TRIO Achievement Program

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The TRIO Achievement Program is a TRIO Student Support Services project funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, which supports the retention to graduation of students from modest income backgrounds and those whose parents do not have a four-year college degree. Students with documented disabilities may also participate in the TRIO Achievement Program.

The TRIO Achievement Program assists with all aspects of the student experience - personal, financial, academic, cultural, and more. The five goals of the program are retention, graduation, good academic standing, graduate/professional school enrollment, and a positive campus climate for TRIO students.

The TRIO Achievement Program has been at Knox since 1974. In that time, we have developed a tradition of excellence based primarily on our students' success.

Here is what we know about our students as compared to TRIO-eligible students who do not participate.

• TRIO participants earn higher grades in First-Year Preceptorial (PREC 100).
• TRIO participants earn higher grades their first term at Knox.
• TRIO participants earn higher grades their first year at Knox.
• 95% of TRIO participants end each year in good academic standing.
• TRIO participants are more likely to graduate in four years.
• TRIO participants are more likely to enroll in graduate/professional school.