TRIO Student Support Services
TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) is a program that provides support and guidance to eligible students during their time at Sandburg. The goal of the program is to help participants graduate from Sandburg and transfer to a four-year college or university in pursuit of a bachelor's degree. Sandburg has hosted a TRIO SSS program since 1997.
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TRIO Upward Bound
TRIO Upward Bound, a federal grant program, was originally developed from the Educational Opportunity Act of 1964. Created as a result of the War on Poverty, TRIO Upward Bound was designed to increase the success of low-income students in post-secondary education. Carl Sandburg College received its first TRIO Upward Bound grant in the Fall of 1999. Beginning with the 2019-20 academic year, the Sandburg TRIO Upward Bound program entered its fifth grant cycle.TRIO UB Info
TRIO Upward Bound Math-Science
The Upward Bound Math-Science program is designed to prepare first-generation and income-eligible college bound students for success in higher education. The goal of Upward Bound Math-Science is to help students recognize and develop their potential to excel in math and science and to encourage them to pursue postsecondary degrees in those fields. Carl Sandburg College received its first TRIO Upward Bound Math-Science grant in the 2017-2018 academic year.
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