What is TRiO? Our nation has asserted a commitment to providing educational opportunity for all Americans regardless of race, ethnic background or economic circumstance. In support of this commitment, Congress established a series of programs to help low-income Americans enter college, graduate and move on to participate more fully in America 's economic and social life. These Programs are funded under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and are referred to as the TRiO Programs (initially just three programs). While student financial aid programs help students overcome financial barriers to higher education, TRiO programs help students overcome class, social and cultural barriers to higher education.
Who is Served? As mandated by Congress, two-thirds of the students served must come from families with incomes under $28,000, where neither parent graduated from college. More than 2,700 TRiO Programs currently serve nearly 866,000 low-income Americans. Many programs serve students in grades six through 12. Thirty-seven percent of TRiO students are Whites, 35% are African-Americans, 19% are Hispanics, 4% are Native Americans, 4% are Asian-Americans, and 1% are listed as "Other," including multiracial students. Twenty-two thousand students with disabilities and more than 25,000 U.S. veterans are currently enrolled in the TRiO Programs as well. For more race and ethnicity data for each TRiO Program (Upward Bound, UB Math/Science, SSS, Talent Search, EOC, and McNair), see “Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Federal TRiO Programs,” a News You Can Use fact sheet from the National TRiO Clearinghouse.
How it Works: Over 1,000 colleges, universities, community colleges, and agencies now offer TRiO Programs in America. TRiO funds are distributed to institutions through competitive grants.
Evidence of Achievement: Students in the Upward Bound program are four times more likely to earn an undergraduate degree than those students from similar backgrounds who did not participate in TRiO; nearly 20 percent of all Black and Hispanic freshmen who entered college in 1981 received assistance through the TRiO Talent Search or EOC programs; 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.
National TRiO Day: According to the 1986 Congressional resolution, National TRiO Day is meant to focus the nation's "attention on the needs of disadvantaged young people and adults aspiring to improve their lives, to the necessary investment if they are to become contributing citizens of the country, and to the talent which will be wasted if that investment is not made." TRiO Day has been proclaimed a National Day of Service. We encourage programs to perform some sort of community service as a way for TRiO to give back to their community and say thank you for its support. Every year, TRiO Day is the last Saturday of February. TRiO Day is February 24th, but events don't need to be limited to that day.
To more, visit the US Department of Education Website.
TRiO Programs in New Mexico and West Texas
Eastern New Mexico University (Roswell) (575) 624-7202 Northern New Mexico College (505) 747-2200 University of New Mexico (505) 277-3096
University of New Mexico (505) 277-3096
Central New Mexico Community College (505) 224-4375 Clovis Community College (575) 769-4772 College of Santa Fe (505) 473-6477 Eastern New Mexico University (Portales) (575) 562-2226 Eastern New Mexico University (Roswell) (575) 624-7387 El Paso Community College (915) 831-2650 New Mexico Highlands University (505) 454-3236 New Mexico Junior College (575) 492-2615 New Mexico State University (575) 646-1336 Northern New Mexico College (505) 747-5407 San Juan Community College (505) 566-3147 Santa Fe Community College (505) 428-1834 University of New Mexico (Albuquerque) (505) 277-3096 University of New Mexico (Gallup) (505) 863-7751 University of New Mexico (Valencia) (505) 925-8574
8 Northern Pueblos Council, Inc. (505) 455-1800 Eastern New Mexico University (Portales) (575) 562-2447 Eastern New Mexico University (Roswell) (575) 624-7202 New Mexico Junior College (575) 492-2614 New Mexico State University (575) 646-5732 San Juan College (505) 566-3171 Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (505) 346-7711
8 Northern Pueblos Council, Inc. (505) 455-1800 Clovis Community College (575) 769-4350 ext 1206 Eastern New Mexico University (Portales) (575) 562-2452 Eastern New Mexico University (Roswell) (575) 624-7205 El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX (915) 831-3214 New Mexico Highlands University (505) 454-3340 New Mexico Junior College (575) 492-2616 New Mexico State University (575) 646-5732 Northern New Mexico College (505) 747-2204 Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (505) 346-2382 University of New Mexico (Albuquerque) (505) 277-0096 University of New Mexico (Valencia) (505) 925-8861
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