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TRIO Talent Search

 
 
 

The Talent Search program identifies and assists individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who have the potential to succeed in higher education. The goal of Talent Search is to increase the number of youth from disadvantaged backgrounds who complete high school and enroll in and complete their postsecondary education.

Target Schools

  • Lewisville HS (Killough)

  • Lewisville HS (Harmon)

  • Lewisville HS (Main)

  • DeLay MS

  • Durham MS

  • Hedrick MS

  • Huffines MS

Objectives

 

Secondary School Persistence

 

96% of non-senior participants served each project year will complete the current academic year and continue in school for the next academic year, at the next grade level.

 

Secondary School Graduation

 

70% of seniors served during the project year will graduate during he project year with a regular secondary school diploma within the standard number of years.

26% of seniors serviced during the project year will complete a rigorous secondary school program of study and will graduate during the project year with a regular secondary school diploma within the standard number of years

 

Postsecondary Education Enrollment

 

52% of participants, who have graduated with a regular secondary school diploma, during the project year, will enroll in an institution of higher education by the fall semester immediately following high school graduation or will have received notification, by the fall semester immediately following high school, from an institution of higher education, of acceptance but deferred enrollment until the next academic semester (e.g. spring semester).

 

Postsecondary Degree Attainment

 

49% of participants served during the project year, who enrolled in an institution of higher education, by the fall semester immediately following high school graduation or by the next academic semester (e.g. spring semester) as a result of acceptance but deferred enrollment will complete a program of postsecondary education within six years.

 Services

  • Academic, financial, career, or personal counseling including advice on entry or re-entry to secondary or postsecondary programs

  • Career Exploration and Aptitude Assessment

  • Tutorial Services

  • Information on Postsecondary Education

  • Exposure to College Campuses

  • Information on Student Financial Assistance

  • Assistance in Completing College Admissions & Financial Aid Applications

  • Assistance in Preparing for College Entrance Exams

  • Mentoring Programs

  • Special STEM Activities for Seventh and Eighth graders

  • Workshops for the Families of Participants

Contact us

Ethan Gaston
Administrative Assistant
egaston@nctc.edu
(940) 498-6224

Fred Hobbs
Student Services Manager– TRIO Programs
fhobbs@nctc.edu
(940) 498-6212

Lareshawn Gore
Student Services Advisor– TRIO TS
lgore@nctc.edu
(940) 498-6486

Stephanie Reid
Student Services Advisor– TRIO TS
sreid@nctc.edu
(940) 498-6486