PCC student support services/pass

Pasadena City College received a $361,922 Project Grant award from the U.S. 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. This award funds comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities at the institution's Pasadena, California campus.

The Student Support Services Program delivers targeted interventions to increase student retention and graduation rates, facilitate successful transfers from two-year to four-year institutions, and improve overall student success in higher education. Services provided under this award encompass academic advising, financial literacy instruction, and other support mechanisms intended to strengthen the academic potential and persistence of eligible students enrolled in Pasadena City College's postsecondary programs.