TRIO Program
CCC&TI introduced its first TRIO program in 1993, TRIO Student Support Services (TRIO/SSS), followed by TRIO Educational Talent Search (TRIO/ETS) 10 years later. TRIO Programs are federally funded and designed to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. The TRIO programs at CCC&TI have assisted thousands of first-generation, low-income, and students with learning differences to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to high school and to postbaccalaureate programs.
TRIO/Student Support Services (TRIO/SSS) is located in B-Annex on the Caldwell Campus and in Student Services in building W460 on the Watauga Campus. Components of the program include:
- active participation in program design and implementation – an individualized support system is developed based on the needs of each student
- tutoring and mentoring
- service-learning opportunities
- academic, career, and personal counseling
- financial aid and transfer advisement
- leadership opportunities in extracurricular, cultural, and program development activities.
TRIO/Educational Talent Search (TRIO/ETS) is located in B-Annex on the Caldwell Campus and in Student Services in building W460 on the Watauga Campus. TRIO/ETS services include:
- Academic, financial, career, or personal counseling including advice on entry or re-entry to secondary or postsecondary programs
- Career exploration and aptitude assessment
- Access to high quality tutoring
- Information on postsecondary education
- Exposure to college campuses
- Information on college student financial assistance
- Assistance in completing college admissions and financial aid applications
- Assistance in preparing for college entrance exams
- Special activities for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders
- Workshops for the families of participants
- and much more!
For more information about TRIO programs, call the Caldwell Campus: 828.726.2726 or 828.726.2727; for the Watauga Campus call 828.297.3811.