Student Services TRIO Programs

What is TRIO?

The Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO) are Federal outreach and student services programs designed to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. TRIO includes eight programs targeted to serve and assist low-income individuals, first-generation college students, and individuals with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to postbaccalaureate programs. TRIO also includes a training program for directors and staff of TRIO projects.

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Available TRIO Programs at CBC

Talent Search is a federally funded program designed to identify and assist individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (low-income and first-generation) who have the potential to succeed in higher education. The program provides academic, career, and financial counseling to its participants and encourages them to graduate from high school and continue on to the post-secondary institution of their choice. Talent Search also serves high school dropouts by encouraging them to reenter the educational system and complete their education. 

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Coastal Bend College in Beeville, Texas, currently hosts the Talent Search Program which was originally funded in 1976. The Talent Search Program identifies and assists individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who have the potential to succeed in higher education. The program provides academic, career, and financial counseling to its participants and encourages them to graduate from high school and continue on to the post-secondary institution of their choice. The goal of Talent Search is to increase the number of youths from disadvantaged backgrounds who complete high school and enroll in the post-secondary educational institution of their choice. 

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Upward Bound is a free, year-round college preparatory program for high school students. It is 100% grant funded by the federal government with an annual award of $407,320. The goal of the program is to prepare low income, potential first generation college bound students for success in post-secondary education. Students attending a target high school in Beeville, Mathis, Pettus, or Woodsboro must meet participant and federal eligibility requirements in order to be selected. Once selected, students remain in the program until their graduation from high school and completion of their first summer semester of college. All services and activities are provided at no cost to participants. 

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Upward Bound Rural is a free, year-round college preparatory program for high school students. It is 100% grant funded by the federal government. The goal of the program is to prepare low income, potential first generation college bound students for success in post-secondary education. Students attending a target school in George West, Sinton, or Odem must qualify in order to be selected. Once selected, students remain in the program until their graduation from high school and completion of their first summer semester of college.  
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