About Title V/TRiO

	The Title V/TRiO Department at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) is comprised of three distinct programs that offer intensive services to students to result in academic success. The three distinct programs include the Title V Cooperative Grant, the Upward Bound program, and the Student Support Services program. Each grant/program offers students a different array of resources and have different eligibility requirements. Provided below is a brief synopsis of what the grant/programs offer. Please click on the link provided at the end of each synopsis to get more detailed information about services offered.
	Title V Cooperative Grant
	The Title V Cooperative Grant is a federally funded program that helps strengthen institutions of higher education by various ways. In this particular grant, the there are two institutions involved, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Del Mar College. These two institutions have entered into a partnership that will better serve students from low-income and/or first-generation backgrounds beginning in high school and provide services until they graduate from college. This set of activities is called "The Seamless Pipeline." This "seamless" pipeline consists of three different program components that begin with the integration into college preparedness and readiness. This is achieved by the Component I - GO Centers located in various surrounding Coastal Bend area high schools. This is the first leg of the journey where students are introduced and prepared for collegiate entrance. The second component involves having graduating Seniors from the various Title V sponsored GO Centers attend Del Mar College to attain their Associate degrees in the following 2 to 3 years. Finally, the third component, follows the students as they graduate from Del Mar College with their Associate's Degree and help them matriculate to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi where eventually they will receive their Bachelor's Degree. To learn more, click on the appropriate Component Link: Component I: GO Centers Component II: Del Mar College Component III: Completing the Pipeline (CTP)
	TRiO Programs: Upward Bound Program & Student Support Services
	Upward Bound, emerged out of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 in response to the governmental War on Poverty. Its purpose is to help expand opportunities for the increasing number of low-income individuals wanting to pursue a college degree. In 1965, Educational Talent Search, the second outreach program, was created as part of the Higher Education Act. Similar to Upward Bound, Talent Search was structured to serve a larger population of students. In 1968, Student Support Services, which was originally known as Special Services for Disadvantaged Students, was authorized by the Higher Education Amendments. It became the third in a series of educational opportunity programs as a means to provide educational services to students at the post-secondary level. By the late 1960's, the name TRiO, a set of three programs was coined. It provided comprehensive educational and support services targeted at helping students enter college and obtain a baccalaureate degree.

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