AYOTTE WANTS TO SEE THAT FUNDING RESTORED. MAKING THE JUMP TO HIGHER ED IN A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE CAN BE DIFFICULT. THE FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAM AIMS TO SMOOTH THAT TRANSITION FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS, MANY ...

First generation ( first-gen) students are those who are first in their families to attend a four-year college and low-income students are those whose expected family contributions to their college ...

NWTC is launching a program to provide students facing opportunity gaps with academic, career and financial advising. The program is grant-funded and will last a minimum of five years, impacting 140 ...

A $1.9 million grant from the Department of Education will spur expansion of a support program for students with intellectual disabilities at two Kansas-based institutions. The University of Kansas ...

Federally funded TRIO programs, which help low-income and first-generation college students, are facing funding delays and potential elimination. Local agencies and universities in the Coastal Bend ...