TRiO Programs

The TRiO Programs (TRiO) are funded through the U.S. Department of Education to serve and assist low-income individuals, first-generation college students, and individuals with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to post-baccalaureate programs. It first began with Upward Bound, which emerged out of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 in response to the administration's War on Poverty. Talent Search was created in 1965 and then followed by Student Support Services in 1968. By the late 1960s, the term "TRiO" was coined to describe these three federal programs. The 1976 Education Amendments authorized the Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs, initially known as the Training Program for Special Programs Staff and Leadership Personnel. Amendments in 1986 added the sixth program, the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program.

Contact Information

Chantal Fleming, Executive Director, TRiO Programs
Email: ceflemin@ncat.edu | Phone: 336-334-7982

TRiO Student Support Services

Main Phone: 336-334-7982 | Fax: 336-256-0209 | Email: triosss@ncat.edu
Director, Chantal Fleming
Email: ceflemin@ncat.edu
Phone: 336-334-7982
Murphy Hall, Suite 212
1601 East Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27411
Hours of Operation
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Monday - Friday)

TRiO Upward Bound

Main Phone: 336-334-7659
Director, Brandelyn Hall
Email: bhall@ncat.edu
Phone: 336-285-3825
1020 E. Wendover Ave. Suite 205
Greensboro NC 27411
Hours of Operation
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Monday - Friday)

TRiO Educational Talent Search

Main Phone: 336-285-2503
Director, Patricia Yandle
Email: plmonge@ncat.edu
Phone: 336-285-2503
McNeil Hall (Aggie Village 6), Suite 625
Greensboro, NC 27411
Hours of Operation
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Monday - Friday)

TRiO Ronald McNair

Main Phone: 336-285-2721
Interim Director, Chantal Fleming
Email: ceflemin@ncat.edu
Phone: 336-285-2721
Murphy Hall, Suite 212
Greensboro, NC 27411
Hours of Operation
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Monday - Friday)