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New York State's Educational Opportunity Programs
New York State's Educational Opportunity Programs
New York's Educational Opportunity Program provides access, academic support and financial aid to students who show promise for succeeding in college but who may not have otherwise been offered admission. Available primarily to full-time, matriculated students.
ELIGIBILITY
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for admission to an Opportunity Program you must be:
A New York State resident for 12 months prior to enrollment;
Require special admissions consideration. (This means your GPA is lower than the school’s average); and
Qualify as economically disadvantaged according to the guidelines. In selecting students for the program, priority is given to applicants from historically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Here are slides from College Apps about Opportunity Programs.
Quick Facts:
CUNY has SEEK, CD, and ASAP
SUNY has EOP
NYS Private Colleges may have HEOP
Have to attend Summer Bridge Program
Provides academic support (tutors, counselors)
Provides financial support (grants)
Have to qualify financially!
Are you Financially Eligible?
Are you Financially Eligible?
To find out if you qualify financially for an Opportunity Program, ask your family to help determine what the total household income was for 2024.
There are some documents that may help you determine this LINKED HERE
Are you Academically Eligible?
Are you Academically Eligible?
You can review the Opportunity Program Admissions Requirements for schools below.
You can review the Opportunity Program Admissions Requirements for schools below.
CUNY SEEK/College Discovery
CUNY SEEK/College Discovery
The Admissions Profile is linked HERE for additional resources.
It's important to note that specialized programs like Macaulay Honors and Sophie Davis do not have an Opportunity Program.
SUNY's EOP/Regular Program Admissions Profile 2023
SUNY's EOP/Regular Program Admissions Profile 2023
SUNY's EOP Admissions Profile is linked HERE. There is a separate profile for regular admissions found HERE.
It's important to note that some 2 year community colleges that SUNY has do not have an EOP Program.
Private Schools in New York
Private Schools in New York
HEOP Overview and a list of participating schools.
Not all Private schools have HEOP, and most do not release their admissions profiles like SUNY and CUNY. If you have questions please come to the College Office, room 729.
Alfred University
Bard College
Barnard College
Boricua College
Canisius College
Cazenovia College
Columbia University
Clarkson University
College of Mount Saint Vincent
Cornell University
Daemen College
D'Youville College
Five Towns College
Fordamn University
Hamilton College
Hilbert College
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Ithaca College
Keuka College
Le Moyne College
Manhattan College
Maria College
Marist College
Marymount Manhattan
Medaille College
Mercy College
Mount Saint Mary College
Nazareth College
New York Institute of Technology, Manhattan
New School
New York University
Niagara University
Nyack College
Paul Smith's College
Pratt Institute
Rochester Institute of Technology
Siena College
Skidmore College
St. Bonaventure University
St. John Fisher College
St. Lawrence University
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Syracuse University
The Sage Colleges
Trocaire College
Union College
University of Rochester
Utica College
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
HEOP
HEOP
The Admissions Profile is linked HERE for additional resources.
It's important to note that this is completed by an outside organization. These numbers aren't guarantees.
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