Salt Lake
Community College received a $1.23 million TRIO Talent Search award from the
Department of Education.
“Talent Search
will directly support SLCC’s goals around strategic enrollment and student outreach,
especially among underrepresented students, while strengthening ties with
community partners,” said Nicole Omer, Director of Sponsored Projects at SLCC. “Spanning
five years, the funds will strengthen SLCC’s efforts to support low-income and
first generation secondary students toward completing high school and enrolling
in college. Over 500 students from 10 schools in the Salt Lake and Granite
school districts will receive targeted, evidence-based assistance.”
TRIO participant Sylvia Bernal Garcia
TRIO ETS
(Educational Talent Search) College Bound works with students to achieve
academic success and prepare for the college of their choice. The program is
especially designed for students of families with low incomes or students whose
parents have not received a four-year college degree. ETS College Bound is an Educational
Opportunity Program, one of eight TRIO programs nationally. The program is
hosted by Salt Lake Community College and is 100 percent federally funded
through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
TRIO programs
provide academic tutoring, personal counseling, mentoring, financial guidance,
and other support activities necessary for educational access and retention. The
purpose of the TRIO Programs’ Department at Salt Lake Community College is to
provide support for low-income and first-generation college students to access,
graduate, and attain their educational, career, and personal goals in
preparation for their contribution to a global workforce. To be eligible to
participate in TRIO programs, a student must be a low-income, first-generation
college student (neither parent has a baccalaureate degree), a U.S. citizen or
permanent resident and plan to attend a four-year institution upon completion
of an associate’s degree.
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