Participants in the present study were subjects attending a small midwestern university who were either first-generation or second-generation college students with some being members of the TRIO support program and others not being members. The participants in the current study were invited to participate in a survey that would ask if they utilized the resources provided to them while at Graceland University. Prior to the administering the survey subjects were informed of the condition of the survey and signed a consent form. Materials The Utah State University Trio Support Services Survey (2022-23) was the instrument used to access knowledge and attitude about the TRIO program at Graceland University. Materials in addition to demographic items, the survey included multiple opened questions about their knowledge of, and use of, TRIO resources. Used in the study is a survey that is seeking to measure if first-generation students utilize the resources provided or even know what they are. For second-generation students we are trying to measure to see if they utilize the same resources as having been born in a family where one of their parents attended college and finished schooling. The participants answered these survey questions based on if they used it often ranging from zero to twenty or weekly to once a semester.
