Student support services (SSS) program - regular

RIO Hondo College received a $306,489 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The grant funds comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the college's Whittier, California campus.

Under this award, RIO Hondo College delivers targeted student support services focused on increasing student retention and graduation rates, improving academic preparation and financial literacy, and facilitating successful degree completion. The SSS Program provides wraparound services that address the multifaceted barriers to success that disadvantaged students encounter in higher education, thereby strengthening their potential to persist through and complete their postsecondary education programs.