The national park college student support services project will serve 225 low income, first generation, and disabled students. The project will be housed on NPC's campus in hot springs, arkansas

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded National Park Community College (NPCC) $436,821 under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The project delivers comprehensive support services to 225 low-income, first-generation, and disabled students enrolled at NPCC's campus in Hot Springs, Arkansas. These services are designed to enhance student retention, academic success, and transfer rates from the two-year institution to four-year universities.

The Student Support Services Program provides disadvantaged students with targeted supportive services including academic advising, financial literacy education, and personalized student success programming. As a continuation award under the five-year grant cycle, NPCC's project addresses regional educational access and completion challenges while contributing to the Department of Education's broader mission to increase postsecondary education attainment among underrepresented student populations.