Celebrate first-generation college student success
The Center for First-Generation Student Success and the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) are sponsoring the national First-Generation College Student Celebration Day on Sunday, Nov. 8.
Cincinnati State is recognizing the celebration by shining a spotlight on some of the first-generation students who participate in the College’s grant-funded TRIO College Access Programs:
- TRIO Student Support Services
- TRIO Educational Opportunity Center
- TRIO Traditional Upward Bound
Additional student spotlights will appear in Daily News on Monday, Nov. 9.
Marvin Black is a full-time Deputy Sheriff for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department who is upgrading his skills with assistance from the TRIO Educational Opportunity Center (EOC).
His EOC tutor, Michelle Burney, said, “Deputy Black is very dedicated and has proven he will do what it takes to achieve his college education. Despite his tight schedule and some mandatory overtime work, he has made every effort to receive face-to-face and remote tutoring during the pandemic.”
“Because of his positive attitude, consistency, and eagerness to learn, Marvin successfully completed the curriculum provided by the EOC tutoring program and is now enrolled as a degree-seeking Cincinnati State student,” Michelle said.
Marvin said, “I had a great experience with TRIO, and Mrs. Burney is an awesome math tutor! I knew I wanted to start college to advance in my law enforcement career and the TRIO tutoring opportunity was one of the best I had.”
“I was able to continue tutoring even through the pandemic, and I would recommend the TRIO tutoring service to any student who is serious about seeking help.”
Jurado Amison-Davis said TRIO Student Support Services helped him achieve his goal of earning an associate’s degree in Business Management.
Jurado used mentoring and tutoring services to stay on track and complete his degree in Summer 2020. Academic tutoring helped him succeed in Microeconomics, Cost Accounting, Quantitative Reasoning, Business Law, and other classes.
Jurado and his family recently moved to Mobile, Alabama, where he is currently the assistant manager at a Dollar General store. However, he still is focused on his ultimate goal of starting and running his own clothing line, “Forever Jurado’s.”
The Nov. 8 date for the National First-Generation College Celebration honors the anniversary of the signing of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965. Like other landmark legislation of the 1960s, HEA was intended to help “level the playing field” for Americans from minority and low-income backgrounds.
- The HEA created federal grants and loan programs to help students finance their educations, and provided support for the Federal TRIO programs that encourage college access, retention, and completion for low-income, first-generation students.
- To learn more about the HEA and the history of the National First-Generation College Celebration, click here.
More information about Cincinnati State’s College Access Programs is available on the College website at https://www.cincinnatistate.edu/CAP.