TRIO Day

According to the 1986 Congressional resolution, National TRIO Day is meant to focus the nation's "attention on the needs of TRIO Participants aspiring to improve their lives, to the necessary investment if they are to become contributing citizens of the country, and to the talent which will be wasted if that investment is not made."

National TRIO Day is a day of celebration, reflection and action around increased access to higher education. Federal TRIO Programs help low- income and first- generation students enter college and earn a college degree. Every year on the last Saturday of February, high school and college students, teachers, Members of Congress, local officials, TRIO Program staff, participants and alumni and many others:

Celebrate the positive impact of federal TRIO Programs in our communities throughout the nation.

Reflect on the importance of educational opportunity programs in creating a fairer society for all Americans.

Act to protect and further access to higher education for low-income and first-generation students.

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Santa Fe Community College and State Capitol Building.  More information can be found on the TRIO Day 2026 page.

TRIO New Mexico 

Annual Conference

The TRIO New Mexico Spring Meeting is a professional development conference designed to support TRIO professionals who provide educational services students at various TRIO programs throughout the State. The Spring Meetings consist of breakout sessions, plenary sessions, vendor access, exterior networking and professional development with the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and SWASAP (Southwest Association of Student Assistance Programs). The annual Spring Meetings is where TRIO New Mexico business meetings are held as well as development of the association.

Tuesday, April 14 , 2026 - Thursday April 16, 2026

San Juan Community College, Farmington, NM