The TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) is located in the Advanced Technologies Building, Room 113.
To be eligible for the TRIO Student Support Services Program, a student must meet one of the following requirements:
- The student is a first-generation college student (neither parent has earned a bachelor’s degree);
- The student meets low-income status; or
- The student has a physical or learning disability.
The SSS staff wants to help students succeed in reaching their academic and career goals. Many of the program students are experiencing college life for the first time. Special efforts to encourage, inspire, and strengthen student’s academic performance is a high priority for the SSS staff. The SSS’s mission is to increase the graduation and transfer rates of students. The program offers both one-on-one and group-based services. All of the services are free for program participants. Contact the Student Support Services staff to learn more about the program. You can also schedule an appointment for Advising or Tutoring.
Services
Academics and Career Counseling
We help you establish your academic and career goals to encourage your college success.
Individual Tutoring
Our tutors are available to tutor in many subjects, including courses in English, Mathematics, Science, and Spanish. Individual tutoring sessions are tailored to meet your specific needs.
Mentoring Program
The goal of SSS Mentoring Program is for the mentor (faculty/ staff) to assist the mentee (student) to understand the college culture and expectations and to serve as a guide to promote academic achievement, civic engagement, and personal and career aspirations.
Workshops in Academic and Career Success
We offer special seminars designed to improve your study habits, test-taking skills, time management and coping skills.
Additional Services
- Financial Literacy
- Grant Aid Scholarship (Financial supplemental fund assistance for eligible students)
- College transfer advisement and assistance
- Space for homework, studying, and tutoring
- Computer lab
Grant Aid Scholarship Criteria
- Must be an SSS participant.
- Must be enrolled part-time with at least 6 hrs. and full-time in good academic standing (at 2.5 or better, cumulative).
- Must have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- Must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant.
- Must have an Unmet Financial Need as determined by Student Financial Aid.
- Priority is given to first year and sophomore students accepted into SSS.
- Must have been an active participant in the program having attended one or more workshops outside of the required
- SSS Grant Orientation/Financial Literacy session at the beginning of the fall semester.
