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

. Aroostook County: 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the Caribou Learning Center, 75 Bennett Drive, Suite 2, Caribou; 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 and 24, at the Presque Isle CareerCenter, 66 Spruce St., Suite 1, Presque Isle; 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Madawaska CareerCenter, 88 Fox St., Madawaska; 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at the Houlton Higher Educational Center, 18 Military St., Houlton.

. Augusta: 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, and 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at KVCC Buker Center, 22 Armory St., Augusta; 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 and 25, at the University of Maine at Augusta, 46 University Drive, Augusta; 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19 and 26, at the Augusta CareerCenter, 21 Enterprise Drive, Suite 2, Augusta.

. Bangor area: 12:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, at the Brewer Housing Authority, 1 Colonial Circle, Brewer; 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the Bangor Housing Authority, 161 Davis Road, Bangor; 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 and 24, at the Bangor CareerCenter, 45 Oak St., Bangor; 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, and Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Bangor Adult Learning Center, 121 York St., Bangor; 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, and 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at the University College Bangor, Lewiston Hall, 65 Texas Ave., Bangor; 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Park Woods Learning Center, 1201 Union St., Bangor; 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Newport Adult Ed-Nokomis Regional High School, 266 Williams Road, Newport.

. Belfast-Rockland: 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16 and 23, at University College Rockland, 91 Camden St., Rockland; 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 and 24, at the Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Ave., Belfast; 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at Mid-Coast School of Technology, 1 Main St., Rockland.

. Dover-Foxcroft area: 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 15, at Piscataquis Valley Adult Education Cooperative, 48 Morton Ave., Dover; 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the Penquis Higher Education Center, 50 Mayo St., Dover-Foxcroft; 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, at the Dexter American Legion, 15 Grove St., Dexter.

. Skowhegan: 9 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22, at the Skowhegan CareerCenter, 98 North Ave., Suite 20, Skowhegan.

. Hancock County: 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19 and 26, at the Hancock County Higher Education Center, 248 State St., Suite 1, Ellsworth.

. Northern Penobscot County: 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 and 25, at the Katahdin Region Higher Education Center, 1 Dirigo Drive, Suite 1, East Millinocket.

. Washington County: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Machias CareerCenter, 15 Prescott Drive, Machias; 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the University of Maine at Machias, 38 Kimball Hall, Machias.

Call 800-281-3703 to register, or go to http://meoc.maine.edu.