Honolulu community college, trio-student support services

Honolulu Community College received a $285,102 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. This award supports comprehensive student support services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities at the institution.

The funded program delivers supportive services aimed at increasing student retention and graduation rates, improving academic potential and financial literacy, and facilitating student transfer pathways from two-year to four-year institutions. By providing targeted academic advising, tutoring, mentoring, and other retention services, the SSS Program at Honolulu Community College seeks to enhance the potential for successful completion of postsecondary education programs and strengthen overall student success in higher education, with particular emphasis on serving the Native Hawaiian student population served by this institution.