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TRiO
The Cochise College Douglas Campus TRiO/SSS program is currently designed to serve 165 low-income, first-generation and/or disabled college students. The goal of TRiO/SSS is to increase the college retention and graduation rates of these students and to facilitate the transition process from one level of higher education to the next.
Information
“TRiO” refers to a series of programs, funded under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, created to assist disadvantaged Americans in overcoming class, social and cultural barriers to higher education. The term TRiO was coined to represent the initial three programs, Upward Bound, Educational Talent Search, and Student Support Services.
Student Support Services Program was created to…
- Improve the graduation and retention rates of first generation (neither parent/ guardian has a bachelor’s degree), low-income, and/or disabled college students.
- Assist students in achieving academic success.
- Facilitate their entrance into undergraduate and professional school programs.
- Foster an institutional climate supportive of the academic, cultural, and personal success of the participants.
What is TRiO?
What Services Are Available?
All program services are FREE to qualified students:
- Academic advising
- Professional tutoring in math, sciences and writing
- Computer lab
- Career development and testing
- Peer tutoring and mentoring
- Skill development and financial literacy workshops
- Transfer planning
- Visits to 4-year university campuses
- And more!
Application
As a federally funded program, TRiO/Student Support Services reports to the U. S. Department of Education. In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law No. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. 552a), the Department of Education is authorized to collect information to implement the TRiO/Student Support Services Program under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (Pub. Law 102-325, Sec. 402D). In accordance with this authority, the Department receives and maintains personal information on participants in the program. The principal purpose for collecting this information is to administer the program, including tracking and evaluating participant progress.
First you must be a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident and enrolled in a degree-seeking program at the Douglas Campus of Cochise College.
In addition, you must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Meet federal income guidelines, or
- Be a first-generation student (neither parent or guardian graduated with a bachelor’s degree), or
- Have a documented learning or physical disability
*Eligibility criteria is determined by federal guidelines.
The Cochise College TRiO Student Support Services Program is funded to serve 160 eligible students each year. Because there are more eligible students at Cochise College than the TRiO/SSS program can possibly serve, priority is given to those applicants who demonstrate the most need, the greatest academic potential, and the motivation to make full use of TRiO/SSS services to become a successful college graduate. Thus, students are selected as follows:
- Students who are both low-income eligible and first generation college students.
- Students with a disability who are low-income.
- Alumni of other TRiO programs: Upward Bound, Talent Search, or another Student Support Services program (I.e. transfer students who were participants at another college or university).
- Students with educational histories that reflect a need for academic support in order to be successful in college (low college math placement, uneven high school record, problems with reading, writing, or study skills, uncertain career and educational goals).
- MOST IMPORTANTLY, students MOTIVATED to make full use of TRiO/SSS services to become a successful college graduate.
Club TRiO
The Cochise College TRiO/SSS Club TRiO is a campus organization designed for and by TRiO Student Support Services participants. This is a student leadership organization where you can build community and get to know others who have decided to be leaders in their own right.
For more information contact advisor Norma Brandenburg at brandenburgn@cochise.edu or at (520) 417-4036.
Contact Information
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TRiO SSS Director |
Program Assistant |
