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{"found_url":"https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/","crawl_time":1774964042,"first_indexed_time":1654237863,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,coenet!\/coe-and-trio-programs\/ s443","src_root_hash":"17088225003672062306","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"COE and TRIO Programs - Council for Opportunity in Education","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"a few quick facts\nTRIO at a Glance\nTRIO programs\nprovide academic tutoring, personal counseling, mentoring, financial guidance, and other supports necessary for educational access and retention. TRIO programs provide direct support services for students, and relevant training for directors and staff. Through our numerous membership services, the Council works in conjunction with colleges, universities, and agencies to help low-income students enter college and graduate. Nearly a million low-income students and students with disabilities each year receive college access and retention services through our member colleges and agencies.\nLearn more about the individual\nstudent-facing TRIO programs here.\nLEARN MORE\nFederal TRIO Programs (Talent Search, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math\/Science, Veterans’ Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Educational Opportunity Centers, and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program) help students to overcome economic, social, academic, and cultural barriers to higher education.\nCongress mandates that two-thirds of TRIO students must come from families with incomes no greater than 150% of federal poverty levels and in which neither parent graduated from college. More than 3,500 TRIO programs currently serve nearly 817,000 low-income students ranging from sixth-grade through adult education.\nMore than 1,000 colleges, universities, and agencies now offer TRIO Programs in America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands. TRIO funds are distributed to institutions through competitive grants. Every five years, TRIO programs at institutions must reapply for a federal grant to continue. Although colleges and other institutions run TRIO  programs, students can enroll in certain programs in elementary or high school.\nGiving a helping hand to low-income students is both the right thing to do and in our national self-interest. Too many promising, even brilliant students grow up in low-income surroundings with little family wealth to help smooth their paths. Helping them is a significant investment; the United States needs students of every background who are academically prepared and motivated to achieve success to remain competitive with other nations. But many challenges remain. And like it or not, family wealth makes all the difference. Lack of money is one reason why low-income students are being left behind. Once enrolled, low-income students earn bachelor’s degrees at a rate that is less than half of their high-income peers — 21% compared with 45%. America’s highest and lowest-income students may have similar talents and potential, but there is a wide gap between the groups in college attendance. Few low-income students achieve a college degree, no matter how talented they are. That is why TRIO is so essential. TRIO programs step in the gap for many individuals, but many more are not served as budget dollars are limited.\nhow COE supports TRIO PROGRAMS\nWe work hard to expand the number of students served by TRIO and with the institutions and agencies sponsoring TRIO programs to ensure they’re as innovative and effective as possible.\nThe Council offers training and services to student support staff at more than 1,000 colleges, universities, and agencies to help low-income students enter college and graduate. Our members and their efforts make all the difference to hundreds of thousands of students every single year.\nPresident Lyndon Baines Johnson never forgot his experience as a young man teaching impoverished children in a Texas elementary school. It may have been a motivation behind including the\nUpward Bound\nprogram in the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act, part of his War on Poverty. It was undoubtedly behind signing the 1965 Higher Education Act that included the\nTalent Search\nprogram. For the first time, the federal government would help low-income students reach for educational equity and enter college. In addition to these two programs, in 1968,\nStudent Support Services\nwas rolled out as part of the Higher Education Amendments. Together, the three programs became known as “TRIO” but grew to include four more student programs that followed over the next few decades:\nVeterans Upward Bound, Educational Opportunity Centers, the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Program,\nand\nUpward Bound Math\/Science\n. In 1976 the federal government added, as part of TRIO, a Training Program for Federal TRIO programs for professional staff. In the 1970s, student support professionals who staffed these programs began to form associations to pool training and ideas on how best to serve the students.\nMore than four decades later, COE’s membership includes more than 1,000 colleges and agencies. The Council offers webinars, courses, and other services to its members, all in the cause of helping low-income students enter college and graduate. More than a million low-income students and students with disabilities receive college access and retention services through our member colleges and agencies.\nCOE has, from the beginning, advocated for more federal money for TRIO programs. COE staff, member colleges, and students themselves visit Capitol Hill every year to testify to the effectiveness of TRIO programs. They point out that the budget for TRIO covers less than 5 percent of eligible students and ask for increases to the TRIO budget. Progress has been slow but steady. Just as important, COE efforts and proven results from TRIO programs have inspired bipartisan support in Congress.\nThrough it all, COE has helped grow the federal budget for TRIO from less than $200 million in 1985 to $1.2 billion today, enough to serve approximately 817,000 students.\nTRIO Services\nassistance in choosing a college\ntutoring\npersonal and financial counseling\ncareer counseling\nassistance in applying to college\nworkplace and college visits\nspecial instruction in reading, writing, study skills, and mathematics\nassistance in applying for financial aid\nhigh school academic assistance\nassistance to reenter high school or college\nTRIO programs\nTalent Search\nUpward Bound\nUpward Bound Math-Science\nVeterans Upward Bound\nStudent Support Services\nEducational Opportunity Centers\nRonald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program\nTalent Search\nTalent Search\nTalent Search projects serve young people in grades six through 12. In addition to counseling, participants receive information about college admissions requirements, scholarships, and various student financial aid programs. This early intervention program helps youth from low-income families to better understand their educational opportunities and options. More than 312,000 students are enrolled in 473 Talent Search TRIO projects. According to the more recent data collected by the U.S. Department of Education, 80% of Talent Search participants enrolled in postsecondary institutions immediately following high school graduation.\nUpward Bound\nUpward Bound\nUpward Bound (UB) is an intensive intervention program that prepares students for higher education through various enrichment courses. Campus-based UB programs provide students instruction in literature, composition, mathematics, science, and foreign language during the school year and the summer. UB also offers intensive mentoring and support for students as they prepare for college entrance exams and tackle admission applications, financial aid, and scholarship forms. 956 Upward Bound projects are serving more than 70,000 students. Recent analysis from the U.S. Department of Education showed that 86 percent of Upward Bound students in the 2013–14 high school graduation cohort enrolled immediately in college following high school graduation.\nUpward Bound Math-Science\nUpward Bound Math-Science\nUsing a similar model to Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math-Science provides students with a rigorous math and science curriculum in high school to encourage and enable them to successfully major in critically important science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines in college. Currently, there are 211 projects serving more than 13,100 students. Indeed, 70% of Upward Bound Math-Science programs have postsecondary enrollments of 80% or higher.\nVeterans Upward Bound\nVeterans Upward Bound\nThe Veterans Upward Bound program provides intensive basic skills development and short-term remedial courses for military veterans to help them successfully transition to postsecondary education. Veterans learn to secure support from available resources such as the Veterans Administration, veterans associations, and various state and local agencies that serve veterans. There are 64 Veterans Upward Bound projects serving more than 8,400 students. According to the National Association of Veterans Upward Bound Program Personnel, in 2010-2011, more than 60% of recent program participants were enrolled in postsecondary education programs.\nStudent Support Services\nStudent Support Services\nStudent Support Services projects work to enable low-income students to stay in college until they earn their baccalaureate degrees. Participants, who include disabled college students, receive tutoring, counseling, and remedial instruction. More than 202,000 students are now being served by 1,069 Student Support Service programs at colleges and universities nationwide. Recent studies of Student Support Services found that program participation resulted in statistically significant higher student retention and transfer rates, improved grade point averages, and credit accumulation. Program participants also bested their similarly situated peers in degree completion at two-year colleges (41% vs. 28%) and four-year colleges (48% vs. 40%).\nEducational Opportunity Centers\nEducational Opportunity Centers\nEducational Opportunity Centers serve displaced or underemployed workers from families. These Centers help individuals choose a college and a suitable financial aid program. There are 142 Educational Opportunity Centers in America, serving more than 199,000 individuals. A recent analysis of performance data of the Educational Opportunity Centers found that more than half (57.6%) of “college-ready” students enrolled in institutions of higher learning and 71% of eligible EOC participants (high school seniors, postsecondary dropouts) applied to college.\nRonald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program\nRonald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program\nThe Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement program encourages low-income students and minority undergraduates to consider careers in college teaching and prepare for doctoral study. Students who participate in this program are provided with research opportunities and faculty mentors. This program was named in honor of the astronaut who died in the 1986 space-shuttle explosion. Currently, there are 187 projects serving more than 5,200 students. According to recent performance data, in 2013-14, 69% of McNair participants who graduated in 2010-11 were enrolled in graduate school; meanwhile, 83% of students who first enrolled in graduate school in 2012-2013 persisted in their studies.\nTRIO Logos\nThe font used in the logo is Humana Sans Bold. You can download any TRIO logo in .jpeg and .eps formats by clicking on the links below and downloading the compressed folder. Once you download the .zip file, right-click it and extract all images to save your requested logo. These logos are free for the community to use.\nRonald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program\nDOWNLOAD HERE\nLatest News & Impact\nSupport Us\nIf you are a student support services professional, thank you. You are an unsung hero for all the good that you do, and surely you know by now that COE has your back.\nDonate\nPartner\nThrough strategic collaborations, we work to strengthen quality, opportunity and access to education for all American students — the next generation of global leaders.\npartner with us\nJoin Us\nJoin more than 1,000 colleges and community agencies committed to postsecondary opportunity for low-income, first-generation students, students with disabilities in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., the Pacific Islands, and Puerto Rico!\nbecome a member\nTRIO Resources\nSupport Us\nIf you are a student support services professional, thank you. You are an unsung hero for all the good that you do, and surely you know by now that COE has your back.\nDonate\nPartner\nThrough strategic collaborations, we work to strengthen quality, opportunity and access to education for all American students — the next generation of global leaders.\npartner with us\nJoin Us\nJoin more than 1,000 colleges and community agencies committed to postsecondary opportunity for low-income, first-generation students, students with disabilities in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., the Pacific Islands, and Puerto Rico!\nbecome a member","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/#main)\n\n- [About](https:\/\/coenet.org\/about-coe\/)\n  - [Staff Directory](https:\/\/coenet.org\/about-coe\/our-people\/)\n  - [Our History](https:\/\/coenet.org\/first-generation-college-student\/)\n  - [Our Board](https:\/\/coenet.org\/about-coe\/our-board\/)\n  - [Our Affiliates](https:\/\/coenet.org\/our-affiliates\/)\n  - [Institutional Membership](https:\/\/coenet.org\/about-coe\/institutional-membership\/)\n  - 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Wolanin Congressional Internship](https:\/\/coenet.org\/thomas-r-wolanin-congressional-internship\/)\n- [Support Us](https:\/\/coenet.org\/support-us\/)\n  - [Donate](https:\/\/access.coenet.org\/COE\/My-Account-COE\/Donate_to_COE\/COE\/Donation%20Landing%20Page.aspx?hkey=eecdfda4-9f46-4983-93e4-1b6171d4f0de)\n  - [Conference Sponsorship and Expo](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conference-sponsorship-and-exhibitors\/)\n  - [Partner With Us](https:\/\/coenet.org\/partner-with-us\/)\n  - [Career Opportunities Initiative](https:\/\/coenet.org\/career-opportunity-initiative\/#corporate-partners)\n  - [Institutional Membership](https:\/\/coenet.org\/about-coe\/institutional-membership\/)\n\n![](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-1911.png)\n\n# COE and TRIO Programs\nThe Council offers training and services to student support staff at more than 1,000 colleges, universities, and agencies to help low-income students enter college and graduate. Our members and their efforts make all the difference to hundreds of thousands of students participating in TRIO every single year.\n\n## a few quick facts\nTRIO at a Glance\n\n[TRIO programs](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/COE_Overview-One-Pager_Advocacy_Feb-2026_v4.pdf) provide academic tutoring, personal counseling, mentoring, financial guidance, and other supports necessary for educational access and retention. TRIO programs provide direct support services for students, and relevant training for directors and staff. Through our numerous membership services, the Council works in conjunction with colleges, universities, and agencies to help low-income students enter college and graduate. Nearly a million low-income students and students with disabilities each year receive college access and retention services through our member colleges and agencies.\n\n- Learn more about the individual [student-facing TRIO programs here.](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TRIO_Fast-Facts-Research-Brief_f.pdf)\n\n[LEARN MORE](https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ope\/trio\/index.html)\n\n### What Are TRIO Programs?\nFederal TRIO Programs (Talent Search, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math\/Science, Veterans’ Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Educational Opportunity Centers, and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program) help students to overcome economic, social, academic, and cultural barriers to higher education.\n\n### Who Is Served\nCongress mandates that two-thirds of TRIO students must come from families with incomes no greater than 150% of federal poverty levels and in which neither parent graduated from college. More than 3,500 TRIO programs currently serve nearly 817,000 low-income students ranging from sixth-grade through adult education.\n\n### How It Works\nMore than 1,000 colleges, universities, and agencies now offer TRIO Programs in America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands. TRIO funds are distributed to institutions through competitive grants. Every five years, TRIO programs at institutions must reapply for a federal grant to continue. Although colleges and other institutions run TRIO programs, students can enroll in certain programs in elementary or high school.\n\n### Why Are TRIO Programs Important?\nGiving a helping hand to low-income students is both the right thing to do and in our national self-interest. Too many promising, even brilliant students grow up in low-income surroundings with little family wealth to help smooth their paths. Helping them is a significant investment; the United States needs students of every background who are academically prepared and motivated to achieve success to remain competitive with other nations. But many challenges remain. And like it or not, family wealth makes all the difference. Lack of money is one reason why low-income students are being left behind. Once enrolled, low-income students earn bachelor’s degrees at a rate that is less than half of their high-income peers — 21% compared with 45%. America’s highest and lowest-income students may have similar talents and potential, but there is a wide gap between the groups in college attendance. Few low-income students achieve a college degree, no matter how talented they are. That is why TRIO is so essential. TRIO programs step in the gap for many individuals, but many more are not served as budget dollars are limited.\n\n## how COE supports TRIO PROGRAMS\nWe work hard to expand the number of students served by TRIO and with the institutions and agencies sponsoring TRIO programs to ensure they’re as innovative and effective as possible.\n\nThe Council offers training and services to student support staff at more than 1,000 colleges, universities, and agencies to help low-income students enter college and graduate. Our members and their efforts make all the difference to hundreds of thousands of students every single year.\n\nPresident Lyndon Baines Johnson never forgot his experience as a young man teaching impoverished children in a Texas elementary school. It may have been a motivation behind including the **Upward Bound** program in the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act, part of his War on Poverty. It was undoubtedly behind signing the 1965 Higher Education Act that included the **Talent Search** program. For the first time, the federal government would help low-income students reach for educational equity and enter college. In addition to these two programs, in 1968, **Student Support Services** was rolled out as part of the Higher Education Amendments. Together, the three programs became known as “TRIO” but grew to include four more student programs that followed over the next few decades: **Veterans Upward Bound, Educational Opportunity Centers, the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Program,** and **Upward Bound Math\/Science**. In 1976 the federal government added, as part of TRIO, a Training Program for Federal TRIO programs for professional staff. In the 1970s, student support professionals who staffed these programs began to form associations to pool training and ideas on how best to serve the students.\n\nMore than four decades later, COE’s membership includes more than 1,000 colleges and agencies. The Council offers webinars, courses, and other services to its members, all in the cause of helping low-income students enter college and graduate. More than a million low-income students and students with disabilities receive college access and retention services through our member colleges and agencies.\n\nCOE has, from the beginning, advocated for more federal money for TRIO programs. COE staff, member colleges, and students themselves visit Capitol Hill every year to testify to the effectiveness of TRIO programs. They point out that the budget for TRIO covers less than 5 percent of eligible students and ask for increases to the TRIO budget. Progress has been slow but steady. Just as important, COE efforts and proven results from TRIO programs have inspired bipartisan support in Congress.\n\nThrough it all, COE has helped grow the federal budget for TRIO from less than \\$200 million in 1985 to \\$1.2 billion today, enough to serve approximately 817,000 students.\n\n## TRIO Services\n- assistance in choosing a college\n- tutoring\n- personal and financial counseling\n- career counseling\n\n- assistance in applying to college\n- workplace and college visits\n- special instruction in reading, writing, study skills, and mathematics\n\n- assistance in applying for financial aid\n- high school academic assistance\n- assistance to reenter high school or college\n\n- [Talent Search](https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/#talent-search)\n- [Upward Bound](https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/#upward-bound)\n- [Upward Bound Math-Science](https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/#upward-bound-math-science)\n- [Veterans Upward Bound](https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/#veterans-upward-bound)\n- [Student Support Services](https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/#student-support-services)\n- [Educational Opportunity Centers](https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/#educational-opportunity-centers)\n- [Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program](https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/#ronald-e-mcnair-post-baccalaureate-achievement-program)\n\nTalent Search\n\n## Talent Search\nTalent Search projects serve young people in grades six through 12. In addition to counseling, participants receive information about college admissions requirements, scholarships, and various student financial aid programs. This early intervention program helps youth from low-income families to better understand their educational opportunities and options. More than 312,000 students are enrolled in 473 Talent Search TRIO projects. According to the more recent data collected by the U.S. Department of Education, 80% of Talent Search participants enrolled in postsecondary institutions immediately following high school graduation.\n\n[Click to view the page: 50 Years of Talent Search: The Lombard Family, A TRIO Talent Search Success Story](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/50-years-of-talent-search-the-lombard-family-a-trio-talent-search-success-story\/)\n\nFeatured Blog\n\n### [50 Years of Talent Search: The Lombard Family, A TRIO Talent Search Success Story](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/50-years-of-talent-search-the-lombard-family-a-trio-talent-search-success-story\/)\n\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [Virtual Proposal Writing Workshop: Educational Opportunity Centers](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/virtual-proposal-writing-workshop-educational-opportunity-centers-2\/)\n- News & Impact\n  \n  ### [The Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns Latest TRIO Grant Proposal, Calls It “Direct Assault on College Access”](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/the-council-for-opportunity-in-education-condemns-latest-trio-grant-proposal-calls-it-direct-assault-on-college-access\/)\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [Connect, Discuss, and Learn with COE – Pre-College Programs](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/connect-discuss-and-learn-with-coe-pre-college-programs-6\/)\n\n![](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Rectangle-2145.png)\n\nUpward Bound\n\n## Upward Bound\nUpward Bound (UB) is an intensive intervention program that prepares students for higher education through various enrichment courses. Campus-based UB programs provide students instruction in literature, composition, mathematics, science, and foreign language during the school year and the summer. UB also offers intensive mentoring and support for students as they prepare for college entrance exams and tackle admission applications, financial aid, and scholarship forms. 956 Upward Bound projects are serving more than 70,000 students. Recent analysis from the U.S. Department of Education showed that 86 percent of Upward Bound students in the 2013–14 high school graduation cohort enrolled immediately in college following high school graduation.\n\n[Click to view the page: 50 Years of Upward Bound](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/50-years-of-upward-bound\/)\n\nFeatured Blog\n\n### [50 Years of Upward Bound](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/50-years-of-upward-bound\/)\n\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [Connect, Discuss, and Learn with COE – Pre-College Programs](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/connect-discuss-and-learn-with-coe-pre-college-programs-6\/)\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [Implementing & Revising Your Policy and Procedure Manual](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/implementing-revising-your-policy-and-procedure-manual\/)\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [Your Guide to National Student Leadership Congress: Application Tips & Program Highlights](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/your-guide-to-national-student-leadership-congress-application-tips-program-highlights\/)\n\n![](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-20-opacity.png)\n\nUpward Bound Math-Science\n\n## Upward Bound Math-Science\nUsing a similar model to Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math-Science provides students with a rigorous math and science curriculum in high school to encourage and enable them to successfully major in critically important science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines in college. Currently, there are 211 projects serving more than 13,100 students. Indeed, 70% of Upward Bound Math-Science programs have postsecondary enrollments of 80% or higher.\n\n[Click to view the page: Climate Change Curriculum Fosters “Science Identity” Among TRIO Students](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/climate-change-curriculum-fosters-science-identity-among-trio-students\/)\n\nFeatured Blog\n\n### [Climate Change Curriculum Fosters “Science Identity” Among TRIO Students](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/climate-change-curriculum-fosters-science-identity-among-trio-students\/)\n\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [Connect, Discuss, and Learn with COE – Pre-College Programs](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/connect-discuss-and-learn-with-coe-pre-college-programs-6\/)\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [Implementing & Revising Your Policy and Procedure Manual](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/implementing-revising-your-policy-and-procedure-manual\/)\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [Your Guide to National Student Leadership Congress: Application Tips & Program Highlights](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/your-guide-to-national-student-leadership-congress-application-tips-program-highlights\/)\n\nVeterans Upward Bound\n\n## Veterans Upward Bound\nThe Veterans Upward Bound program provides intensive basic skills development and short-term remedial courses for military veterans to help them successfully transition to postsecondary education. Veterans learn to secure support from available resources such as the Veterans Administration, veterans associations, and various state and local agencies that serve veterans. There are 64 Veterans Upward Bound projects serving more than 8,400 students. According to the National Association of Veterans Upward Bound Program Personnel, in 2010-2011, more than 60% of recent program participants were enrolled in postsecondary education programs.\n\n[Click to view the page: EOC, VUB Programs Mark 50 Years of Providing College Access to Adult Learners](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/eoc-vub-programs-mark-50-years-of-providing-college-access-to-adult-learners-3\/)\n\nFeatured Blog\n\n### [EOC, VUB Programs Mark 50 Years of Providing College Access to Adult Learners](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/eoc-vub-programs-mark-50-years-of-providing-college-access-to-adult-learners-3\/)\n\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [Connect, Discuss, and Learn with COE – Pre-College Programs](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/connect-discuss-and-learn-with-coe-pre-college-programs-6\/)\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [Implementing & Revising Your Policy and Procedure Manual](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/implementing-revising-your-policy-and-procedure-manual\/)\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [P3 Retention and Graduation for College and Adult Programs](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/p3-retention-and-graduation-for-college-and-adult-programs-2\/)\n\nStudent Support Services\n\n## Student Support Services\nStudent Support Services projects work to enable low-income students to stay in college until they earn their baccalaureate degrees. Participants, who include disabled college students, receive tutoring, counseling, and remedial instruction. More than 202,000 students are now being served by 1,069 Student Support Service programs at colleges and universities nationwide. Recent studies of Student Support Services found that program participation resulted in statistically significant higher student retention and transfer rates, improved grade point averages, and credit accumulation. Program participants also bested their similarly situated peers in degree completion at two-year colleges (41% vs. 28%) and four-year colleges (48% vs. 40%).\n\n[Click to view the page: 50 Years of Student Support Services: Pursuit of HappineSSS](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/50-years-of-student-support-services-pursuit-of-happinesss\/)\n\nFeatured Blog\n\n### [50 Years of Student Support Services: Pursuit of HappineSSS](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/50-years-of-student-support-services-pursuit-of-happinesss\/)\n\n- News & Impact\n  \n  ### [Nationwide Celebrations Mark the 40th Anniversary of National TRIO Day, Honoring Educational Opportunity and Student Success Across America](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/nationwide-celebrations-mark-the-40th-anniversary-of-national-trio-day-honoring-educational-opportunity-and-student-success-across-america\/)\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [Implementing & Revising Your Policy and Procedure Manual](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/implementing-revising-your-policy-and-procedure-manual\/)\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [Strong Start: Student Support Services](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/strong-start-student-support-services\/)\n\nEducational Opportunity Centers\n\n## Educational Opportunity Centers\nEducational Opportunity Centers serve displaced or underemployed workers from families. These Centers help individuals choose a college and a suitable financial aid program. There are 142 Educational Opportunity Centers in America, serving more than 199,000 individuals. A recent analysis of performance data of the Educational Opportunity Centers found that more than half (57.6%) of “college-ready” students enrolled in institutions of higher learning and 71% of eligible EOC participants (high school seniors, postsecondary dropouts) applied to college.\n\n[Click to view the page: EOC, VUB Programs Mark 50 Years of Providing College Access to Adult Learners](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/eoc-vub-programs-mark-50-years-of-providing-college-access-to-adult-learners-3\/)\n\nFeatured Blog\n\n### [EOC, VUB Programs Mark 50 Years of Providing College Access to Adult Learners](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/eoc-vub-programs-mark-50-years-of-providing-college-access-to-adult-learners-3\/)\n\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [Connect, Discuss, and Learn with COE – Pre-College Programs](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/connect-discuss-and-learn-with-coe-pre-college-programs-6\/)\n- News & Impact\n  \n  ### [Bipartisan Coalition of Senators Urge Department of Education to Launch Talent Search and EOC Competitions](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/bipartisan-coalition-of-senators-urge-department-of-education-to-launch-talent-search-and-eoc-competitions\/)\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [Implementing & Revising Your Policy and Procedure Manual](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/implementing-revising-your-policy-and-procedure-manual\/)\n\nRonald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program\n\nRonald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program\n\nThe Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement program encourages low-income students and minority undergraduates to consider careers in college teaching and prepare for doctoral study. Students who participate in this program are provided with research opportunities and faculty mentors. This program was named in honor of the astronaut who died in the 1986 space-shuttle explosion. Currently, there are 187 projects serving more than 5,200 students. According to recent performance data, in 2013-14, 69% of McNair participants who graduated in 2010-11 were enrolled in graduate school; meanwhile, 83% of students who first enrolled in graduate school in 2012-2013 persisted in their studies.\n\n[Click to view the page: Ronald E. McNair and Perseverance](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/ronald-e-mcnair-and-perseverance\/)\n\nFeatured Blog\n\n### [Ronald E. McNair and Perseverance](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/ronald-e-mcnair-and-perseverance\/)\n\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [Implementing & Revising Your Policy and Procedure Manual](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/implementing-revising-your-policy-and-procedure-manual\/)\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [McNair Annual Performance Report Preparation](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/mcnair-annual-performance-report-preparation\/)\n- Conferences & Events\n  \n  ### [The Value of McNair Scholar Fee Waivers: What’s Next](https:\/\/coenet.org\/conferences-events\/the-value-of-mcnair-scholar-fee-waivers-whats-next\/)\n\n## TRIO Logos\nThe font used in the logo is Humana Sans Bold. You can download any TRIO logo in .jpeg and .eps formats by clicking on the links below and downloading the compressed folder. Once you download the .zip file, right-click it and extract all images to save your requested logo. These logos are free for the community to use.\n\n![](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/about_trio_programs_logos_plain-2.png)  [Click to view the page: DOWNLOAD HERE](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos_TRIO_plain_grayscale_cap.zip)\n\n### Plain\n[DOWNLOAD HERE](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos_TRIO_plain_grayscale_cap.zip)\n\n![](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/about_trio_programs_logos_upward_bound-2.jpg)  [Click to view the page: DOWNLOAD HERE](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos_TRIO_upwardbound.zip)\n\n### Upward Bound\n[DOWNLOAD HERE](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos_TRIO_upwardbound.zip)\n\n![](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/about_trio_programs_logos_talent_search-2.png)  [Click to view the page: DOWNLOAD HERE](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos_TRIO_talentsearch.zip)\n\n### Talent Search\n[DOWNLOAD HERE](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos_TRIO_talentsearch.zip)\n\n![](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/about_trio_programs_logos_student_support_services-2.png)  [Click to view the page: DOWNLOAD HERE](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos_TRIO_studentsupport.zip)\n\n### Student Support Services\n[DOWNLOAD HERE](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos_TRIO_studentsupport.zip)\n\n![](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/about_trio_programs_logos_educational_opportunity_centers-2.png)  [Click to view the page: DOWNLOAD HERE](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos_TRIO_eoc.zip)\n\n### Educational Opportunity Centers\n[DOWNLOAD HERE](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos_TRIO_eoc.zip)\n\n![](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/about_trio_programs_logos_veterans_upward_bound-2.png)  [Click to view the page: DOWNLOAD HERE](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos_TRIO_vetupwardbound.zip)\n\n### Veterans Upward Bound\n[DOWNLOAD HERE](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos_TRIO_vetupwardbound.zip)\n\n![](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/about_trio_programs_logos_mcnair_scholars-2.jpg)  [Click to view the page: DOWNLOAD HERE](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos_TRIO_mcnair.zip)\n\n### Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program\n[DOWNLOAD HERE](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos_TRIO_mcnair.zip)\n\n![](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/about_trio_programs_logos_upward_bound_math_science-2.png)  [Click to view the page: DOWNLOAD HERE](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos_TRIO_upwardboundms.zip)\n\n### Upward Bound Math-Science\n[DOWNLOAD HERE](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/logos_TRIO_upwardboundms.zip)\n\n## Latest News & Impact\n- [Click to view the page: The Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns Latest TRIO Grant Proposal, Calls It “Direct Assault on College Access”](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/the-council-for-opportunity-in-education-condemns-latest-trio-grant-proposal-calls-it-direct-assault-on-college-access\/)\n  press release\n  \n  ### [The Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns Latest TRIO Grant Proposal, Calls It “Direct Assault on College Access”](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/the-council-for-opportunity-in-education-condemns-latest-trio-grant-proposal-calls-it-direct-assault-on-college-access\/)\n- [Click to view the page: Nationwide Celebrations Mark the 40th Anniversary of National TRIO Day, Honoring Educational Opportunity and Student Success Across America](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/nationwide-celebrations-mark-the-40th-anniversary-of-national-trio-day-honoring-educational-opportunity-and-student-success-across-america\/)\n  press release\n  \n  ### [Nationwide Celebrations Mark the 40th Anniversary of National TRIO Day, Honoring Educational Opportunity and Student Success Across America](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/nationwide-celebrations-mark-the-40th-anniversary-of-national-trio-day-honoring-educational-opportunity-and-student-success-across-america\/)\n- [Click to view the page: Bipartisan Coalition of Senators Urge Department of Education to Launch Talent Search and EOC Competitions](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/bipartisan-coalition-of-senators-urge-department-of-education-to-launch-talent-search-and-eoc-competitions\/)\n  Advocacy Update\n  \n  ### [Bipartisan Coalition of Senators Urge Department of Education to Launch Talent Search and EOC Competitions](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/bipartisan-coalition-of-senators-urge-department-of-education-to-launch-talent-search-and-eoc-competitions\/)\n- [Click to view the page: Alumni Leaders Reflect on the Power of Opportunity at Capitol Hill Lunch Briefing](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/alumni-leaders-reflect-on-the-power-of-opportunity-at-capitol-hill-lunch-briefing\/)\n  Blog\n  \n  ### [Alumni Leaders Reflect on the Power of Opportunity at Capitol Hill Lunch Briefing](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/alumni-leaders-reflect-on-the-power-of-opportunity-at-capitol-hill-lunch-briefing\/)\n  by Terrance L. Hamm\n- [Click to view the page: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction in COE Lawsuit, Finds U.S. Department of Education Failed to Follow the Law](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/court-grants-preliminary-injunction-in-coe-lawsuit-finds-u-s-department-of-education-failed-to-follow-the-law\/)\n  press release\n  \n  ### [Court Grants Preliminary Injunction in COE Lawsuit, Finds U.S. Department of Education Failed to Follow the Law](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/court-grants-preliminary-injunction-in-coe-lawsuit-finds-u-s-department-of-education-failed-to-follow-the-law\/)\n- [Click to view the page: New Department of Education Notice Raises Questions for TRIO Programs—COE Is Reviewing Implications](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/new-department-of-education-notice-raises-questions-for-trio-programs-coe-is-reviewing-implications\/)\n  Advocacy Update\n  \n  ### [New Department of Education Notice Raises Questions for TRIO Programs—COE Is Reviewing Implications](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/new-department-of-education-notice-raises-questions-for-trio-programs-coe-is-reviewing-implications\/)\n- [Click to view the page: 2025: A Year in Review](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/year-in-review\/2025-a-year-in-review\/)\n  Year in Review\n  \n  ### [2025: A Year in Review](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/year-in-review\/2025-a-year-in-review\/)\n- [Click to view the page: ED Announces Major Interagency Shift: Department of Labor to Assume Expanded Role Over TRIO Programs](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/ed-announces-major-interagency-shift-department-of-labor-to-assume-expanded-role-over-trio-programs\/)\n  Blog\n  \n  ### [ED Announces Major Interagency Shift: Department of Labor to Assume Expanded Role Over TRIO Programs](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/ed-announces-major-interagency-shift-department-of-labor-to-assume-expanded-role-over-trio-programs\/)\n  by Kimberly Jones\n\n## Support Us\nIf you are a student support services professional, thank you. You are an unsung hero for all the good that you do, and surely you know by now that COE has your back.\n\n[Donate](https:\/\/coenet.org\/support-us\/)\n\n## Partner\nThrough strategic collaborations, we work to strengthen quality, opportunity and access to education for all American students — the next generation of global leaders.\n\n[partner with us](https:\/\/coenet.org\/partner-with-us\/)\n\n## Join Us\nJoin more than 1,000 colleges and community agencies committed to postsecondary opportunity for low-income, first-generation students, students with disabilities in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., the Pacific Islands, and Puerto Rico\\!\n\n[become a member](https:\/\/coenet.org\/about-coe\/institutional-membership\/)\n\n## TRIO Resources\n### News Types\n### TRIO Programs\n### Audience\n### Focus Areas\n\n- [Click to view the page: The Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns Latest TRIO Grant Proposal, Calls It “Direct Assault on College Access”](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/the-council-for-opportunity-in-education-condemns-latest-trio-grant-proposal-calls-it-direct-assault-on-college-access\/)\n  press release\n  \n  ### [The Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns Latest TRIO Grant Proposal, Calls It “Direct Assault on College Access”](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/the-council-for-opportunity-in-education-condemns-latest-trio-grant-proposal-calls-it-direct-assault-on-college-access\/)\n- [Click to view the page: Nationwide Celebrations Mark the 40th Anniversary of National TRIO Day, Honoring Educational Opportunity and Student Success Across America](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/nationwide-celebrations-mark-the-40th-anniversary-of-national-trio-day-honoring-educational-opportunity-and-student-success-across-america\/)\n  press release\n  \n  ### [Nationwide Celebrations Mark the 40th Anniversary of National TRIO Day, Honoring Educational Opportunity and Student Success Across America](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/nationwide-celebrations-mark-the-40th-anniversary-of-national-trio-day-honoring-educational-opportunity-and-student-success-across-america\/)\n- [Click to view the page: Bipartisan Coalition of Senators Urge Department of Education to Launch Talent Search and EOC Competitions](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/bipartisan-coalition-of-senators-urge-department-of-education-to-launch-talent-search-and-eoc-competitions\/)\n  Advocacy Update\n  \n  ### [Bipartisan Coalition of Senators Urge Department of Education to Launch Talent Search and EOC Competitions](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/bipartisan-coalition-of-senators-urge-department-of-education-to-launch-talent-search-and-eoc-competitions\/)\n- [Click to view the page: Alumni Leaders Reflect on the Power of Opportunity at Capitol Hill Lunch Briefing](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/alumni-leaders-reflect-on-the-power-of-opportunity-at-capitol-hill-lunch-briefing\/)\n  Blog\n  \n  ### [Alumni Leaders Reflect on the Power of Opportunity at Capitol Hill Lunch Briefing](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/alumni-leaders-reflect-on-the-power-of-opportunity-at-capitol-hill-lunch-briefing\/)\n  by Terrance L. Hamm\n- [Click to view the page: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction in COE Lawsuit, Finds U.S. Department of Education Failed to Follow the Law](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/court-grants-preliminary-injunction-in-coe-lawsuit-finds-u-s-department-of-education-failed-to-follow-the-law\/)\n  press release\n  \n  ### [Court Grants Preliminary Injunction in COE Lawsuit, Finds U.S. Department of Education Failed to Follow the Law](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/press-release\/court-grants-preliminary-injunction-in-coe-lawsuit-finds-u-s-department-of-education-failed-to-follow-the-law\/)\n- [Click to view the page: New Department of Education Notice Raises Questions for TRIO Programs—COE Is Reviewing Implications](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/new-department-of-education-notice-raises-questions-for-trio-programs-coe-is-reviewing-implications\/)\n  Advocacy Update\n  \n  ### [New Department of Education Notice Raises Questions for TRIO Programs—COE Is Reviewing Implications](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/advocacy-update\/new-department-of-education-notice-raises-questions-for-trio-programs-coe-is-reviewing-implications\/)\n- [Click to view the page: 2025: A Year in Review](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/year-in-review\/2025-a-year-in-review\/)\n  Year in Review\n  \n  ### [2025: A Year in Review](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/year-in-review\/2025-a-year-in-review\/)\n- [Click to view the page: ED Announces Major Interagency Shift: Department of Labor to Assume Expanded Role Over TRIO Programs](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/ed-announces-major-interagency-shift-department-of-labor-to-assume-expanded-role-over-trio-programs\/)\n  Blog\n  \n  ### [ED Announces Major Interagency Shift: Department of Labor to Assume Expanded Role Over TRIO Programs](https:\/\/coenet.org\/news-impact\/blog\/ed-announces-major-interagency-shift-department-of-labor-to-assume-expanded-role-over-trio-programs\/)\n  by Kimberly Jones\n\n## Support Us\nIf you are a student support services professional, thank you. You are an unsung hero for all the good that you do, and surely you know by now that COE has your back.\n\n[Donate](https:\/\/coenet.org\/support-us\/)\n\n## Partner\nThrough strategic collaborations, we work to strengthen quality, opportunity and access to education for all American students — the next generation of global leaders.\n\n[partner with us](https:\/\/coenet.net\/)\n\n## Join Us\nJoin more than 1,000 colleges and community agencies committed to postsecondary opportunity for low-income, first-generation students, students with disabilities in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., the Pacific Islands, and Puerto Rico\\!\n\n[become a member](https:\/\/coenet.org\/about-coe\/institutional-membership\/)\n\n[![Council for Opportunity in Education](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/logo.svg)Council for Opportunity in Education](https:\/\/coenet.org\/)\n\n1025 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 400  \n Washington, DC 20005\n\nThe Council for Opportunity in Education’s mission is to achieve college access and success for low-income students, first-generation students, and students with disabilities.\n\n- [Column](https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/)\n  - 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TRIO programs provide direct support services for students, and relevant training for directors and staff. Through our numerous membership services, the Council works in conjunction with colleges, universities, and agencies to help low-income students enter college and graduate. Nearly a million low-income students and students with disabilities each year receive college access and retention services through our member colleges and agencies.\n\n- Learn more about the individual [student-facing TRIO programs here.](https:\/\/coenet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TRIO_Fast-Facts-Research-Brief_f.pdf)\n\n[LEARN MORE](https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ope\/trio\/index.html)\n\nFederal TRIO Programs (Talent Search, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math\/Science, Veterans’ Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Educational Opportunity Centers, and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program) help students to overcome economic, social, academic, and cultural barriers to higher education.\n\nCongress mandates that two-thirds of TRIO students must come from families with incomes no greater than 150% of federal poverty levels and in which neither parent graduated from college. More than 3,500 TRIO programs currently serve nearly 817,000 low-income students ranging from sixth-grade through adult education.\n\nMore than 1,000 colleges, universities, and agencies now offer TRIO Programs in America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands. TRIO funds are distributed to institutions through competitive grants. Every five years, TRIO programs at institutions must reapply for a federal grant to continue. Although colleges and other institutions run TRIO programs, students can enroll in certain programs in elementary or high school.\n\nGiving a helping hand to low-income students is both the right thing to do and in our national self-interest. Too many promising, even brilliant students grow up in low-income surroundings with little family wealth to help smooth their paths. Helping them is a significant investment; the United States needs students of every background who are academically prepared and motivated to achieve success to remain competitive with other nations. But many challenges remain. And like it or not, family wealth makes all the difference. Lack of money is one reason why low-income students are being left behind. Once enrolled, low-income students earn bachelor’s degrees at a rate that is less than half of their high-income peers — 21% compared with 45%. America’s highest and lowest-income students may have similar talents and potential, but there is a wide gap between the groups in college attendance. Few low-income students achieve a college degree, no matter how talented they are. That is why TRIO is so essential. TRIO programs step in the gap for many individuals, but many more are not served as budget dollars are limited.\n\n## how COE supports TRIO PROGRAMS\nWe work hard to expand the number of students served by TRIO and with the institutions and agencies sponsoring TRIO programs to ensure they’re as innovative and effective as possible.\n\nThe Council offers training and services to student support staff at more than 1,000 colleges, universities, and agencies to help low-income students enter college and graduate. Our members and their efforts make all the difference to hundreds of thousands of students every single year.\n\nPresident Lyndon Baines Johnson never forgot his experience as a young man teaching impoverished children in a Texas elementary school. It may have been a motivation behind including the **Upward Bound** program in the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act, part of his War on Poverty. It was undoubtedly behind signing the 1965 Higher Education Act that included the **Talent Search** program. For the first time, the federal government would help low-income students reach for educational equity and enter college. In addition to these two programs, in 1968, **Student Support Services** was rolled out as part of the Higher Education Amendments. Together, the three programs became known as “TRIO” but grew to include four more student programs that followed over the next few decades: **Veterans Upward Bound, Educational Opportunity Centers, the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Program,** and **Upward Bound Math\/Science**. In 1976 the federal government added, as part of TRIO, a Training Program for Federal TRIO programs for professional staff. In the 1970s, student support professionals who staffed these programs began to form associations to pool training and ideas on how best to serve the students.\n\nMore than four decades later, COE’s membership includes more than 1,000 colleges and agencies. The Council offers webinars, courses, and other services to its members, all in the cause of helping low-income students enter college and graduate. More than a million low-income students and students with disabilities receive college access and retention services through our member colleges and agencies.\n\nCOE has, from the beginning, advocated for more federal money for TRIO programs. COE staff, member colleges, and students themselves visit Capitol Hill every year to testify to the effectiveness of TRIO programs. They point out that the budget for TRIO covers less than 5 percent of eligible students and ask for increases to the TRIO budget. Progress has been slow but steady. Just as important, COE efforts and proven results from TRIO programs have inspired bipartisan support in Congress.\n\nThrough it all, COE has helped grow the federal budget for TRIO from less than \\$200 million in 1985 to \\$1.2 billion today, enough to serve approximately 817,000 students.\n\n## TRIO Services\n- assistance in choosing a college\n- tutoring\n- personal and financial counseling\n- career counseling\n\n- assistance in applying to college\n- workplace and college visits\n- special instruction in reading, writing, study skills, and mathematics\n\n- assistance in applying for financial aid\n- high school academic assistance\n- assistance to reenter high school or college\n\n- [Talent Search](https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/#talent-search)\n- [Upward Bound](https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/#upward-bound)\n- [Upward Bound Math-Science](https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/#upward-bound-math-science)\n- [Veterans Upward Bound](https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/#veterans-upward-bound)\n- [Student Support Services](https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/#student-support-services)\n- [Educational Opportunity Centers](https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/#educational-opportunity-centers)\n- [Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program](https:\/\/coenet.org\/coe-and-trio-programs\/#ronald-e-mcnair-post-baccalaureate-achievement-program)\n\nTalent Search\n\n## Talent Search\nTalent Search projects serve young people in grades six through 12. In addition to counseling, participants receive information about college admissions requirements, scholarships, and various student financial aid programs. This early intervention program helps youth from low-income families to better understand their educational opportunities and options. More than 312,000 students are enrolled in 473 Talent Search TRIO projects. According to the more recent data collected by the U.S. Department of Education, 80% of Talent Search participants enrolled in postsecondary institutions immediately following high school graduation.\n\nUpward Bound\n\n## Upward Bound\nUpward Bound (UB) is an intensive intervention program that prepares students for higher education through various enrichment courses. Campus-based UB programs provide students instruction in literature, composition, mathematics, science, and foreign language during the school year and the summer. UB also offers intensive mentoring and support for students as they prepare for college entrance exams and tackle admission applications, financial aid, and scholarship forms. 956 Upward Bound projects are serving more than 70,000 students. Recent analysis from the U.S. Department of Education showed that 86 percent of Upward Bound students in the 2013–14 high school graduation cohort enrolled immediately in college following high school graduation.\n\nUpward Bound Math-Science\n\n## Upward Bound Math-Science\nUsing a similar model to Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math-Science provides students with a rigorous math and science curriculum in high school to encourage and enable them to successfully major in critically important science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines in college. Currently, there are 211 projects serving more than 13,100 students. Indeed, 70% of Upward Bound Math-Science programs have postsecondary enrollments of 80% or higher.\n\nVeterans Upward Bound\n\n## Veterans Upward Bound\nThe Veterans Upward Bound program provides intensive basic skills development and short-term remedial courses for military veterans to help them successfully transition to postsecondary education. Veterans learn to secure support from available resources such as the Veterans Administration, veterans associations, and various state and local agencies that serve veterans. There are 64 Veterans Upward Bound projects serving more than 8,400 students. According to the National Association of Veterans Upward Bound Program Personnel, in 2010-2011, more than 60% of recent program participants were enrolled in postsecondary education programs.\n\nStudent Support Services\n\n## Student Support Services\nStudent Support Services projects work to enable low-income students to stay in college until they earn their baccalaureate degrees. Participants, who include disabled college students, receive tutoring, counseling, and remedial instruction. More than 202,000 students are now being served by 1,069 Student Support Service programs at colleges and universities nationwide. Recent studies of Student Support Services found that program participation resulted in statistically significant higher student retention and transfer rates, improved grade point averages, and credit accumulation. Program participants also bested their similarly situated peers in degree completion at two-year colleges (41% vs. 28%) and four-year colleges (48% vs. 40%).\n\nEducational Opportunity Centers\n\n## Educational Opportunity Centers\nEducational Opportunity Centers serve displaced or underemployed workers from families. These Centers help individuals choose a college and a suitable financial aid program. There are 142 Educational Opportunity Centers in America, serving more than 199,000 individuals. A recent analysis of performance data of the Educational Opportunity Centers found that more than half (57.6%) of “college-ready” students enrolled in institutions of higher learning and 71% of eligible EOC participants (high school seniors, postsecondary dropouts) applied to college.\n\nRonald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program\n\nRonald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program\n\nThe Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement program encourages low-income students and minority undergraduates to consider careers in college teaching and prepare for doctoral study. Students who participate in this program are provided with research opportunities and faculty mentors. This program was named in honor of the astronaut who died in the 1986 space-shuttle explosion. Currently, there are 187 projects serving more than 5,200 students. According to recent performance data, in 2013-14, 69% of McNair participants who graduated in 2010-11 were enrolled in graduate school; meanwhile, 83% of students who first enrolled in graduate school in 2012-2013 persisted in their studies.\n\n## TRIO Logos\nThe font used in the logo is Humana Sans Bold. You can download any TRIO logo in .jpeg and .eps formats by clicking on the links below and downloading the compressed folder. Once you download the .zip file, right-click it and extract all images to save your requested logo. 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Boilerpipe Text	a few quick facts TRIO at a Glance TRIO programs provide academic tutoring, personal counseling, mentoring, financial guidance, and other supports necessary for educational access and retention. TRIO programs provide direct support services for students, and relevant training for directors and staff. Through our numerous membership services, the Council works in conjunction with colleges, universities, and agencies to help low-income students enter college and graduate. Nearly a million low-income students and students with disabilities each year receive college access and retention services through our member colleges and agencies. Learn more about the individual student-facing TRIO programs here. LEARN MORE Federal TRIO Programs (Talent Search, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math/Science, Veterans’ Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Educational Opportunity Centers, and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program) help students to overcome economic, social, academic, and cultural barriers to higher education. Congress mandates that two-thirds of TRIO students must come from families with incomes no greater than 150% of federal poverty levels and in which neither parent graduated from college. More than 3,500 TRIO programs currently serve nearly 817,000 low-income students ranging from sixth-grade through adult education. More than 1,000 colleges, universities, and agencies now offer TRIO Programs in America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands. TRIO funds are distributed to institutions through competitive grants. Every five years, TRIO programs at institutions must reapply for a federal grant to continue. Although colleges and other institutions run TRIO programs, students can enroll in certain programs in elementary or high school. Giving a helping hand to low-income students is both the right thing to do and in our national self-interest. Too many promising, even brilliant students grow up in low-income surroundings with little family wealth to help smooth their paths. Helping them is a significant investment; the United States needs students of every background who are academically prepared and motivated to achieve success to remain competitive with other nations. But many challenges remain. And like it or not, family wealth makes all the difference. Lack of money is one reason why low-income students are being left behind. Once enrolled, low-income students earn bachelor’s degrees at a rate that is less than half of their high-income peers — 21% compared with 45%. America’s highest and lowest-income students may have similar talents and potential, but there is a wide gap between the groups in college attendance. Few low-income students achieve a college degree, no matter how talented they are. That is why TRIO is so essential. TRIO programs step in the gap for many individuals, but many more are not served as budget dollars are limited. how COE supports TRIO PROGRAMS We work hard to expand the number of students served by TRIO and with the institutions and agencies sponsoring TRIO programs to ensure they’re as innovative and effective as possible. The Council offers training and services to student support staff at more than 1,000 colleges, universities, and agencies to help low-income students enter college and graduate. Our members and their efforts make all the difference to hundreds of thousands of students every single year. President Lyndon Baines Johnson never forgot his experience as a young man teaching impoverished children in a Texas elementary school. It may have been a motivation behind including the Upward Bound program in the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act, part of his War on Poverty. It was undoubtedly behind signing the 1965 Higher Education Act that included the Talent Search program. For the first time, the federal government would help low-income students reach for educational equity and enter college. In addition to these two programs, in 1968, Student Support Services was rolled out as part of the Higher Education Amendments. Together, the three programs became known as “TRIO” but grew to include four more student programs that followed over the next few decades: Veterans Upward Bound, Educational Opportunity Centers, the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Program, and Upward Bound Math/Science . In 1976 the federal government added, as part of TRIO, a Training Program for Federal TRIO programs for professional staff. In the 1970s, student support professionals who staffed these programs began to form associations to pool training and ideas on how best to serve the students. More than four decades later, COE’s membership includes more than 1,000 colleges and agencies. The Council offers webinars, courses, and other services to its members, all in the cause of helping low-income students enter college and graduate. More than a million low-income students and students with disabilities receive college access and retention services through our member colleges and agencies. COE has, from the beginning, advocated for more federal money for TRIO programs. COE staff, member colleges, and students themselves visit Capitol Hill every year to testify to the effectiveness of TRIO programs. They point out that the budget for TRIO covers less than 5 percent of eligible students and ask for increases to the TRIO budget. Progress has been slow but steady. Just as important, COE efforts and proven results from TRIO programs have inspired bipartisan support in Congress. Through it all, COE has helped grow the federal budget for TRIO from less than $200 million in 1985 to $1.2 billion today, enough to serve approximately 817,000 students. TRIO Services assistance in choosing a college tutoring personal and financial counseling career counseling assistance in applying to college workplace and college visits special instruction in reading, writing, study skills, and mathematics assistance in applying for financial aid high school academic assistance assistance to reenter high school or college TRIO programs Talent Search Upward Bound Upward Bound Math-Science Veterans Upward Bound Student Support Services Educational Opportunity Centers Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program Talent Search Talent Search Talent Search projects serve young people in grades six through 12. In addition to counseling, participants receive information about college admissions requirements, scholarships, and various student financial aid programs. This early intervention program helps youth from low-income families to better understand their educational opportunities and options. More than 312,000 students are enrolled in 473 Talent Search TRIO projects. According to the more recent data collected by the U.S. Department of Education, 80% of Talent Search participants enrolled in postsecondary institutions immediately following high school graduation. Upward Bound Upward Bound Upward Bound (UB) is an intensive intervention program that prepares students for higher education through various enrichment courses. Campus-based UB programs provide students instruction in literature, composition, mathematics, science, and foreign language during the school year and the summer. UB also offers intensive mentoring and support for students as they prepare for college entrance exams and tackle admission applications, financial aid, and scholarship forms. 956 Upward Bound projects are serving more than 70,000 students. Recent analysis from the U.S. Department of Education showed that 86 percent of Upward Bound students in the 2013–14 high school graduation cohort enrolled immediately in college following high school graduation. Upward Bound Math-Science Upward Bound Math-Science Using a similar model to Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math-Science provides students with a rigorous math and science curriculum in high school to encourage and enable them to successfully major in critically important science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines in college. Currently, there are 211 projects serving more than 13,100 students. Indeed, 70% of Upward Bound Math-Science programs have postsecondary enrollments of 80% or higher. Veterans Upward Bound Veterans Upward Bound The Veterans Upward Bound program provides intensive basic skills development and short-term remedial courses for military veterans to help them successfully transition to postsecondary education. Veterans learn to secure support from available resources such as the Veterans Administration, veterans associations, and various state and local agencies that serve veterans. There are 64 Veterans Upward Bound projects serving more than 8,400 students. According to the National Association of Veterans Upward Bound Program Personnel, in 2010-2011, more than 60% of recent program participants were enrolled in postsecondary education programs. Student Support Services Student Support Services Student Support Services projects work to enable low-income students to stay in college until they earn their baccalaureate degrees. Participants, who include disabled college students, receive tutoring, counseling, and remedial instruction. More than 202,000 students are now being served by 1,069 Student Support Service programs at colleges and universities nationwide. Recent studies of Student Support Services found that program participation resulted in statistically significant higher student retention and transfer rates, improved grade point averages, and credit accumulation. Program participants also bested their similarly situated peers in degree completion at two-year colleges (41% vs. 28%) and four-year colleges (48% vs. 40%). Educational Opportunity Centers Educational Opportunity Centers Educational Opportunity Centers serve displaced or underemployed workers from families. These Centers help individuals choose a college and a suitable financial aid program. There are 142 Educational Opportunity Centers in America, serving more than 199,000 individuals. A recent analysis of performance data of the Educational Opportunity Centers found that more than half (57.6%) of “college-ready” students enrolled in institutions of higher learning and 71% of eligible EOC participants (high school seniors, postsecondary dropouts) applied to college. Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement program encourages low-income students and minority undergraduates to consider careers in college teaching and prepare for doctoral study. Students who participate in this program are provided with research opportunities and faculty mentors. This program was named in honor of the astronaut who died in the 1986 space-shuttle explosion. Currently, there are 187 projects serving more than 5,200 students. According to recent performance data, in 2013-14, 69% of McNair participants who graduated in 2010-11 were enrolled in graduate school; meanwhile, 83% of students who first enrolled in graduate school in 2012-2013 persisted in their studies. TRIO Logos The font used in the logo is Humana Sans Bold. You can download any TRIO logo in .jpeg and .eps formats by clicking on the links below and downloading the compressed folder. Once you download the .zip file, right-click it and extract all images to save your requested logo. These logos are free for the community to use. Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program DOWNLOAD HERE Latest News & Impact Support Us If you are a student support services professional, thank you. You are an unsung hero for all the good that you do, and surely you know by now that COE has your back. Donate Partner Through strategic collaborations, we work to strengthen quality, opportunity and access to education for all American students — the next generation of global leaders. partner with us Join Us Join more than 1,000 colleges and community agencies committed to postsecondary opportunity for low-income, first-generation students, students with disabilities in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., the Pacific Islands, and Puerto Rico! become a member TRIO Resources Support Us If you are a student support services professional, thank you. 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Our members and their efforts make all the difference to hundreds of thousands of students participating in TRIO every single year. ## a few quick facts TRIO at a Glance [TRIO programs](https://coenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/COE_Overview-One-Pager_Advocacy_Feb-2026_v4.pdf) provide academic tutoring, personal counseling, mentoring, financial guidance, and other supports necessary for educational access and retention. TRIO programs provide direct support services for students, and relevant training for directors and staff. Through our numerous membership services, the Council works in conjunction with colleges, universities, and agencies to help low-income students enter college and graduate. Nearly a million low-income students and students with disabilities each year receive college access and retention services through our member colleges and agencies. - Learn more about the individual [student-facing TRIO programs here.](https://coenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TRIO_Fast-Facts-Research-Brief_f.pdf) [LEARN MORE](https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/trio/index.html) ### What Are TRIO Programs? Federal TRIO Programs (Talent Search, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math/Science, Veterans’ Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Educational Opportunity Centers, and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program) help students to overcome economic, social, academic, and cultural barriers to higher education. ### Who Is Served Congress mandates that two-thirds of TRIO students must come from families with incomes no greater than 150% of federal poverty levels and in which neither parent graduated from college. More than 3,500 TRIO programs currently serve nearly 817,000 low-income students ranging from sixth-grade through adult education. ### How It Works More than 1,000 colleges, universities, and agencies now offer TRIO Programs in America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands. TRIO funds are distributed to institutions through competitive grants. Every five years, TRIO programs at institutions must reapply for a federal grant to continue. Although colleges and other institutions run TRIO programs, students can enroll in certain programs in elementary or high school. ### Why Are TRIO Programs Important? Giving a helping hand to low-income students is both the right thing to do and in our national self-interest. Too many promising, even brilliant students grow up in low-income surroundings with little family wealth to help smooth their paths. Helping them is a significant investment; the United States needs students of every background who are academically prepared and motivated to achieve success to remain competitive with other nations. But many challenges remain. And like it or not, family wealth makes all the difference. Lack of money is one reason why low-income students are being left behind. Once enrolled, low-income students earn bachelor’s degrees at a rate that is less than half of their high-income peers — 21% compared with 45%. America’s highest and lowest-income students may have similar talents and potential, but there is a wide gap between the groups in college attendance. Few low-income students achieve a college degree, no matter how talented they are. That is why TRIO is so essential. TRIO programs step in the gap for many individuals, but many more are not served as budget dollars are limited. ## how COE supports TRIO PROGRAMS We work hard to expand the number of students served by TRIO and with the institutions and agencies sponsoring TRIO programs to ensure they’re as innovative and effective as possible. The Council offers training and services to student support staff at more than 1,000 colleges, universities, and agencies to help low-income students enter college and graduate. Our members and their efforts make all the difference to hundreds of thousands of students every single year. President Lyndon Baines Johnson never forgot his experience as a young man teaching impoverished children in a Texas elementary school. It may have been a motivation behind including the Upward Bound program in the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act, part of his War on Poverty. It was undoubtedly behind signing the 1965 Higher Education Act that included the Talent Search program. For the first time, the federal government would help low-income students reach for educational equity and enter college. In addition to these two programs, in 1968, Student Support Services was rolled out as part of the Higher Education Amendments. Together, the three programs became known as “TRIO” but grew to include four more student programs that followed over the next few decades: Veterans Upward Bound, Educational Opportunity Centers, the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Program, and Upward Bound Math/Science. In 1976 the federal government added, as part of TRIO, a Training Program for Federal TRIO programs for professional staff. In the 1970s, student support professionals who staffed these programs began to form associations to pool training and ideas on how best to serve the students. More than four decades later, COE’s membership includes more than 1,000 colleges and agencies. The Council offers webinars, courses, and other services to its members, all in the cause of helping low-income students enter college and graduate. More than a million low-income students and students with disabilities receive college access and retention services through our member colleges and agencies. COE has, from the beginning, advocated for more federal money for TRIO programs. COE staff, member colleges, and students themselves visit Capitol Hill every year to testify to the effectiveness of TRIO programs. They point out that the budget for TRIO covers less than 5 percent of eligible students and ask for increases to the TRIO budget. Progress has been slow but steady. Just as important, COE efforts and proven results from TRIO programs have inspired bipartisan support in Congress. Through it all, COE has helped grow the federal budget for TRIO from less than \$200 million in 1985 to \$1.2 billion today, enough to serve approximately 817,000 students. ## TRIO Services - assistance in choosing a college - tutoring - personal and financial counseling - career counseling - assistance in applying to college - workplace and college visits - special instruction in reading, writing, study skills, and mathematics - assistance in applying for financial aid - high school academic assistance - assistance to reenter high school or college - [Talent Search](https://coenet.org/coe-and-trio-programs/#talent-search) - [Upward Bound](https://coenet.org/coe-and-trio-programs/#upward-bound) - [Upward Bound Math-Science](https://coenet.org/coe-and-trio-programs/#upward-bound-math-science) - [Veterans Upward Bound](https://coenet.org/coe-and-trio-programs/#veterans-upward-bound) - [Student Support Services](https://coenet.org/coe-and-trio-programs/#student-support-services) - [Educational Opportunity Centers](https://coenet.org/coe-and-trio-programs/#educational-opportunity-centers) - [Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program](https://coenet.org/coe-and-trio-programs/#ronald-e-mcnair-post-baccalaureate-achievement-program) Talent Search ## Talent Search Talent Search projects serve young people in grades six through 12. In addition to counseling, participants receive information about college admissions requirements, scholarships, and various student financial aid programs. This early intervention program helps youth from low-income families to better understand their educational opportunities and options. More than 312,000 students are enrolled in 473 Talent Search TRIO projects. According to the more recent data collected by the U.S. Department of Education, 80% of Talent Search participants enrolled in postsecondary institutions immediately following high school graduation. [Click to view the page: 50 Years of Talent Search: The Lombard Family, A TRIO Talent Search Success Story](https://coenet.org/news-impact/blog/50-years-of-talent-search-the-lombard-family-a-trio-talent-search-success-story/) Featured Blog ### [50 Years of Talent Search: The Lombard Family, A TRIO Talent Search Success Story](https://coenet.org/news-impact/blog/50-years-of-talent-search-the-lombard-family-a-trio-talent-search-success-story/) - Conferences & Events ### [Virtual Proposal Writing Workshop: Educational Opportunity Centers](https://coenet.org/conferences-events/virtual-proposal-writing-workshop-educational-opportunity-centers-2/) - News & Impact ### [The Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns Latest TRIO Grant Proposal, Calls It “Direct Assault on College Access”](https://coenet.org/news-impact/press-release/the-council-for-opportunity-in-education-condemns-latest-trio-grant-proposal-calls-it-direct-assault-on-college-access/) - Conferences & Events ### [Connect, Discuss, and Learn with COE – Pre-College Programs](https://coenet.org/conferences-events/connect-discuss-and-learn-with-coe-pre-college-programs-6/) ![](https://coenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Rectangle-2145.png) Upward Bound ## Upward Bound Upward Bound (UB) is an intensive intervention program that prepares students for higher education through various enrichment courses. Campus-based UB programs provide students instruction in literature, composition, mathematics, science, and foreign language during the school year and the summer. UB also offers intensive mentoring and support for students as they prepare for college entrance exams and tackle admission applications, financial aid, and scholarship forms. 956 Upward Bound projects are serving more than 70,000 students. Recent analysis from the U.S. Department of Education showed that 86 percent of Upward Bound students in the 2013–14 high school graduation cohort enrolled immediately in college following high school graduation. [Click to view the page: 50 Years of Upward Bound](https://coenet.org/news-impact/blog/50-years-of-upward-bound/) Featured Blog ### [50 Years of Upward Bound](https://coenet.org/news-impact/blog/50-years-of-upward-bound/) - Conferences & Events ### [Connect, Discuss, and Learn with COE – Pre-College Programs](https://coenet.org/conferences-events/connect-discuss-and-learn-with-coe-pre-college-programs-6/) - Conferences & Events ### [Implementing & Revising Your Policy and Procedure Manual](https://coenet.org/conferences-events/implementing-revising-your-policy-and-procedure-manual/) - Conferences & Events ### [Your Guide to National Student Leadership Congress: Application Tips & Program Highlights](https://coenet.org/conferences-events/your-guide-to-national-student-leadership-congress-application-tips-program-highlights/) ![](https://coenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-20-opacity.png) Upward Bound Math-Science ## Upward Bound Math-Science Using a similar model to Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math-Science provides students with a rigorous math and science curriculum in high school to encourage and enable them to successfully major in critically important science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines in college. Currently, there are 211 projects serving more than 13,100 students. Indeed, 70% of Upward Bound Math-Science programs have postsecondary enrollments of 80% or higher. [Click to view the page: Climate Change Curriculum Fosters “Science Identity” Among TRIO Students](https://coenet.org/news-impact/blog/climate-change-curriculum-fosters-science-identity-among-trio-students/) Featured Blog ### [Climate Change Curriculum Fosters “Science Identity” Among TRIO Students](https://coenet.org/news-impact/blog/climate-change-curriculum-fosters-science-identity-among-trio-students/) - Conferences & Events ### [Connect, Discuss, and Learn with COE – Pre-College Programs](https://coenet.org/conferences-events/connect-discuss-and-learn-with-coe-pre-college-programs-6/) - Conferences & Events ### [Implementing & Revising Your Policy and Procedure Manual](https://coenet.org/conferences-events/implementing-revising-your-policy-and-procedure-manual/) - Conferences & Events ### [Your Guide to National Student Leadership Congress: Application Tips & Program Highlights](https://coenet.org/conferences-events/your-guide-to-national-student-leadership-congress-application-tips-program-highlights/) Veterans Upward Bound ## Veterans Upward Bound The Veterans Upward Bound program provides intensive basic skills development and short-term remedial courses for military veterans to help them successfully transition to postsecondary education. Veterans learn to secure support from available resources such as the Veterans Administration, veterans associations, and various state and local agencies that serve veterans. There are 64 Veterans Upward Bound projects serving more than 8,400 students. According to the National Association of Veterans Upward Bound Program Personnel, in 2010-2011, more than 60% of recent program participants were enrolled in postsecondary education programs. [Click to view the page: EOC, VUB Programs Mark 50 Years of Providing College Access to Adult Learners](https://coenet.org/news-impact/blog/eoc-vub-programs-mark-50-years-of-providing-college-access-to-adult-learners-3/) Featured Blog ### [EOC, VUB Programs Mark 50 Years of Providing College Access to Adult Learners](https://coenet.org/news-impact/blog/eoc-vub-programs-mark-50-years-of-providing-college-access-to-adult-learners-3/) - Conferences & Events ### [Connect, Discuss, and Learn with COE – Pre-College Programs](https://coenet.org/conferences-events/connect-discuss-and-learn-with-coe-pre-college-programs-6/) - Conferences & Events ### [Implementing & Revising Your Policy and Procedure Manual](https://coenet.org/conferences-events/implementing-revising-your-policy-and-procedure-manual/) - Conferences & Events ### [P3 Retention and Graduation for College and Adult Programs](https://coenet.org/conferences-events/p3-retention-and-graduation-for-college-and-adult-programs-2/) Student Support Services ## Student Support Services Student Support Services projects work to enable low-income students to stay in college until they earn their baccalaureate degrees. Participants, who include disabled college students, receive tutoring, counseling, and remedial instruction. More than 202,000 students are now being served by 1,069 Student Support Service programs at colleges and universities nationwide. Recent studies of Student Support Services found that program participation resulted in statistically significant higher student retention and transfer rates, improved grade point averages, and credit accumulation. Program participants also bested their similarly situated peers in degree completion at two-year colleges (41% vs. 28%) and four-year colleges (48% vs. 40%). 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These Centers help individuals choose a college and a suitable financial aid program. There are 142 Educational Opportunity Centers in America, serving more than 199,000 individuals. A recent analysis of performance data of the Educational Opportunity Centers found that more than half (57.6%) of “college-ready” students enrolled in institutions of higher learning and 71% of eligible EOC participants (high school seniors, postsecondary dropouts) applied to college. 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McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement program encourages low-income students and minority undergraduates to consider careers in college teaching and prepare for doctoral study. Students who participate in this program are provided with research opportunities and faculty mentors. This program was named in honor of the astronaut who died in the 1986 space-shuttle explosion. Currently, there are 187 projects serving more than 5,200 students. According to recent performance data, in 2013-14, 69% of McNair participants who graduated in 2010-11 were enrolled in graduate school; meanwhile, 83% of students who first enrolled in graduate school in 2012-2013 persisted in their studies. [Click to view the page: Ronald E. McNair and Perseverance](https://coenet.org/news-impact/blog/ronald-e-mcnair-and-perseverance/) Featured Blog ### [Ronald E. 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Readable Markdown	## a few quick facts TRIO at a Glance [TRIO programs](https://coenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/COE_Overview-One-Pager_Advocacy_Feb-2026_v4.pdf) provide academic tutoring, personal counseling, mentoring, financial guidance, and other supports necessary for educational access and retention. TRIO programs provide direct support services for students, and relevant training for directors and staff. Through our numerous membership services, the Council works in conjunction with colleges, universities, and agencies to help low-income students enter college and graduate. Nearly a million low-income students and students with disabilities each year receive college access and retention services through our member colleges and agencies. - Learn more about the individual [student-facing TRIO programs here.](https://coenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TRIO_Fast-Facts-Research-Brief_f.pdf) [LEARN MORE](https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/trio/index.html) Federal TRIO Programs (Talent Search, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math/Science, Veterans’ Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Educational Opportunity Centers, and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program) help students to overcome economic, social, academic, and cultural barriers to higher education. Congress mandates that two-thirds of TRIO students must come from families with incomes no greater than 150% of federal poverty levels and in which neither parent graduated from college. More than 3,500 TRIO programs currently serve nearly 817,000 low-income students ranging from sixth-grade through adult education. More than 1,000 colleges, universities, and agencies now offer TRIO Programs in America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands. TRIO funds are distributed to institutions through competitive grants. Every five years, TRIO programs at institutions must reapply for a federal grant to continue. Although colleges and other institutions run TRIO programs, students can enroll in certain programs in elementary or high school. Giving a helping hand to low-income students is both the right thing to do and in our national self-interest. Too many promising, even brilliant students grow up in low-income surroundings with little family wealth to help smooth their paths. Helping them is a significant investment; the United States needs students of every background who are academically prepared and motivated to achieve success to remain competitive with other nations. But many challenges remain. And like it or not, family wealth makes all the difference. Lack of money is one reason why low-income students are being left behind. Once enrolled, low-income students earn bachelor’s degrees at a rate that is less than half of their high-income peers — 21% compared with 45%. America’s highest and lowest-income students may have similar talents and potential, but there is a wide gap between the groups in college attendance. Few low-income students achieve a college degree, no matter how talented they are. That is why TRIO is so essential. TRIO programs step in the gap for many individuals, but many more are not served as budget dollars are limited. ## how COE supports TRIO PROGRAMS We work hard to expand the number of students served by TRIO and with the institutions and agencies sponsoring TRIO programs to ensure they’re as innovative and effective as possible. The Council offers training and services to student support staff at more than 1,000 colleges, universities, and agencies to help low-income students enter college and graduate. Our members and their efforts make all the difference to hundreds of thousands of students every single year. President Lyndon Baines Johnson never forgot his experience as a young man teaching impoverished children in a Texas elementary school. It may have been a motivation behind including the Upward Bound program in the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act, part of his War on Poverty. It was undoubtedly behind signing the 1965 Higher Education Act that included the Talent Search program. For the first time, the federal government would help low-income students reach for educational equity and enter college. In addition to these two programs, in 1968, Student Support Services was rolled out as part of the Higher Education Amendments. Together, the three programs became known as “TRIO” but grew to include four more student programs that followed over the next few decades: Veterans Upward Bound, Educational Opportunity Centers, the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Program, and Upward Bound Math/Science. In 1976 the federal government added, as part of TRIO, a Training Program for Federal TRIO programs for professional staff. In the 1970s, student support professionals who staffed these programs began to form associations to pool training and ideas on how best to serve the students. More than four decades later, COE’s membership includes more than 1,000 colleges and agencies. The Council offers webinars, courses, and other services to its members, all in the cause of helping low-income students enter college and graduate. More than a million low-income students and students with disabilities receive college access and retention services through our member colleges and agencies. COE has, from the beginning, advocated for more federal money for TRIO programs. COE staff, member colleges, and students themselves visit Capitol Hill every year to testify to the effectiveness of TRIO programs. They point out that the budget for TRIO covers less than 5 percent of eligible students and ask for increases to the TRIO budget. Progress has been slow but steady. Just as important, COE efforts and proven results from TRIO programs have inspired bipartisan support in Congress. Through it all, COE has helped grow the federal budget for TRIO from less than \$200 million in 1985 to \$1.2 billion today, enough to serve approximately 817,000 students. ## TRIO Services - assistance in choosing a college - tutoring - personal and financial counseling - career counseling - assistance in applying to college - workplace and college visits - special instruction in reading, writing, study skills, and mathematics - assistance in applying for financial aid - high school academic assistance - assistance to reenter high school or college - [Talent Search](https://coenet.org/coe-and-trio-programs/#talent-search) - [Upward Bound](https://coenet.org/coe-and-trio-programs/#upward-bound) - [Upward Bound Math-Science](https://coenet.org/coe-and-trio-programs/#upward-bound-math-science) - [Veterans Upward Bound](https://coenet.org/coe-and-trio-programs/#veterans-upward-bound) - [Student Support Services](https://coenet.org/coe-and-trio-programs/#student-support-services) - [Educational Opportunity Centers](https://coenet.org/coe-and-trio-programs/#educational-opportunity-centers) - [Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program](https://coenet.org/coe-and-trio-programs/#ronald-e-mcnair-post-baccalaureate-achievement-program) Talent Search ## Talent Search Talent Search projects serve young people in grades six through 12. In addition to counseling, participants receive information about college admissions requirements, scholarships, and various student financial aid programs. This early intervention program helps youth from low-income families to better understand their educational opportunities and options. More than 312,000 students are enrolled in 473 Talent Search TRIO projects. According to the more recent data collected by the U.S. Department of Education, 80% of Talent Search participants enrolled in postsecondary institutions immediately following high school graduation. Upward Bound ## Upward Bound Upward Bound (UB) is an intensive intervention program that prepares students for higher education through various enrichment courses. Campus-based UB programs provide students instruction in literature, composition, mathematics, science, and foreign language during the school year and the summer. UB also offers intensive mentoring and support for students as they prepare for college entrance exams and tackle admission applications, financial aid, and scholarship forms. 956 Upward Bound projects are serving more than 70,000 students. Recent analysis from the U.S. Department of Education showed that 86 percent of Upward Bound students in the 2013–14 high school graduation cohort enrolled immediately in college following high school graduation. Upward Bound Math-Science ## Upward Bound Math-Science Using a similar model to Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math-Science provides students with a rigorous math and science curriculum in high school to encourage and enable them to successfully major in critically important science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines in college. Currently, there are 211 projects serving more than 13,100 students. Indeed, 70% of Upward Bound Math-Science programs have postsecondary enrollments of 80% or higher. Veterans Upward Bound ## Veterans Upward Bound The Veterans Upward Bound program provides intensive basic skills development and short-term remedial courses for military veterans to help them successfully transition to postsecondary education. Veterans learn to secure support from available resources such as the Veterans Administration, veterans associations, and various state and local agencies that serve veterans. There are 64 Veterans Upward Bound projects serving more than 8,400 students. According to the National Association of Veterans Upward Bound Program Personnel, in 2010-2011, more than 60% of recent program participants were enrolled in postsecondary education programs. Student Support Services ## Student Support Services Student Support Services projects work to enable low-income students to stay in college until they earn their baccalaureate degrees. Participants, who include disabled college students, receive tutoring, counseling, and remedial instruction. More than 202,000 students are now being served by 1,069 Student Support Service programs at colleges and universities nationwide. Recent studies of Student Support Services found that program participation resulted in statistically significant higher student retention and transfer rates, improved grade point averages, and credit accumulation. Program participants also bested their similarly situated peers in degree completion at two-year colleges (41% vs. 28%) and four-year colleges (48% vs. 40%). Educational Opportunity Centers ## Educational Opportunity Centers Educational Opportunity Centers serve displaced or underemployed workers from families. These Centers help individuals choose a college and a suitable financial aid program. There are 142 Educational Opportunity Centers in America, serving more than 199,000 individuals. A recent analysis of performance data of the Educational Opportunity Centers found that more than half (57.6%) of “college-ready” students enrolled in institutions of higher learning and 71% of eligible EOC participants (high school seniors, postsecondary dropouts) applied to college. Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement program encourages low-income students and minority undergraduates to consider careers in college teaching and prepare for doctoral study. Students who participate in this program are provided with research opportunities and faculty mentors. This program was named in honor of the astronaut who died in the 1986 space-shuttle explosion. Currently, there are 187 projects serving more than 5,200 students. According to recent performance data, in 2013-14, 69% of McNair participants who graduated in 2010-11 were enrolled in graduate school; meanwhile, 83% of students who first enrolled in graduate school in 2012-2013 persisted in their studies. ## TRIO Logos The font used in the logo is Humana Sans Bold. You can download any TRIO logo in .jpeg and .eps formats by clicking on the links below and downloading the compressed folder. Once you download the .zip file, right-click it and extract all images to save your requested logo. These logos are free for the community to use. ![](https://coenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/about_trio_programs_logos_plain-2.png) ![](https://coenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/about_trio_programs_logos_upward_bound-2.jpg) ![](https://coenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/about_trio_programs_logos_mcnair_scholars-2.jpg) ### Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program [DOWNLOAD HERE](https://coenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/logos_TRIO_mcnair.zip) Latest News & Impact ## Support Us If you are a student support services professional, thank you. You are an unsung hero for all the good that you do, and surely you know by now that COE has your back. [Donate](https://coenet.org/support-us/) ## Partner Through strategic collaborations, we work to strengthen quality, opportunity and access to education for all American students — the next generation of global leaders. [partner with us](https://coenet.org/partner-with-us/) ## Join Us Join more than 1,000 colleges and community agencies committed to postsecondary opportunity for low-income, first-generation students, students with disabilities in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., the Pacific Islands, and Puerto Rico\! 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