TRIO Talent Search is an exciting program for high school and middle school students funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Our goal is to encourage and inspire our participants to think college early. We serve over 500 students in 15 schools in the IECC district of southeastern Illinois. 

Talent Search was created to help students pursue their goals in higher education through career, college, and financial aid counseling brought by the TS staff in to the schools on a weekly basis. We also challenge our students to find their strengths and reach for their potential with educational, cultural, and social activities throughout the school year and summer.