The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will host free Essentials of College Planning workshops at 10:15 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at Waterville Public Library, 73 Elm St.; and 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at the Augusta CareerCenter, 21 Enterprise Drive, Suite 2. Adults 19 and older are welcome, according to a news release from the center.

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