TRIO/Student Support Services (SSS)

TRIO logoThree Key Goals

  • Help you do well in your courses
  • Help you re-enroll each semester and graduate on time
  • Help you transfer to a four-year college and earn your bachelor's degree
Student Eligibility

To be eligible for Student Support Services, you must be one or more of the following:

  • Low-income student
  • First-generation college student with neither parent having a bachelor's degree
  • Student with a documented disability

Funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, SSS is an educational opportunity program that serves 150 students. Students in our program receive intensive, one-on-one and small-group assistance designed to meet their specific needs.

SSS Benefits & Advantages
  • Effective retention and graduation strategies
  • Academic planning assistance
  • One-on-one academic advising
  • Academic progress monitoring
  • Peer mentoring
  • Financial aid process assistance
  • Summer Bridge Program familiarizes new students with college life
  • Career plan exploration
  • Assistance for students transferring to four-year colleges
  • Supplemental grant aid for qualifying program participants
  • Experiential lab to enhance technological learning
  • Academic enrichment and leadership activities
SSS First-Year Involvement

First-Year Involvement in SSS begins with the Summer Bridge Program, which takes place the summer before your first semester at DCTC. Summer Bridge improves your reading, writing, math and study skills while allowing you to participate in various workshops that promote a smooth transition to college.

  • Summer Bridge Program
  • Peer tutors
  • Peer mentors
  • Supplemental group tutoring
  • Supplemental instruction courses
  • College survival strategies
  • Degree options/course selection
  • Career decision-making
  • Career interests and abilities
  • Funding your education
  • Mini-workshops
SSS Second-Year Involvement and Beyond
  • Tutors
  • Study Groups
  • Supplemental instruction courses
  • Transfer selection and preparation
  • Graduation preparation
  • Career networking
  • Job search preparation
  • Becoming a mentor

Contact Information

Location

Hours

  • 7:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.
    Monday thru Friday