Funding Coming to Help College Students Graduate

Fayetteville State’s Student Support Services earned the maximum score from the Department of Education, earning a $1,683,285 grant for academic years 2015-2020.

The SSS staff at Carl Albert provides services for participants of the program ranging from counseling, tutoring, advising, financial aid assistance, transfer assistance following graduation and much more.

The University of Great Falls announced recently it received a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue student support services on its campus over the next five years.

“Navigating college is challenging for any student, but it can be particularly overwhelming if you’re the first person in your family to attend school, or if you’re balancing a job, living with a disability, or taking care of children or other relatives while attending classes”, Udall said. This is in addition to institutional support of approximately 200 more students.

One of the federally funded TRIO programs, SSS provides assistance to first generation and/or low income students as well as disabled students in their pursuit of a college degree.

DeAndre Butler, Project Achieve/TRIO-SSS director at Joliet Junior College, said the grant is for five years, and that JJC was awarded the second largest TRIO-SSS grant in the state. “These students are very important to us, and the Title IV programs give us the resources to truly make a difference in our students’ lives”.

“UW-Stout has been dedicated to ensuring students from all backgrounds receive the support and help they need to thrive in school”, Kind said. “This program has had remarkable success in the past, and this present award is evidence of the excellent work done for our students who have academic needs”.