TRIO Student Support Services Program at Cape Cod Community College

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Cape Cod Community College a $439,611 Project Grant on September 1, 2025, for the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042). The grant funds comprehensive on-campus support services designed to enhance retention, graduation, and transfer outcomes for low-income students, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities. Services include academic tutoring, advising, career counseling, financial aid assistance, and workshops that foster an institutional climate supporting student success for underrepresented and disadvantaged populations through August 31, 2026.

The TRIO SSS Program at Cape Cod Community College serves to increase the number of disadvantaged students who successfully complete postsecondary education and transfer from two-year to four-year institutions. The program also improves financial and economic literacy while supporting students who are limited English proficient, homeless, aging out of foster care, or otherwise disconnected from traditional educational pathways. This award is part of a broader federal initiative that has obligated $6.55 billion across 6,321 total awards since 2001, with typical institutional programs serving between 100 and 300 students annually.