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BRIDGE PROGRAM – PREPARING TO QUALIFY
The TRIO Fast Track Program will be providing a summer Bridge Program. The Bridge Program is designed to assist incoming Kilgore College students who qualify for TRIO Fast Track. The Bridge Program is a fun way to prepare incoming students for the varied demands of college life at Kilgore College.

The Bridge Program will include:

• Leadership Development
  
• Seminars on Topics Including:
  
  • Time Management
    
  • Note Taking Skills
    
  • How to Write an Essay
    
  • Maximizing Instruction
    
  • Kilgore College Orientation
    
  • Cultural Enrichment Activity
    

LAB ACTIVITIES

• Career Assessments
  
• PLATO/Basic Skills Development
  
• Internet Research
  
• Word Processing
  
• Learning Skill Inventory
  
• Transfer Information
  
• Access to College Web site
  

TRIO FAST TRACK ELIGIBILITY - QUALIFIERS

The TRIO Fast Track Program is open to Kilgore College students who meet one or more of the following criteria:

• First Generation College Student (neither of your parents has a four-year degree)
  
• Students who qualify under low income guidelines for federal financial aid
  
• Students with disabilities
  
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Applications are available in Room 123 of the Student Support Building.
If you are unsure if you qualify please stop and talk with us.
You may also call at (903) 988-7592.


USEFUL LINKS - HELP FROM TEAMMATES

Financial Aid
www.fafsa.ed.gov

University Web Sites
www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state/#top

Trio Programs Council for Opportunities in Education
www.trioprograms.org

Texas Workforce
www.twc.state.tx.us

Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
www.dars.state.tx.us

 

Click here to download the TRIO brochure.

11/22/11