Program funds are used to test and recruit prospective students and then for counseling, tutoring, and special academic courses and workshops for enrolled students.
Funds also provide supplemental student financial assistance and administrative costs for services.
HEOP's success is the result of the dedication and commitment of the staff of the Bureau of Higher Education Opportunity Programs, the independent colleges and universities that provide academic and fiscal resources to support the program, the campus educators and other professionals who work directly with HEOP students, and the motivation and hard work of the students themselves. There are well over 20,000 HEOP graduates. The principal mission of HEOP at Skidmore College is to provide educational opportunity and support to students with strong academic and personal potential, students who would otherwise be excluded from higher education due to circumstances of academic and economic disadvantage. The mission of the Higher Education Opportunity Program reflects and enriches the mission statement of Skidmore College. As an academic program, HEOP assists and inspires our students to earn their degrees by offering a wide range of academic supports.