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Programs at a Glance
Students enrolled in today's TRIO Programs
mirror our nation's mutli-cultural and multiethnic
society. Thirty-seven percent of TRIO students are
White, 35% are African-American, 19% are Hispanic,
4% are Native American and 4% are Asian-American.
Sixteen thousand TRIO students are disabled.
TRIO college graduates are working in business,
industry, government, medicine, law, education,
communications, sales, finance, politics,
transportation, publishing, law enforcement,
computer science and technology, engineering and
accounting.
Talent Search
Talent Search programs serve young people in
grades six through 12. In addition to counseling,
participants receive information about college
admissions requirements, scholarships and various
student financial aid programs. This early
intervention program helps people from families with
incomes under $24,000 (where neither parent
graduated from college) to better understand their
educational opportunities and options. Over 387,604
Americans are enrolled in 471 Talent Search TRIO
programs.
Upward Bound
Upward Bound helps young students to prepare for
higher education. Participants receive instruction
in literature, composition, mathematics and science
on college campuses after school, on Saturdays and
during the summer. Currently, 770 programs are in
operation throughout the United States.
Student Support Services
Student Support Services helps low-income students
to stay in college until they earn their
baccalaureate degrees. Participants, who include
disabled college students, receive tutoring,
counseling and remedial instruction. Students are
now being served at 938 colleges and universities
nationwide.
Educational Opportunity Centers
Educational Opportunity Centers located throughout
the country primarily serve displaced or
underemployed workers from families with incomes
under $24,000. These Centers help people to choose a
college and a suitable financial aid program. There
are 139 Educational Opportunity Centers in America
serving 217,836 individuals.
Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement
Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement
programs are designed to encourage low-income
students and minority undergraduates to consider
careers in college teaching as well as prepare for
doctoral study. Students who participate in this
program are provided with research opportunities and
faculty mentors. This program was named in honor of
the astronaut that died in the 1986 space-shuttle
explosion. Currently there are 156 programs, serving
3,774 students.
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