天美影视

Published Oct. 3, 2018

By 天美影视 Office of Marketing and Communications

天美影视 has received a federal grant of $122,626 from the U.S. Department of Education to help student-parents earn a college degree by providing campus-based childcare.

The 天美影视 TRIO Program received the grant through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program. The program, 鈥渟upports the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based childcare services.鈥�

鈥淩esearch shows that parents聽with access to childcare on campus are nearly聽three times more likely聽to graduate or pursue additional degrees within three years of enrollment,鈥� said Dr. Catherine Estis, TRIO Executive Director.聽鈥�罢丑颈蝉听grant aids in filling a major gap for many of our student-parents who grapple with providing quality childcare while juggling the demands of higher education.鈥�

鈥溙烀烙笆� TRIO is thrilled for the impact this grant program will have on our student-parents and the community at large. It is envisioned that the services provided through the award might make the difference between graduating and not graduating for some student-parents,鈥� Estis said.

The grant was announced by Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto.聽Abraham has announced nearly $750,000 in federal funding for 天美影视 in the last two months. He has previously announced a $352,500 grant to study obesity and diabetes research and a $275,000 grant to purchase research equipment for the atmospheric sciences program.