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Arizona Western College to receive over $1M for Trio Program

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Arizona Western College says it secured $1.7 million in funding that will help low-income students.

The Trio Program will receive the funding throughout the next five years for the Upward Bound Program, which may affect more than 300 students in Yuma County.

Upward Bound is part of federal Trio Programs that was established in 1964 to help those succeed in higher education.

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