Two federally funded college access programs helped make college a reality for Gisel Suarez Bonilla. As a first-generation college student, the programs taught her about applying for scholarships, ...

AYOTTE WANTS TO SEE THAT FUNDING RESTORED. MAKING THE JUMP TO HIGHER ED IN A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE CAN BE DIFFICULT. THE FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAM AIMS TO SMOOTH THAT TRANSITION FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS, MANY ...

For years, North Shore Community College has run Upward Bound, a federally funded program that advises Lynn Public School students — mainly those who are low-income or whose parents didn’t attend ...