The purpose of TRiO Student Support Services (TRiO SSS) is to provide services to increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates from two-year to four-year colleges/universities, and to foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of low-income, first-generation, and/or disabled college students.
In order to reach this goal, TRiO SSS always strives to create an atmosphere where students feel comfortable and have a “homebase” on campus.
Our motto is T.H.E. “TRiO Helps Everybody” and our mantra is “TRiO for Life”!
TRiO Student Support Services (TRiO SSS) is a federally funded program.
Hours (Spring 2022)
Monday–Friday: 7am–7pm Saturday–Sunday: 9am–3pm
Services
We offer the following services, FREE of charge, to students who qualify for TRiO SSS:
Individual and/or small group tutoring for many WCC courses
Early registration for courses (before the rest of campus)
Financial aid assistance (workshops on how to apply for scholarships, FAFSA, writing a personal statement, study skills, transfer to a 4-year college/university, and more!)
Financial Literacy (student loans, credit cards, budgeting, etc.) Tools such as CashCourse
Grant aid Scholarship to lessen loan burden
FAFSA Night provides assistance applying for FAFSA on the first night it opens
VITA Tax Service Center provides assistance filing federal and state taxes
Summer Math classes
Midnight Madness (Access to study areas and free meals during finals)
Computer lab and printing
Fun and food at campus-wide events
Variety of study and gathering areas (indoors/outdoors, quiet/loud)
Lunch
Eligibility
You are eligible if you are one of the following:
a US citizen
enrolled or accepted at Windward Community College
meet the criteria of low-income
a first-generation college student (i.e. neither of your parents completed a bachelor’s degree)