Occc student success project

Orange County Community College (SUNY Orange) received a $272,364 Project Grant award 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 support services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, including low-income students, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities. The college delivers targeted interventions focused on increasing student retention and graduation rates, facilitating transfers from two-year to four-year institutions, and improving academic potential and financial literacy for eligible students enrolled at the Middletown, New York campus.

Under this one-year project period, SUNY Orange implements evidence-based student support services that directly address barriers to academic success for underrepresented populations. The TRIO SSS program provides holistic support designed to strengthen student persistence through postsecondary education completion, with particular emphasis on supporting the college's commitment to serving disadvantaged and underrepresented student populations. These services align with the broader federal objective to increase postsecondary education access, affordability, and completion rates among economically disadvantaged student cohorts.