College hopefuls rise onward and upward with TRIO program

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]exas State University continues to assist select groups of students from varying high schools through the Upward Bound program.

Ray Cordero, Grant Director at Texas State University, said the Upward Bound Program, an early academic intervention and college prepatory program, is one of three the university programs called TRIO.

“What Upward Bound is designed to do is to provide academic assistance and intervention for high school students and then assistance in enrollment in post-secondary institutions,” Cordero said. “It’s an amazing experience for them because of the amount of growth it provides. It’s an enjoyable experience for everybody.”