We believe every person should have an equal opportunity to go to college.
Today, federal college opportunity programs reach less than 10% of the total number of students that need their services. If the U.S. is to retain its economic strength and assure its competitive global standing, we must close the education equity gap.
The Conference At A Glance
Learn, Engage, and Celebrate!
COE’s 2023 conference, “College Opportunity: Creating Solutions for a Shared Future,” will focus on advancing opportunity through collaborative, research-driven solutions that can change the game in college access and success services and strengthen outcomes for low-income and first-generation students and students with disabilities.
Connect with over 2,000 college access and success leaders and the broader education equity community, including policymakers, educators, and other college opportunity professionals, for the latest insights and evidence-based best practices for college access and success. Celebrate the outstanding achievements of the 2023 alumni recipients of the national TRIO Achievers Award at the annual Educational Opportunity Awards Dinner.
Featured Conference Events
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2023 Annual Conference Gold Sponsor

Choose the Partnership Opportunities that Meet Your Objectives
COE offers an exciting menu of partnership opportunities that can be customized to meet your unique needs, including conference workshops, the exhibit hall, receptions, and an awards luncheon and dinner. We will work with you to customize an experience that will optimize your engagement.
EXHIBITION
Share Tools & Services To Advance College Access & Success
Market your educational products and services to over 3,000 college access and success professionals at the conference and post-event. Exhibitors receive recognition in the conference program and on the COE website before the event. For more information, contact Patricia Mahomond at [email protected].
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Connect With Leaders Working to Advance Educational Equality
Select from the menu of partnership packages to sponsor COE’s 2023 Conference “College Opportunity: Creating Solutions for a Shared Future.” For more information, contact Corinne Taylor at [email protected].
Educational Opportunity Awards Dinner
Celebrate First-Gen Achievement!
COE recognizes the National TRIO Achievers—TRIO alumni that made remarkable progress in their chosen profession. Federal TRIO programs boast over 5 million graduates from post-secondary institutions nationwide. Some past honorees and other TRIO alumni include U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock, John Quinones of ABC, Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis, and former NASA Astronaut Jose Hernandez.
Support Us
If you are a student support services professional, thank you. You are an unsung hero for all the good that you do, and surely you know by now that COE has your back.
Partner
Through strategic collaborations, we work to strengthen quality, opportunity and access to education for all American students — the next generation of global leaders.
Join Us
Join more than 1,000 colleges and community agencies committed to postsecondary opportunity for low-income, first-generation students, students with disabilities in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., the Pacific Islands, and Puerto Rico!