TRIO Educational Talent Search (ETS) is excited to announce the program received a newly funded grant for more than $1.5 million. TRIO ETS provides free support services to help first-generation and low-income students successfully complete secondary school and prepare them to complete a postsecondary education of their choice.
“The goal is to create an awareness that going to college is possible and to learn about the various resources available to students,” said Magdalena Mendoza-Starck, interim vice president, LSC-North Harris. “This grant is specifically designed to support first-generation college students, and as a first-generation college student, this work is important because we have the opportunity to changes the trajectory of a student’s life and their families.”
The grant will last for five years and operate from Sept. 1, 2021, to Aug. 31, 2026, and is 100% funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The annual budget of $300,675 will serve a total of 542 students from Aldine ISD, Klein ISD, and Spring ISD. The program has valuable partnerships with Wunderlich Intermediate, Nimitz Ninth Grade, Nimitz Senior High School, Klein Forest High School, and Westfield High School.
“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to continue to support our incredible TRIO ETS students in achieving their educational goals,” said Courtney Mai, manager, TRIO ETS. “All TRIO ETS staff members are the first in our families to complete a college degree, and so we know firsthand how beneficial it is to continue education beyond high school. It is an honor to get to know the students and to help them navigate the process.”
TRIO ETS participants receive advising, college application assistance, financial literacy workshops, tutoring, college campus tours, standardized test preparation, and scholarship assistance. A few of the most anticipated events include the Money Matters financial literacy event, the Summer Leadership Academy, and the out-of-town college visits. All services are free to program participants.
For more information, please visit www.LoneStar.edu/talentsearch
Lone Star College offers high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education to 93,000+ students each semester. LSC is training tomorrow’s workforce today and redefining the community college experience to support student success. Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., serves as chancellor of LSC, the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area and has been named a 2021 Great Colleges to Work For® institution by the Chronicle of Higher Education and ranked 35th in Texas in the Forbes ‘America’s Best Employers By State’ list. LSC consists of seven colleges, seven centers, eight Workforce Centers of Excellence, Lone Star Corporate College and LSC-Online. To learn more, visit LoneStar.edu.
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