SOUTH PARIS & RUMFORD — Adults considering college are invited to participate in free college-planning workshops sponsored by the Maine Educational Opportunity Center.

The first workshops will be held at the South Paris CareerCenter, 232 Main Street, on Monday, Oct. 5 at 12 p.m. & Monday, Oct. 19 at 10 a.m.

The second is at the Rumford CareerCenter, 35 Congress Street, on Monday, Oct. 26 at 10 a.m.

MEOC provides support services to help students from low income and working families successfully enter college. It is a student-centered, performance-based, non-bureaucratic program. MEOC helps adult students overcome class, social, academic and cultural barriers to higher education.

Its services include: choosing a college, tutoring, personal and financial counseling, assistance in applying to college, workplace and college visits, and assistance in applying for financial aid.

To register for this free workshop, call 1-800-281-3703.