Clatsop community college trio student support services project

Clatsop Community College received a $361,970 Project Grant from the U.S. 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 supportive services designed to enhance student success and completion rates for disadvantaged college students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities. Services delivered through this project include academic support, financial literacy instruction, and student success coaching aimed at increasing student retention, graduation rates, and transfer rates from two-year to four-year institutions.

The project, based in Astoria, Oregon, serves as part of Clatsop Community College's broader commitment to supporting underrepresented student populations in higher education. As a public two-year institution, the college leverages TRIO funding to provide direct student services that enhance academic potential and postsecondary education access. The one-year project period allows the college to continue its established Student Support Services initiatives while contributing to the federal program's objective of improving educational outcomes and completion rates for disadvantaged students across the postsecondary education landscape.