TRIO Talent Search
What is TRIO?
TRIO is a federal grant program
The goal of Talent Search is to increase the number of youth from disadvantaged backgrounds who complete high school and enroll in and complete their postsecondary education.
PLEASE NOTE Current TRIO students do not need to reapply.
TRIO Works
We let our numbers do the talking
75%
of TRIO seniors enroll in college
41
colleges visited with TRIO over the past 5 years
500
TRIO students are served annually in Cleveland County
Serving our community
TRIO Talent Search serves 500 students annually in Cleveland County Schools. Our program is hosted by Cleveland Community College through the US Department of Education.
We serve students at Burns Middle, Burns High, Crest Middle, Crest High, Cleveland Early College High, Kings Mountain Middle, Kings Mountain High, Shelby Middle, and Shelby High. Students must apply and be accepted into the program.
We serve students by providing college tours, cultural activities, academic counseling, career exploration, tutoring, mentoring… and more! All of our services are FREE for TRIO students.
Absolutely! Email talentsearch@clevelandcc.edu with the name, grade, and school of the student you would like to recommend.
Meet our team
Kevin Kollock
Success Coach
kakollock@clevelandcountyschools.org
(704)-751-8093
CHS, BHS, KMHS, SHS
Jada Robbs
Success Coach
jrrobbs@clevelandcountyschools.org
(704)-669-4285
CMS, SMS, KMMS, BMS
Caleb Richards
Success Coach
csrichards@clevelandcountyschools.org
(704)-472-1607
CHS, BHS, KMHS, SHS
Stephanie Nuhrah
Program Assistant and Master Organizer
nuhrahs516@clevelandcc.edu
(704)-669-4209
B Building – Office 1040 H
When our students talk…
we listen
Aliajah Cumberlander
TRIO Alumni, NC A&T
Noah Jenkins
Senior at Shelby High 2022-2023
