Suny rockland community college trio SSS project

The SUNY Rockland Community College TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Project received a $272,364 project grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.042) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This initiative delivers comprehensive supportive services to disadvantaged college students, specifically targeting low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York. The program provides academic advising, financial literacy education, mentoring, and other student success support services designed to enhance retention and graduation rates while facilitating student transfers from two-year to four-year institutions.

The SSS Project addresses the critical need to improve postsecondary educational outcomes and completion rates among underrepresented student populations. Through direct service delivery at the Rockland Community College campus, the program implements evidence-based interventions to strengthen academic potential and overall student success in higher education. As a minority-serving and Hispanic-serving institution, Rockland Community College leverages this federal funding to expand accessible educational support services that enable disadvantaged students to successfully complete their postsecondary programs and achieve upward educational mobility.