AUGUSTA – The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will hold free workshops titled Essentials of College Planning at the following times and locations:

. Aroostook County: 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at the Houlton Higher Education Center, 18 Military St., Houlton.

. Augusta-Waterville area: 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at the University of Maine at Augusta, 46 University Drive, Augusta; 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at The Center, 93 Main St., Waterville; 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at the KVCC Buker Center, 22 Armory St., Augusta; 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at the Augusta CareerCenter, 21 Enterprise Drive, Suite 2, Augusta.

. Bangor area: 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, at Eastern Maine Community College, Katahdin Hall, 354 Hogan Road, Bangor; 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, Bangor Housing Authority, 161 Davis Road, Bangor; 9 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 20, Bangor CareerCenter, 45 Oak St., Bangor; 12:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 25, at Brewer Housing Authority, 1 Colonial Circle, Brewer; at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, at Park Woods Learning Center, 1201 Union St., Bangor; 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 26, at Bangor Adult Learning Center, 121 York St., Bangor; 9 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 28, at University College Bangor, Lewiston Hall, 65 Texas Ave., Bangor.

. Belfast-Rockland area: 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at University College Rockland, 91 Camden St., Rockland; 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20 and 27, Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Ave., Belfast.

. Dover-Foxcroft area: 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25, at Piscataquis Valley Adult Education Collaborative, 48 Morton Ave., Dover; 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, at Penquis Higher Education Center, 50 Mayo St., Dover-Foxcroft; 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, at Dexter American Legion, 15 Grove St., Dexter.

. Skowhegan: 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, at Skowhegan CareerCenter, 98 North Ave., Suite 20.

. Ellsworth: 9 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 19, Friday, Aug. 22, Tuesday, Aug. 26, Thursday, Aug. 28, at Hancock County Higher Education Center, 248 State St., Suite 1.

. East Millinocket: 9 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 21 and 28, at Katahdin Regional Higher Education Center, 1 Dirigo Drive, Suite 1.

. Washington County: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, Machias CareerCenter, 15 Prescott Drive, Machias; 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 19, University of Maine at Machias, 38 Kimball Hall, Machias; 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 20, at Washington County Community College, One College Drive, Calais.

To register or for information, call 800-281-3703 or go to http://meoc.maine.edu.