Harold washington college student support services program

Harold Washington College received a $272,364 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services Program (CFDA 84.042), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. The award funds comprehensive support services designed to enhance student success for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the institution. These services include academic advising, financial literacy education, and transfer support aimed at increasing student retention and graduation rates, as well as facilitating transfers from the two-year community college to four-year institutions.

As a Hispanic-serving community college located in Chicago, Illinois, Harold Washington College will leverage this federal funding to strengthen its student support infrastructure and advance postsecondary educational outcomes for its disadvantaged student population. The TRIO Student Support Services Program represents a continuation of the college's broader commitment to federal grant-funded initiatives that support student success and campus innovation across the City Colleges of Chicago system.