Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Homestead and North Campuses have recently been awarded $3 million dollars from the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Support Services Program (SSS) TRIO program, as part of a nationwide effort to assist first-generation, low-income, and disabled college students in their pursuit of a college education. The multi-million dollar grant, referred to as TRIO, is a set of federally-funded college opportunity programs designed to support and motivate students from disadvantaged backgrounds by giving them greater access to educational resources. The first TRIO program was established in 1964 as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty.
