Program Description
What is TRiO Educational Talent Search?
Talent Search is a federally-funded program designed to identify students in grades 6-12 and adults to age 27 with potential for education at the postsecondary level and to encourage them to complete middle school and high school and enroll in and graduate from college.
Goals
- Decrease the dropout rate
- Increase the high school graduation rate
- Increase the number of youths from disadvantaged backgrounds who complete high school and enroll in and graduate from postsecondary educational institutions