What are TRIO Programs?
How many programs comprise TRIO?
Does TRIO help individuals pursue their GED?
Does TRIO help disabled individuals?
Who is eligible to receive TRIO services?
Does TRIO have any activities during the summer?
How can I contact the TRIO office?
Where is the TRIO office located?
Do other universities sponsor TRIO Programs?

Q: What are TRIO Programs?

TRIO Programs help low-income Americans enter college, graduate and move on to participate more fully in their economic and social lives.
The mission of the UGA TRIO Programs is to work in partnership with the University of Georgia and the Northeast Georgia community and schools to promote educational opportunities primarily among academically capable low-income and first-generation college students.
TRIO Programs are federally funded by the US Department of Education.

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Q: How many programs comprise TRIO?

There are three TRIO Programs: 1) Educational Talent Search (ETS) serves students in the sixth through twelfth grades, 2) University of Georgia Upward Bound serves students in the ninth through twelfth grades from Athens/Clarke County, Madison County, Oglethorpe County, Banks, Hart, Jackson and Wilkes County and 3) the Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) serves adult students.

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Q: Does TRIO help individuals pursue their GED?

Yes. EOC counselors interact directly with adult education programs to help program participants obtain their GED. Participants must plan to enter a degree-seeking program.

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Q: Does TRIO help disabled individuals?

Yes. TRIO provides services to ALL individuals who are low-income and/or first-generation college students.

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Q: Who is eligible to receive TRIO services?

Program participants are generally low-income, first-generation college-bound students.
ETS and Upward Bound serve middle and high schools in Northeast Georgia.
EOC participants must be at least 19 years of age and residents of the Northeast community. EOC offers a variety of referral services, but the major goal of the program is to enroll participants in a degree-seeking program.

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Q: Does TRIO have any activities during the summer?

None of our programs is specifically for the summer. The University of Georgia Upward Bound programs have a six-week summer institute for those students that have participated during the academic phase of the program.
Talent Search has recently partnered with the target schools it serves for a two-week academic / career exploration program. Participants are chosen by N.E. Georgia Educational Talent Search staff.

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Q: How can I contact the TRIO office?

For further information about our programs and services you may visit one of the TRIO offices on Monday-Friday from 8:00 am - 5.00 pm. You may also call the office at (706).542-4128.

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Q: Where is the TRIO office located?

The N.E. Georgia and the University of Georgia Upward Bound Offices are located in Milledge Hall on the main campus. Visit UGA map directory for a map to the TRIO office.

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Q: Do other universities sponsor TRIO Programs?

Yes. If you are not eligible for participation in one of the UGA TRIO Programs, there are TRIO Programs located throughout the state of Georiga and throughout the United States. Visit the Council for Opportunity in Education to find out more information about other programs.

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