TRiO Programs - Shasta College
TRiO Programs - Shasta College
TRiO Programs - Shasta College
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UPWARD BOUND TALENT SEARCH STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES<br />
Presentation By<br />
Sylvia Ruano, Director - Upward Bound & Student Support Services<br />
Nancy Berkey, Director - Talent Search
What is <strong>TRiO</strong>?<br />
• The TRIO <strong>Programs</strong> (TRIO) are federally funded<br />
outreach and student service programs designed to<br />
identify and provide support for individuals from<br />
disadvantaged backgrounds in their pursuit of a<br />
college degree.<br />
• TRIO includes eight programs targeted to serve and<br />
assist low-income individuals, first-generation<br />
college students, and individuals with disabilities to<br />
progress through the academic pipeline from<br />
middle school to post-baccalaureate programs.
<strong>TRiO</strong>’s History<br />
•1960’s<br />
•War on Poverty<br />
•Economic Opportunity Act<br />
•Higher Education Act<br />
•Competitive grants<br />
•Annual reporting to DOE
<strong>Shasta</strong> <strong>College</strong>’s<br />
<strong>TRiO</strong> <strong>Programs</strong>
Upward Bound<br />
• Eligibility<br />
– Low income, potential first generation college student.<br />
– Neither parent holds a Bachelor’s degree or higher.<br />
• Services provided<br />
– Academic counseling<br />
– Cultural enrichment<br />
– Financial literacy<br />
– Six week summer program<br />
• Schools - Enterprise and Central Valley High School<br />
• Goals - High school and postsecondary school graduation
Upward Bound Summer Program 2012
Talent Search<br />
• Eligibility<br />
– Low income and first generation college student<br />
– One third may have just one barrier<br />
– In 8 th – 11 th grade at target schools<br />
• Goals<br />
– High school and postsecondary school graduation<br />
• Schools<br />
– CVHS, AHS, WVHS, ANTHS, THS, HHS and feeder schools
Talent Search<br />
• Our goal is to support the work of high school counselors<br />
by providing <strong>TRiO</strong> students with the following services:<br />
– Academic advising<br />
– Career exploration<br />
– ACT/SAT fee waivers<br />
– Parent information and workshops<br />
– Connections to tutoring and financial literacy information<br />
– Assistance with financial aid, scholarship and college<br />
applications<br />
– Exposure to college campuses and cultural events
Talent Search
Talent Search
Talent Search
Student Support Services (SSS)<br />
• Eligibility<br />
– Low income, first generation college student<br />
– Pell Grant recipient<br />
• Services that must be provided<br />
– Academic counseling<br />
– Tutoring<br />
– Financial and economic literacy<br />
– <strong>College</strong> admissions advising<br />
• Goals<br />
– Increase college retention and graduation rates<br />
– Assist in the transfer process from <strong>Shasta</strong> <strong>College</strong> to four<br />
year colleges and universities
SSS Success Stories
SSS Success Stories
SSS Success Stories
SSS Success Stories
SSS Success Stories
SSS Success Stories
SSS Success Stories
Thank you!<br />
Sylvia Ruano, Director<br />
Nancy Berkey, Director<br />
Upward Bound & Student Support Services Talent Search<br />
530-242-7698 530-242-7628
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