Ranger college SSS

TRIO Student Support Services Program Award Summary

Ranger College received a $272,364 Project Grant 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 retention, graduation, and transfer rates for disadvantaged student populations, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities. The program delivers academic support services, financial literacy education, and institutional initiatives to increase student success in postsecondary education and facilitate transfers from two-year to four-year institutions.

The SSS Program operates as a five-year grant framework with annual continuation awards contingent upon meeting established performance conditions and progress toward project objectives. Ranger College's award represents one of approximately 1,159 new grants distributed nationally under this federal initiative, which collectively aims to improve postsecondary education access, affordability, and completion rates for underserved student populations across higher education institutions nationwide.