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Services: TRIO Program -
Federal Grants
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Title IV Higher Education Act,
1965 Student Support Services, Upward Bound, and Educational Talent Search |
These grants are designed to help
qualified Alpena Community College students increase their chances
of college success. Special services offered to these selected students
include assistance with enrollment and registration; personal, academic,
career and financial aid counseling; assessment and remediation of
students' reading, writing and study skills; tutoring; workshops;
peer mentoring; students with disabilities accommodations; college and community
agency referrals; and free admission to community activities.
Services
for transfer students include fee waivers, field trips, workshops,
and contacts with four-year institutions. Offices of the grant coordinators
for the Vocational Support Services and Student Support Services
grants
are located in The
Learning Center.
MISSION STATEMENT
Educational Talent Search is a federally funded, Title IV national program which seeks
to significantly increase the number of students graduating from Alcona, Alpena,
Montmorency, Oscoda, or Presque Isle secondary schools in pursuit of post-secondary
academic or vocational training programs.
Educational Talent Search serves area youth and adults between the ages of eleven and
twenty-seven, whose potential for success at the post-secondary level, and beyond, is
constrained by educational and socio-economic disadvantages. Many services are available
to assist participants in realizing and pursuing well constructed career goals.
For 6th through 12th Grade Students and Adult Education.
For More Information, please contact:
Robert Newton, Educational Talent Search Director
Alpena Community College
665 Johnson Street, Besser Tech. Center
Alpena, MI 49707 phone 989.358.7348
This federally-funded program offers special support services to increase the chances
for success in college of first generation college, low income, and/or students
with disabilities. Program of study is not a consideration. Student Support Services include
counseling, professional instruction and transfer assistance.
For More Information, please contact:
What is Upward Bound?
UPWARD BOUND is a pre-college program for first generation college bound students. It
is designed to prepare young people for education beyond high school by providing strong
academic, cultural and social programs to develop the skills, attitudes and motivation
necessary for post-secondary education.
Who can qualify?
You may qualify for UPWARD BOUND assistance if you:
- Are in the 8th, 9th, or 10th grade
- If neither of your parents graduated from a four-year college
- If your family income meets federal low-income criteria
- You have a desire and the potential to go to college
How to Apply
Applications are available in the UPWARD BOUND office at Alpena or Posen High School or
through any high school counselor.
For More Information, please contact:
Joe Klemens, Upward Bound Director
Alpena Community College
665 Johnson Street
Alpena, MI 49707
989.358.7260
Alpena High School
3303 South Third Street
Alpena, MI 49707
989.358.7203
Posen Consolidated School
490 Michigan Avenue
Posen, MI 49776
989.766.2471
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