North central state college trio student support services, FY2025

North Central State College received a $272,364 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. The award funds comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance academic success and postsecondary completion for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the institution's Ontario, Ohio campus.

Through this grant, North Central State College will deliver targeted support services aimed at increasing student retention and graduation rates, improving academic potential and financial literacy, and facilitating student transfers from two-year to four-year institutions. The TRIO SSS program provides a structured framework for higher education institutions to remove barriers to student success and enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for populations historically underrepresented in higher education. This one-year funding cycle represents part of the broader TRIO initiative managed by the Federal TRIO Programs office within the Department of Education.