Spoon river college 2025 student support services project

Spoon River College received a $272,364 Project Grant awarded on September 1, 2025, by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042). The award supports a one-year initiative extending through August 31, 2026, designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students at the Banner, Illinois campus. The Student Support Services program provides comprehensive supportive services targeting low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities to increase student retention, graduation rates, and transfer rates from two-year to four-year institutions.

Under this award, Spoon River College will deliver student support services including academic advising, financial literacy education, and other retention-focused interventions designed to strengthen the academic potential and overall success of disadvantaged students enrolled in the college's postsecondary education programs. The grant funds activities intended to increase the college's capacity to serve its rural student population while improving completion and transfer outcomes across the institution.