TRiO Educational Talent Search
Miguel Millett
Director of TRiO Educational Talent Search
Educational Talent Search is a college access and retention program. It identifies students with the potential for post-secondary level education and assists them in preparing for enrollment in university, community college or technical programs.
The progressive history of TRiO began as a direct result of the Johnson administration’s War on Poverty in 1964. The first
outreach program established was Upward Bound. A year later, Educational Talent Search was created as part of the Higher
Education Act. In 1968, Student Support Services became the third program in the series, thus creating the term "TRiO" to describe
the family of federal programs.
As the first TRiO program to exist within the City Colleges of Chicago, Educational Talent Search has assisted thousands of students in
gaining access to college for more than 20 years. The program was first located at Dawson Technical Institute, a subsidiary of
Kennedy‐King. Today, Kennedy-King’s Educational Talent Search program is housed at the main campus and proudly serves more than 650
students annually, grades 7-12.
Faculty and Staff
Director
Case Managers
Kayla Gehrling
Office Y-116
(773) 602-5027
kgehrlingsullivan@ccc.edu
