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

Aroostook – 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 30 and Nov. 6, Houlton Higher Education Center, 18 Military St.; 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, Fort Kent Adult Education, 84 Pleasant St.; 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, Suite 1, Presque Isle Career Center, 66 Spruce St.

Augusta-Waterville – 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 30 and Nov. 6, Augusta Career Center, 21 Enterprise Drive, Suite 2; 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, University of Maine at Augusta, 46 University Drive.

Bangor – 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, Bangor Career Center, 45 Oak St.; 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7, Bangor Housing Authority, 161 Davis Road.

Belfast-Rockland – 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, University College Rockland, 91 Camden St.; 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Ave., Belfast.

Dover-Foxcroft – 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, Penquis Higher Education Center, 50 Mayo St.

Skowhegan – 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 27 and Nov. 3, Skowhegan Career Center, Suite 20, 98 North Ave.

Hancock County – 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 7, Hancock County Higher Education Center, Suite 1, 248 State St., Ellsworth; 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, Sumner Adult Education Learning Center, 1888 U.S. Highway 1, Sullivan.

Lewiston – 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, Lewiston Career Center, 5 Mollison Way.

Penobscot County – 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, Katahdin Region Higher Education Center, Suite 1, 1 Dirigo Drive, East Millinocket.

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