Located at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) offers free advising and information to those who want to enter or continue college and who do not already have a four-year degree. Desiree Decker of Jasper, TN, will soon graduate with a degree in Social Work and credits the EOC for her success. Decker says, “I did need resources to go to school because I certainly didn’t have any money to go to school.