Program Benefits
Individualized Counseling
The TRIO SSS program offers, to their participants, individualized academic, career, transfer, and personal counseling services. The TRIO SSS Counselor will meet with students at least three times each semester to ensure the success of all the students in the program.
Priority Registration
TRIO SSS students who are meeting the requirements of the Mutual Student Agreement are given priority registration, each semester.
Computer Lab & Printing Access
The TRIO SSS computer lab is equipped with three computers, available during all TRIO SSS office hours.
Tutorial/Peer Mentor Assistance
TRIO offers one-on-one tutoring in different subjects. Call, or visit our office, to make an appointment to meet with a tutor. Peer mentors are role models who help students to understand campus resources available, they work as student assistants and are always in our office ready to help.
If you are interested in becoming a tutor, or peer mentor, please click the link to complete the application and bring it to our office.
TRIO SSS Grant Aid
Participant Eligibility for Grant Aid
To receive SSS program grant aid, students must be current participants in the SSS project who are in their first two years of postsecondary education and receiving Federal Pell Grants. Grant aid may be offered to students who have completed their first two years of postsecondary education and are receiving Federal Pell Grants if the institution demonstrates that these students are at high risk of dropping out and it has first met the needs of all its eligible first and second-year students.
Source: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/triostudsupp/eligibility.html
Portfolio Assistance
The SSS Program Technician works with students to complete a personal portfolio that includes resume, cover letter, personal statements, etc.