State Comptroller to Address EOC Graduation Ceremony

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- New York State Comptroller H. Carl McCall will be the keynote speaker at the 28th annual graduation ceremony of the University at Buffalo's Educational Opportunity Center to be held at 7 p.m. on May 23 in the Buffalo Convention Center.

Some 530 students will receive certificates for completing requirements from among the 19 tuition-free, adult-education and training programs offered by the EOC, located at 465 Washington St. in downtown Buffalo.

The EOC provides educational job training, college preparation and related support services to "economically disenfranchised and academically disadvantaged" populations of Western New York. Thousands of individuals have received GEDs, entered college and secured employment through the EOC.

Programs include administrative office management, medical office assistant, retail and business management, English as a second language, dental assistant, college preparation, computer repair and software maintenance, and emergency medical technician.

Also, environmental restoration training, GED and Civil Service exam preparation, computer applications, desktop publishing and Web-page design, nurse assistant and security guard certification training.