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TRIO- Academic Talent Search 22-27

PI: Carolyn Peruta
School or Division: Student Affairs
Sponsor: Department of Education
Calendar Start & End Date: -
Funding Amount: $2,828,325

SSU’s TRIO Academic Talent Search programs motivate, inform, and assist 1,500 low-income, first-generation college-bound students in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties to access and succeed in a college of their choice. Students from grades 7-12 engage in workshops, college visits, and advising. Seniors receive financial aid and college application assistance.  With a focus on community access to higher education and college readiness, ATS advances SSU’s achievement of retention and graduation goals for GI2025.