TRIO Programs
TRIO/Student Support Services (TRIO/SSS), located in B- Annex on the Caldwell Campus and in Watauga Student Services room 100, is one of two federally-funded TRIO programs at CCC&TI. The aim of TRIO/SSS is to provide an academic and personal support system to first-generation or disabled students who have strong financial and academic need. Components of the program include:
- active participation in program design and implementation
- a one-credit hour study skills and personal development class
- tutoring and mentoring
- service-learning opportunities
- academic, career, and personal counseling
- financial aid and transfer advisement
- leadership opportunities in extra-curricular, cultural, and program development activities.
TRIO/SSS’s sister program at CCC&TI is TRIO/Educational Talent Search (TRIO/ETS), which prepares students in grades 6-12 for enrolling successfully in post-secondary studies. Please see www.cccti.edu/TRIO/ETS/ETShome.asp