TRiO Educational Opportunity Center

06/30/2025

The fight continues. Please remember we need all of your support and advocating for our TRIO programs.

06/26/2025

https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/06/26/students-and-college-leaders-defend-trio-after-trump-budget-aims-to-cut-it/

Colorado’s TRIO programs help students from disadvantaged backgrounds get to college. But the Trump administration wants to eliminate TRIO’s federal funding, stating that it has failed to live up to its billing.

06/03/2025

Former Alumni, current participants and supporters of all TRIO programs, we need all of your support in this battle!

As Congress begins to review the Trump Administration’s FY2026 budget proposal, more than 10,000 educators, doctors, lawyers, and public servants urge lawmakers to reject the proposed elimination of the Federal TRIO Programs.

05/29/2025

SAVE TRIO PROGRAMS!
President Trump’s 2026 budget plan wants to get rid of TRIO — a program that helps students who are the first in their families to go to college. These students grow up to become important workers in our community and around the world. Taking away TRIO would hurt fairness, new ideas, and America’s ability to compete with other countries. This is too big of a loss. Please contact Congress and help us .

05/27/2025

Teaching apprenticeship opportunity.

A lot of people have an interest in teaching but don’t think they can take on the associated costs, or feel like it’s unrealistic for them to be out of the workforce while attending college. But, a Teacher Degree Apprenticeship is an earn-while-you-learn program designed for working adults.

05/12/2025

Need FAFSA? See Theresa Vega on Saturdays at the various Pueblo Library locations.

05/07/2025

Community members, please be aware this current administration wants to eliminate all TRIO programs. We need your support and voice in helping to save all TRIO programs in whatever way possible. Thank you!

President Donald Trump on Friday released a fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget proposal, which outlines massive funding cuts to the Department of Education (ED). Here's what financial aid administrators, and the larger community, needs to know: https://ow.ly/HEKw50VMZBs

05/07/2025

TRIO E.O.C will be hosting a table. Please stop by to get more information on starting at the college of your choice. We do not recruit for any college. We advocate for you, the potential student!

04/30/2025

If you have a current student loan please read!

The group urged borrowers to immediately save or screenshot critical records that provide details on their payment history and student loan forgiveness progress.