Talent Search
With services and activities offered through the Talent Search Program, low-income youth and young adults who would be the first in their families to attend a college or university are encouraged to complete their middle-school and secondary school programs.
The program provides professional counseling, and supportive services to middle school students, high school students, and drop-out delayed individuals from 16 target schools and target areas within a 60 mile radius of Mississippi Valley State University.
Some of the services provided are group and individual counseling sessions, tutoring, post secondary placement counseling, financial aid guidance, educational/career/cultural field trips, test-taking and study skills development, college orientation activities, and referrals.