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TRiO History

In 1964 the United State’s Congress declared “War on Poverty” and set out to develop a system whereby higher education would be available to all people regardless of race, ethnic background or economic circumstances. The goal of this system was to establish a series of programs that would assist low-income Americans enter college, graduate and be successful at participating in America’s economic and social life.

As a result of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the TRIO programs were established and given the responsibility of assisting students overcome the class, social and cultural barriers that they would encounter in higher education. Originally, TRIO was comprised of only three programs; the first of the “original three” was Upward Bound established by the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act, followed by the Talent Search program which was created in 1965 through the Higher Education Act, and finally Student Support Services, which was established in 1968 as a result of the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Today, there are a total of 7 programs under TRiO, which includes the original three plus Upward Bound Math/Science, Veterans Upward Bound, Educational Opportunity Centers (1972) and Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement (1986).

The population of students that participate in TRIO mirrors our nation’s multi-cultural and multiethnic society:

37% are White
35% are African-American
19% are Hispanic
4% are Native American
4% are Asian-American

Of these students, approximately 16,000 are disabled and more than 25,000 are US veterans.

TRIO graduates are successfully working in business, industry, government, medicine, law, education, communications, sales, finance, politics, transportation, publishing, law enforcement, computer science and technology, engineering and accounting.

Information was obtained at www.trioprograms.org/abouttrio.html
 

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