What is TRiO Student Support Services?
TRiO Student Support Services is a federally funded program designed to assist qualified students to adjust to the college environment, to be successful academically, graduate with an Associate's degree and seek employment, or graduate with an Associate's degree and transfer to a four-year college.
What services does TRiO offer?
- Assessment of study and learning skills
- Tutoring Sevices in our TRiO Study Lab (L-213)
- Personal development and counseling
- Career exploration
- Peer and professional led study groups
- Cultural events and trips
- Assistance with financial aid
- Transfer counseling
- Aid with academic advisement
- Use of TRiO computers
- Use of TRiO learning resources
- Campus visits to four-year colleges
- Student Achievement Incentive Contests
TRiO students can take advantage of tutoring services, assessment of study and learning skills, workshops for academic support, personal development and cultural enrichment. Students can also receive assistance with financial aid, transfer counseling and academic advisement as well as career exploration and guidance.
FM already has many of those services available to students. How is TRiO different?
FMCC currently has in place many programs to assist students in the areas covered by TRiO. What makes TRiO unique is the ability of the counselors to do intense case management of the students accepted into the program. The TRiO grant can only serve 160 students. TRiO students will have the opportunity to develop a close relationship to their counselor. The people who need services the most are often, for whatever reason, reluctant to access these programs. TRiO staff will give these students a VIP Pass to those services.