Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center (SUNY Brooklyn EOC/BEOC)

Jacinth Hanson, Executive Director State University of New York

Brooklyn Education Opportunity Center

111 Livingston Street, suite 300

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Phone: 718.802.3300

Fax: 718.802.3381

Website: http://www.bkl.sunyeoc.org/

The Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center (BEOC), established in 1966, is part of a New York State network of educational institutions funded by the University Center for Academic and Workforce Development/State University of New York (UCAWD/SUNY) offering academic and career and technical programs. BEOC is locally administered by the New York City College of Technology/City University of New York (NYCCT/ CUNY). In its long history, Brooklyn EOC has provided tuition-free education and training in a number of academic, developmental, and career programs to academically underprepared and economically underserved adults including the New York City immigrant population. While BEOC serves all of New York City, its primary focus is on the borough of Brooklyn and its mission is to provide a quality educational experience that assists students in realizing their dreams and goals to achieve economic self- sufficiency. Tuition is free to all eligible students.

BEOC’s programming and operations are technology-driven, giving its students cutting edge skills and allowing its staff to work in an efficient manner.

Current offerings include:

• High School Equivalency Preparation

• English as a Second Language

• College Preparation

• Medical Assisting

• Medical E-Records and Office Administration

• Hospitality Operations and Management

• Skills and Employment Training

• Security Guard Training

Digital proficiency, information literacy, and financial education are part of every student’s learning experience. In addition, we have developed a strong academic and non-academic support system to enhance our students’ professional success, career development, and internship/job placement assistance.

• BEOC is a New York State Certifed Official TASC Test Site

• BEOC provides intervention/remedial instruction in mathematics, reading, and writing to prospective and current CUNY students

• BEOC is a Work Readiness Credential Test Site

BEOC curricula are aligned with industry/academic certifications and other formal assessments of student preparedness, knowledge and skills:

• COMPAS/CAT (CUNY) – Reading, Writing, and Mathematics

• Microsoft Digital Literacy Certificate

• MCAS – Microsoft Certifed Applications Specialist – Word and Excel

• GED – General Educational Development Diploma Examination

• CBCS/NHA – Certifed Billing and Coding Specialist

• CMAA/NHA – Certifed Medical Administrative Assistant

• CET/NHA – Certifed EKG Technician

• CEHRS/NHA – Certifed Electronic Health Records Specialist

• CPT/NHA – Certifed Phlebotomy Technician

• First Aid/CPR/AED (Automated External Defibrillation) through the American Heart Association

• National Restaurant Association (NRA) ManageFirst Hospitality and Restaurant Management

• National Restaurant Association (NRA) ManageFirst Customer Service

BEOC hosts a Technology Center (ATTAIN Labs) on its campus. In addition, it has established a number of successful partnerships with other academic, educational, and business entities.

To qualify for admission, one must be a New York State resident 18 years of age or older and meet both New York State and BEOC educational and income requirements.