Linn-Benton Community College has been awarded a federal TRIO grant, aimed at helping first-generation, low income and disabled students to successfully attend LBCC.
The grant, awarded through the US Department of Education, amounts to approximately $220,000 per year for four years with the possibility of funding for a fifth year, for a total of $1,200,000. TRIO grants are awarded every four years through the DOE.
Last year Diane Watson, LBCC Dean of Student Services, and…