REEO.org - Mission & History

Mission

Resources for Educational and Employment Opportunities is a 501 (c)(3) organization that is committed to empowering community college students with the opportunity to transfer to a four-year university, to earn a bachelors degree and to obtain a professional position upon graduation by providing financial, educational, career and leadership resources.

Guiding Principles

Community college students are not inferior to students at four-year universities

Every community college student, regardless of social status, financial status, ethnicity, gender or age has the right to transfer to a four-year university and earn a baccalaureate degree

Financial costs of college should not impede a student's dream of obtaining an education

It is essential to complement a community college education with career development resources, so that students excel both academically and professionally

Community college students should receive career development resources that are equivalent to those that are provided to their peers at four-year universities

Community college students should receive academic resources that are equivalent to those that are provided to their peers at four-year universities

History

Resources for Educational and Employment Opportunities, was founded by three students who, without the academic preparation by community colleges and generous scholarship assistance, would not have been able to successfully transfer to a four-year university and earn a college degree. Based on their experiences and academic research, the founders identified a number of barriers that often prevented community college students from achieving their academic and professional dreams. Resources for Educational and Employment Opportunities was founded to empower community college students by providing financial, academic and professional resources in order to ensure that each student has the opportunity to transfer to a four-year university, to earn a college degree and to obtain a professional position upon graduation.