TRiO Student Support Services cultivates diverse, successful, students and citizens by fostering educational opportunities where none may have existed.
TRiO programs are distinguishable from other counseling programs in America because they are:
> One-On-One: Our TRiO program serves 350 students; professionals get to know each student on a first-name basis.
> Performance-Based: Our TRiO program operates against specific, measurable outcome objectives as clearly defined in each approved grant proposal.
> Focused on Early Intervention: Talent Search and Upward Bound focus on reaching students in grades six through twelve to prepare them for options beyond high school.
> Comprehensive & Cultural: Students receive assistance in completing college admission and financial aid applications, tutorial services and exposure to cultural events/programs.
> Reality Based: Like their students, many TRiO Professionals had to overcome class, social, academic and cultural barriers to succeed in higher education. As a result, we can effectively relate to our students to serve them best.
> Retention Based: Students in the TRiO Student Support Services Program are more than twice as likely to remain in college than those students from similar backgrounds who did not participate in the program.
Who is Served by our office?
> First generation students
> Income-eligible students
> Students with disabilities*
*Additional eligibility required. Please check in 18PH for more information.
TRiO Facts
More than 2,800 TRiO programs currently serve nearly one million low-income Americans.
Many programs serve students in grades six through 12.
Twenty-two thousand students with disabilities and more than 25,000 U.S. veterans are currently enrolled in TRiO programs.
For more information about TRiO, please visit:
US Department of Education - Federal TRiO Program
Legislative Authority
TRiO programs are authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2. Federal TRiO Programs, as amended in 1998. Programs are administered by the U.S. Department of Education, Division of Higher Education Preparation and Support.
Council for Opportunity in Education
The Council for Opportunity in Education represents TRiO program staff; sponsors professional development activities including national conferences, symposia, workshops, and publications, sponsors TRiO educational access research; advocates for TRiO programs and students; and acts as liaison with the U.S. Department of Education.
Council for Opportunity in Education
