Supporting college completion and empowering students for success

Northeast Community College received a $272,364 Project Grant award from the 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. This award funds comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities at the institution's Norfolk, Nebraska campus.

The funded services support student retention, academic success, and transfer progression through targeted interventions including academic advising, financial literacy education, and comprehensive student support programming. The TRIO Student Support Services Program aims to increase college completion rates and facilitate transfers from two-year to four-year institutions, with the grant period structured for potential continuation awards on an annual basis subject to demonstrated progress toward program objectives and availability of federal funds.