Mattoon, IL-(Effingham Radio)- In October, the Lake Land College TRIO Destination College program held financial literacy workshops for middle school and high school students.
The workshops were led by TRIO Destination College Outreach Advisors Tara Schaljo and Codi Julius, who engaged with 140 students across 18 schools. Schaljo and Julius led discussions on differentiating between needs and wants and helped students explore the cost of everyday items. The workshops also included an interactive “Price is Right” activity to help students discover the prices of various essential food items.
The financial literacy workshop is one of many offered by TRIO Destination College to help students acquire essential life skills. The program also offers workshops on college and career exploration, leadership development, time management, goal setting and planning for the future. Additionally, TRIO advisors meet individually with high school students to help them explore career and college pathways, complete financial aid applications, apply for scholarships, navigate college orientation and register for courses.
TRIO Destination College is grant-funded through the U.S. Department of Education and is dedicated to supporting junior high and high school students in successfully graduating high school and enrolling in the college of their choice. To learn more about TRIO Destination College at Lake Land College, contact Director of TRIO Programs Lori Ohnesorge at 217-234-5007 or lohnesor@lakelandcollege.edu.
Lake Land College District 517, located in Mattoon, Illinois, serves the second largest community college district in the state, with a total population of 189,869. The Lake Land College district comprises all or part of 15 counties and 31 public school districts in rural east central Illinois. Counties served by Lake Land College include: Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Macon, Montgomery, Moultrie and Shelby.
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