Mahalo for applying for our WCC TRiO Educational Talent Search program! WCC TRiO Educational Talent Search is federally funded by the United States Department of Education. The Privacy Act protects the personal information given to WCC TRiO Educational Talent Search. The U.S. Department of Education has the authority to gather such information (20USC 1231a) and is required to determine program eligibility. *PREFERENCE is given to students whose family income does not exceed guidelines established by the federal government and/or whose natural or adoptive parent(s) have not earned a four-year college/university degree. Information is confidential and will NOT be reported by individual student and/or family.