TRIO Program

TRIO/Student Support Services (TRIO/SSS), located in B Annex on the Caldwell Campus and in Watauga Student Services, Room 100, is a federally-funded TRIO program. The aim of TRIO/SSS is to provide an academic and personal support system to first-generation college students or students with disabilities who have strong financial and academic need. Components of the program include:

  • active participation 
  • 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.
  • student success workshops