantee type 

in Table A-1 in Appendix A. 4 Twenty-six percent of EOC participants were 18 years or under. These 

students received services that promote high school graduation. To see 

the performance metric on how these students were evaluated, please 

see Exhibit 5.
Exhibit 3. Select characteristics of EOC participants, 2018–19

NOTE: EOC = Educational Opportunity Centers. Results exclude one nonprofit agency that did not submit annual performance report data in 2018–19. “Other” eligibility status 

includes participants who were neither low-income nor [potential] first-generation college students. “Other” race/ethnicity includes American Indian or Alaska Native, nonHispanic/Latino; Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino; Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino; and race or ethnicity unknown. 

The distribution of participants by age excludes a small number of EOC participants whose age was unknown. Percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Federal TRIO Programs, Educational Opportunity Centers Annual Performance Report data, 2018–19; and Funded Projects database, 

2018–19. 

Fast Facts Report for the Educational Opportunity Centers Program: 2018–19 | 5 
Box 1. Who is served by the Educational Opportunity Centers program?

The EOC program serves a wide range of participants, including high school students, recent high school graduates, adults 

who have not completed a high school diploma, and students enrolled in postsecondary programs. When EOC grantees 

report data to ED, participants are classified by educational status to determine which outcomes are relevant for each 

participant. In 2018–19, the distribution of EOC participants across educational statuses differed by grantee type, which 

likely aligns with the objectives of each EOC grant. Exhibit 4 presents the distribution of EOC participants across seven 

educational status categories, for the EOC program overall and by grantee type.

As shown in Exhibit 4, the majority of EOC participants in 2018–19 fell into three educational status categories: high 

school graduates without college experience,5 high school seniors, and postsecondary students. The percentage of 

participants who were high school graduates without college experience did not vary greatly by grantee type, ranging from 

24 percent of participants for grantees that were nonprofit or other organizations to 27 percent of participants for grantees 

that were 2-year institutions. In contrast, Exhibit 4 demonstrates that grantees that were 4-year institutions were more likely 

than other grantees to serve high school seniors and less likely to serve postsecondary students. The percentage of 

participants who were high school seniors ranged from 15 percent of participants for grantees that were nonprofit or other 

organizations to 30 percent of participants of grantees that were 4-year institutions. The percentage of participants who 

were postsecondary students ranged from 14 percent among grantees that were 4-year institutions to 26 percent among 

grantees that were nonprofit or other organizations.

5 “High school graduates without college experience” includes high school graduates and high school equivalency graduates not already enrolled in 

postsecondary education.

Among grantees that were 2-year and 4-year institutions, the third-largest group of EOC participants in 2018–19 consisted 

of former college students who either dropped out of college or were seeking to transfer to a 4-year institution. Only 12 

percent of participants served by grantees that were nonprofit or other organizations fell into this educational status, 

compared with 18 and 20 percent of participants served by 4-year institutions and 2-year institutions, respectively. 

Nonprofit or other organizations were more likely to report that participants who they served were “other adults.” Some of 

these grant projects elaborated within the EOC APR that the participants that they classified as “other adults” were 

selected for services on the basis of limited English language proficiency; other grant projects elaborated that “other adults” 

served were incarcerated individuals. For these students, the grant project did not report individuals’ academic enrollment 

status or their highest educational credential earned.

Exhibit 4. Educational status of Educational Opportunity Centers participants, overall and by 

grantee type: 2018–19

Participant characteristics All grantees Grantee type

2-year institutions 4-year institutions Nonprofit or other 

organizations

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

High school seniors 44,260 23 13,485 20 23,609 30 7,166 15

Adults without a high school diploma 12,000 6 2,395 4 5,946 7 3,659 8 

High school graduates without college 

experience

50,162 26 18,209 27 20,733 26 11,220 24

College dropouts and potential transfer students 33,612 17 13,535 20 14,176 18 5,901 12

Postsecondary students 39,949 21 16,536 25 11,123 14 12,290 26

Other adults 8,888 5 1,096 2 1,811 2 5,981 13

Nonsenior participants and dropouts under 

18 years of age

5,282 3 1,297 2 2,516 3 1,469 3 

Total 194,153 100 66,553 100 79,914 100 47,686 100

NOTE: “High school graduates without college experience” includes high school graduates and high school equivalency graduates not already 

enrolled in postsecondary education. Results exclude one nonprofit agency that did not submit annual performance report data in 2018–19. 

Percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Federal TRIO Programs, Educational Opportunity Centers Annual Performance Report data, 2018–19; 

and Funded Projects database, 2018–19.

Fast Facts Report for the Educational Opportunity Centers Program: 2018–19 | 6 
Fast Facts Report for the Educational Opportunity Centers Program: 2018–19 | 7 

Program Outcome Measures

The EOC program collects data on four program 

objectives, or desired outcomes, for EOC 

participants: (1) high school graduation, (2) financial 

aid application, (3) college admissions application, and 

(4) college enrollment. Each program objective 

applies to a subset of EOC participants based on their 

educational status. Grantees provide information 

about participant outcomes on an annual basis to 

determine whether they meet their targets or goals 

regarding each of these program objectives. 

Exhibits 5 through 7 provide the national rates for 

each of the four EOC program objectives in 2018–

19.6 In each exhibit, the subset of EOC participants 

whose educational status makes them eligible for each 

program objective (the denominator of the success 

rate) is provided in boxes that are shaded green, while

the number and percentage of participants 

experiencing a successful outcome is provided in a 

box that is shaded orange. EOC participants who are 

not included in the calculation of success rates are 

illustrated in boxes that are shaded gray. Two groups 

of participants were not included in the calculation of 

any of the four program objectives: “postsecondary 

students” and “other adults.” 

6 The characteristics of EOC participants are presented by grantee type 

in Table A-1 in Appendix A.

The majority of EOC participants who were eligible 

for each of the EOC program outcomes achieved the 

outcome. Specifically, more than half (61 percent) of 

eligible EOC participants received a high school 

diploma or equivalent (see Exhibit 5). In addition, of 

EOC participants who were eligible to complete these 

outcomes, 73 percent completed college admission 

applications and 75 percent completed financial aid 

applications (see Exhibit 6). Although 59 percent of 

eligible EOC participants enrolled in college or 

received notification of deferred enrollment (see 

Exhibit 7), this program-level success rate masks 

differences in college enrollment rates between 

participants who received a high school diploma or 

equivalent during the reporting year and participants 

who already had a high school diploma or equivalent 

when they first received program services (see Box 2). 
Fast Facts Report for the Educational Opportunity Centers Program: 2018–19 | 8 

Exhibit 5. EOC participant secondary school diploma rate and number of participants in the rate 

denominator by educational status: 2018–19 program year

NOTE: EOC = Educational Opportunity Centers. Secondary school diploma rate excludes a small number of participants who died during the reporting year. “High school graduates 

with no college experience” includes high school graduates and high school equivalency graduates not already enrolled in postsecondary education. The first three boxes on the left 

of the top row are shaded green to represent participants who were eligible to attain the program outcome. The next four boxes on the top row are shaded grey to represent 

participants who were not eligible to attain the program outcome. The box on the second row is shaded orange to indicate participants who attained the program outcome.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Federal TRIO Programs, Educational Opportunity Centers Annual Performance Report data, 2018–19; and Funded Projects database, 

2018–19.

Exhibit 6. EOC participant postsecondary school college admission and financial aid application 

rate and number of participants in the rate denominator by educational status: 

2018–19 program year

NOTE: EOC = Educational Opportunity Centers. “High school graduates with no college experience” includes high school graduates and high school equivalency graduates not 

already enrolled in postsecondary education. The two boxes on the left and the two boxes on the right of the top row are shaded grey to represent participants who were not eligible 

to attain the program outcome. Boxes 3–5 in the middle of the top row are shaded green to represent participants who were eligible to attain the program outcome. The two boxes 

on the second row are shaded orange to indicate participants who attained the program outcome.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Federal TRIO Programs, Educational Opportunity Centers Annual Performance Report data, 2018–19; and Funded Projects database, 

2018–19.
Fast Facts Report for the Educational Opportunity Centers Program: 2018–19 | 9 

Exhibit 7. EOC participant college enrollment rate and number of participants in the rate 

denominator by educational status: 2018–19 program year

NOTE: EOC = Educational Opportunity Centers. College enrollment rate excludes a small number of participants who died during the reporting year. “High school graduates with no 

college experience” includes high school graduates and high school equivalency graduates not already enrolled in postsecondary education. The two boxes on the right of the top 

row are shaded grey to represent participants who were not eligible to attain the program outcome. The two boxes in the middle row are shaded green to represent participants who 

were eligible to attain the program outcome. The box in the bottom row is shaded orange to indicate participants who attained the program outcome.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Federal TRIO Programs, Educational Opportunity Centers Annual Performance Report data, 2018–19; and Funded Projects database, 

2018–19.
Box 2. How did college enrollment rates differ by high school completion status?

The EOC college enrollment outcome includes two eligible groups of participants: (1) those who had a high school 

diploma when they first received program services during the reporting year and (2) those who received a high school 

diploma during the reporting year. At the beginning of the grant cycle, grantees chose whether the college enrollment 

calculation for their project would include both groups of EOC participants or only the group of participants who 

received a high school diploma during the reporting year. Nearly one-fifth of EOC grantees that were funded during the 

2015–20 grant cycle chose to measure college enrollment among only those participants who received a high school 

diploma during the reporting year. Exhibit 8 illustrates the college enrollment rates for these two groups of EOC 

participants. In 2018–19, the majority of EOC participants who were eligible for the college enrollment outcome already 

had a high school diploma when they first received EOC program services. 

The college enrollment rate was higher among participants who received a high school diploma during the reporting year

(69 percent) than among participants who had a high school diploma when they first received program services during the

reporting year (54 percent). This difference in college enrollment rates may reflect the challenges that young adults

encounter as they try to (re-)enter postsecondary education after a period of disengagement from formal education.

Exhibit 8. EOC participant college enrollment rates, by high school completion status: 2018–19 

NOTE: EOC = Educational Opportunity Centers. College enrollment rates exclude a small number of participants who died during the reporting year. 

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Federal TRIO Programs, Educational Opportunity Centers 2018–19 Program Annual Performance Report and 2018–19 Funded 

Projects Database.

Fast Facts Report for the Educational Opportunity Centers Program: 2018–19 | 10
Fast Facts Report for the Educational Opportunity Centers Program: 2018–19 | 11

For Further Reference

This report provided a national profile of the EOC

Program and presented program performance results 

and characteristics of current participants for the 

2018–19 program year. For more information on the 

TRIO program, see the resources listed in this 

section. 

TRIO Program resources: 

TRIO webpage (provides links to the webpages for 

individual TRIO programs; TRIO news and 

information; and links to TRIO reports, maps, 

and other resources): 

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/tri

o/index.html

EOC webpage (provides information about EOC

program funding and other resources): 

https://www2.ed.gov/programs/trioeoc/index.ht

ml

Institute of Education Sciences (IES) publications 

and products search webpage (by entering search 

words such as “low income,” “first-generation,” 

and “at risk” in the search box, users will access 

reports related to these student populations): 

https://ies.ed.gov/pubsearch/

TRIO Story Maps: 

Project sites throughout the United States and 

outlying territories: 

https://ope.ed.gov/programs/maped/storymaps

/trio/

Grantee data for all TRIO programs: 

https://ope.ed.gov/programs/trio/trioexplorer/ 

References

U.S. Department of Education, Office of 

Postsecondary Education, Student Service, Fast 

Facts Report for the Upward Bound and Upward Bound 

Math-Science Programs, Washington, DC, 2021. 

Retrieved from: 

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/tri

o/ububmsfastfactsreport1718.pdf 

U.S. Department of Education, Office of 

Postsecondary Education, Student Service, Fast 

Facts Report for the Veterans Upward Bound Program, 

Washington, DC, 2020. Retrieved from: 

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/tri

o/vubfastfactsreport.pdf

U.S. Department of Education, Office of 

Postsecondary Education, Student Service, Fast 

Facts Report for the Student Support Services Program, 

Washington, DC, 2016a. Retrieved from: 

https://www2.ed.gov/programs/triostudsupp/ss

s-fastfacts2016.pdf

U.S. Department of Education, Office of 

Postsecondary Education, Student Service, Fast 

Facts Report for the Talent Search Program, 

Washington, DC, 2016b. Retrieved from: 

https://www2.ed.gov/programs/triotalent/tsfastfacts2016.pdf
Fast Facts Report for the Educational Opportunity Centers Program: 2018–19 | 12

Appendix A. Detailed Tables

Table A-1. Select characteristics of EOC participants by grantee type: 2018–19

Grantee type 

Participant characteristics

All grantees 2-year institutions 4-year institutions

Nonprofit or other 

organizations

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Total 194,153 100 66,553 34.3 79,914 41.2 47,686 24.6

Eligibility status

Both low-income and [potential] first-generation college 144,418 74.4 47,986 72.1 59,156 74 37,276 78.2

Low-income only 20,429 10.5 6,564 9.9 9,711 12.2 4,154 8.7

[Potential] first-generation college only 20,353 10.5 8,838 13.3 7,371 9.2 4,144 8.7

Other eligibility status 8,953 4.6 3,165 4.8 3,676 4.6 2,112 4.4

Sex

Male 81,349 41.9 26,964 40.5 33,951 42.5 20,434 42.9

Female 112,804 58.1 39,589 59.5 45,963 57.5 27,252 57.1

Race/ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic/Latino 64,513 33.2 23,534 35.4 28,824 36.1 12,155 25.5

Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino 62,495 32.2 22,712 34.1 21,215 26.5 18,568 38.9

Hispanic/Latino of any race 45,887 23.6 14,085 21.2 20,287 25.4 11,515 24.1

Other 21,258 10.9 6,222 9.3 9,588 12 5,448 11.4

Age

18 years old or younger 51,000 26.3 17,787 26.7 24,468 30.6 8,745 18.3

Between 19 and 27 years old 70,713 36.4 26,461 39.8 26,227 32.8 18,025 37.8

28 years old or older 72,250 37.2 22,248 33.4 29,098 36.4 20,904 43.8

NOTE: EOC = Educational Opportunity Centers. Results exclude one nonprofit agency that did not submit annual performance report data in 2018–19. “Other” eligibility status includes 

participants who were neither low-income nor [potential] first-generation college students. “Other” race/ethnicity includes American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino; Asian, 

non-Hispanic/Latino; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino; Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino; and race or ethnicity unknown. The distribution of 

participants by age excludes a small number of EOC participants whose age was unknown. Percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding. 

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Federal TRIO Programs, Educational Opportunity Centers Annual Performance Report data, 2018–19 and Funded Projects Database, 2018–19. 

Table A-2. EOC participant outcomes by grantee type: 2018–19

Participant outcome rates

All grantees

Grantee type

2-year institutions 4-year institutions

Nonprofit or other 

organizations

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Total 194,153 100 66,553 34.3 79,914 41.2 47,686 24.6

High school graduation rate 37,497 60.9 11,546 67.2 19,475 60.7 6,476 52.7

Financial aid application rate 95,457 74.6 35,839 79.2 40,452 69.1 19,166 78.9

College admissions application rate 92,800 72.5 34,132 75.5 39,818 68 18,850 77.6

College enrollment rate 71,102 58.6 26,619 61.5 29,803 54.8 14,680 62.2

College enrollment rate among participants who received a high 

school diploma during the reporting year 25,963 69.2 7,994 69.2 12,801 65.7 5,168 79.8

College enrollment rate among participants who had a high school 

diploma when they first received EOC program services 45,139 53.9 18,625 58.7 17,002 48.7 9,512 55.6

NOTE: EOC = Educational Opportunity Centers. Results exclude one nonprofit agency that did not submit annual performance report data in 2018–19. Percentages may not sum to 100 

percent due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Federal TRIO Programs, Educational Opportunity Centers Annual Performance Report data, 2018–19 and Funded Projects Database, 2018–19.
This report was produced under U.S. Department of Education (ED) Contract No. ED-OPE-17-O-0031 and 

GS10F0288W/91990020A0012/91990021F0349. Sabrina Ratchford served as the contracting officer’s representative.

The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the ED. No official endorsement

by the ED of any product, commodity, service, or enterprise mentioned in this publication is intended or should be

inferred.

U.S. Department of Education

Miguel A. Cardona, Ed.D.

Secretary

Office of Postsecondary Education

Michelle Asha Cooper

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs,

Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions

and Duties of the Assistant Secretary,

Office of Postsecondary Education

Office of Postsecondary Education

Higher Education Programs

Michelle Asha Cooper

Deputy Assistant Secretary

Office of Postsecondary Education

Higher Education Programs

Student Service

Gaby Watts

Senior Director

May 2022

This report is in the public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part is granted. While permission to reprint

this publication is not necessary, the citation should be U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education,

Student Service, Fast Facts Report for Educational Opportunity Centers Program: 2018–19, Washington, D.C., 2022.

This report is available only online. To download, view, and print the report as a PDF file, go to

https://www2.ed.gov/programs/trioeoc/resources.html. 

Availability of Alternate Formats

Requests for documents in alternate formats such as Braille or large print should be submitted to the Alternate

Format Center by calling 202-260-0852 or by contacting the 504 coordinator via e-mail at om_eeos@ed.gov.

Notice to Limited English Proficient Persons

If you have difficulty understanding English, youmay requestlanguage assistance servicesfor ED information that is

available to the public. These language assistance services are available free of charge. If you needmore

informationaboutinterpretationortranslation services,pleasecall1-800-USA-LEARN(1-800-872-5327) (TTY: 1-800-

437-0833), or e-mail us at ed.language.assistance@ed.gov. Or write to U.S. Department of Education, Information

Resource Center, LBJ Education Building, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20202.