The Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) at Maria College, in partnership with the New York State Education Department, is designed to enroll first-time; full-time college students who are financially and academically challenged and might not otherwise be accepted into a college degree program. This unique program is carefully designed to assist eligible and accepted HEOP participants succeed at Maria College. Typically, accepted HEOP student are individuals from families with low incomes and possess the desire and aptitude for a successful college experience, but have not yet acquired the verbal, mathematical, and other cognitive skills required.
The program offers tuition assistance, textbook stipend, academic mentoring, and related services for eligible students.
Terminology:
- First-time HEOP Student: An individual who has never been matriculated at a postsecondary institution as a degree-seeking student in any regular semester or session prior to the HEOP Summer Program and has been accepted for enrollment by a participating HEOP institution.
- HEOP Student: An individual who applied, met the eligibility criteria based on Education Law 6451, was accepted at the IHE, completed the HEOP summer program, and matriculated at a participating HEOP institution.
- Matriculated Student: An individual who is enrolled at a college or university as a student and is working toward a degree. This student is usually enrolled in 12 or more credits per semester.
Mission
Opportunity Programs coordinates holistic support services to students who are members of the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), HOPE, and Renaissance Scholars Program. Opportunity Programs staff coordinate services that address academic, personal, and spiritual growth. By offering underrepresented, qualifying students access to higher education, the programs enable students to realize their full potential.
