Project CONNECT: A Student Support Services TRIO Program
Ed. Leadership and Counseling
Eligibility Information
A total of 160 students are served
each year. Approximately
two-thirds of the students are identified as low-income and
first-generation
students or students with disabilities. The remaining one-third is
identified
as either low-income or first-generation individuals.
Participants
must satisfy one
or
more of the follow criteria to be considered for entry
into the program:
- FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT - Neither parent graduated with a four year college degree. If a parent attended college and did not graduate with a Bachelors degree then this student would qualify under first-generation status. If a parent attended college, received an Associate's Degree or technical certification but did not earn a four-year degree (Bachelors degree), the student would also be first-generation.
- LOW-INCOME STUDENT - The following guidelines are based on taxable income: Federal TRIO Programs Annual Low Income Levels.
- STUDENT WITH DISABILITIES - Documentation must be submitted to verify a disability.
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