In two recent calls for proposals, the Department of Education requested projects that “go beyond traditional college enrollment.” Advocates argue that's not TRIO’s purpose.

A long-running federal program that helps first-generation and low-income students go to college is now at risk. TRIO has supported millions over the last 60 years, but proposed funding cuts could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Central Carolina Community College recently celebrated “National TRIO Day” with a lunch event that showcased three federal ...

WEST VIRGINIA (WVNS) – Student support programs for low-income students have lost crucial federal funding. Concord University extends in-state tuition for students from Virginia Funding cuts to ...

Federal TRIO programs provide support services to students from disadvantaged backgrounds like mine. So, when I hear policymakers refer to the TRIO suite of programs as a “relic,” I can’t help but ...

Every summer, TRIO Programs across the country change the lives of nearly 870,000 students. I was one of those students. My life has never been the same. TRIO works. When I was 14 years old, I had the ...

TRIO programs are a group of services aimed at helping low-income, disabled and first-generation students make it through higher education. COCC, with its main campus in Bend, is hosting the second ...

With just days remaining before a Sept. 30 deadline, congressionally appropriated TRIO program funding is slowly trickling out to Georgia higher education institutions, but more than $2 million ...