Historical April 1981 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
“I am a people-oriented person,” said Stephen R. Colbert, newly-appointed counselor for the Skinker-DeBaliviere Educational Opportunity Center at 6008 Kingsbury.
Colbert offers free information and guidance on higher education and training, serving the West End, University City, Clayton and the central county area. “Counseling is a natural for me. It’s a ‘helping’ field,” continues Colbert who recently completed 20 years in supervisory positions with the U.S. Air Force.
He has a master’s degree in counselor education from the University of Southern IllinoisEdwardsville and a bachelors in occupational education from SIU-Carbondale.
Colbert heads one of six EOC offices in the metropolitan area.
Each offers a wide range of information on occupations and educational institutions.
In addition, the counselors can provide assistance in helping people match skills with potential employment and directing them along educational or training routes to achieve their goals. Among the resource available at EOC offices is the GIS (Guidance Information System), a computer bank offering “instant access” to data on occupations, salary ranges and employment outlook; armed forces opportunities; colleges and universities, and most St. Louis area vocational training schools.
In addition, GIS can suggest sources of financial aid, including scholarships, grants and low-interest loans.
There is also a micro-fiche system covering 180 educational institutions in Missouri and Illinois.
It gives details on admissions procedures, cost and financial assistance.
Other resources of EOC include catalogs and general literature on occupations and educational programs.
A booklet, “Growing At College in St. Louis”, has suggestions on who should attend college, and how to choose institutions, plus details on expenses and financial aid. EOC, which is a project of the Higher Education Center of Metropolitan St. Louis, offers its counseling and information services free under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and contributed services of area colleges, universities and libraries.
For further information on EOC services call the Skinker-DeBaliviere Council office at 725-4949 or the EOC administrative offices at 534-2700.
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Stephen R. Colbert, counselor at Skinker-DeBaliviere Educational Opportunity Center, 6008 Kingsbury. The Paper, April 1981, page 3. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Paper, April 1981.
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