The Maryland Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC), located in Baltimore City and Howard County, is community-based program funded by the United States Department of Education and sponsored by the national Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The program provides free information, counseling, and application assistance to adults and youths interested in going to college or technical school.

Since 1968, MEOC (formerly Direct Search for Talent) has helped thousands of residents in the Baltimore metropolitan area to enroll in postsecondary school two- and four- year colleges and vocational technical schools- and to secure millions of dollars in financial aid, including grants, scholarships, and loans. Each year more than 3,000 people receive help in one or more of the following areas:

• College Admission
• Financial Aid
• Alternative Education
• Career Decision Making
• GED Practice Tests and Referrals

MEOC, a federal TRIO program, is one of 130 Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC)in the country. These programs are designed to assist low income, first generation college bound adults (and by special waiver, youths) to pursue higher education opportunities. Most EOC programs are located on college and university campuses; MEOC is unique in its locations within the community.