CBC Alice’s TRIO Program hosts TRIO Day

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CBC Alice’s TRIO Program hosts TRIO Day 

The Coastal Bend College (CBC) Alice site TRIO program is hosting TRIO Day on Feb. 26. TRIO Day is an annual nationwide celebration that recognizes the value of programs such as TRIO that help disadvantaged high school students access higher education.

WHAT:                  CBC Alice TRIO Day

WHEN:                  Friday, February 26, 8:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.

WHERE:               CBC Alice Site:  704 Coyote Trail, Alice, Texas 78332

WHO:                    CBC President Dr. Beatriz T. Espinoza; Alice City Councilman Pete Beltran; Rumaldo Solis, Jr.; Miss CBC Roxanne Perez; High school students from the surrounding area

PHOTO OPP:   9:30 a.m.: TRIO Day Welcome by CBC President Dr. Beatriz T. Espinoza; TRIO Day Proclamation by Alice City Councilman Pete Beltran

12:00 p.m.: Guest speaker Rumaldo Solis, Jr.; TRIO Achiever student(s) honored

CONTACT:         Monica Cruz, Director of Marketing & Public Relations, (361) 354-2258, mcruz@coastalbend.edu

ABOUT COASTAL BEND COLLEGE

Coastal Bend College (CBC), formerly known as Bee County College (BCC), is a public two-year institution of higher education that was founded in 1965.  There are currently four CBC locations in South Texas: Beeville, Alice, Kingsville and Pleasanton. CBC offers both academic and workforce pathways for students and is accredited by the Southern Association of College and Schools (SACS).