Educational Talent Search (ETS) is a federally funded program designed to provide educational guidance to middle and high school students who have the potential to succeed in college or in a vocational/technical school. More than 300,000 Americans are enrolled in 471 Talent Search TRIO programs. Andrew College's Talent Search program services 725 students in Calhoun, Clay, Early, Quitman, Randolph, and Stewart Counties.Two-thirds of the students served must be both potential first generation college students and come from families with income of $30,975 or less (family of 4).

ETS at Andrew College offers the following services, all of which are free to qualified applicants:

Academic and Career Advising - Middle school students are given career interest inventories and the results are used to advise and assist them in choosing appropriate pre-college courses as they register for high school courses.

College preparation - Students are made aware of college admission requirements; SAT classes and application and financial aid workshops are offered.

Career awareness - Participants are taken on field trips to learn the educational requirements, job possibilities and salary structure at different industries.

Cultural and educational awareness - Participants are given the opportunity to visit colleges and universities; they attend production of plays; they visit theaters and other historical and educational sites.