The trio/SSS learning community @ rowan-cabarrus community college

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Rowan Cabarrus Community College a $272,364 Project Grant under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This award funds a learning community initiative designed to provide comprehensive supportive services to low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities at the college's Salisbury, North Carolina campus.

The TRIO SSS Program delivers direct student support services aimed at increasing retention, graduation rates, and transfer success from two-year to four-year institutions. Through this funding, Rowan Cabarrus Community College implements services that enhance academic potential, provide financial literacy instruction, and deliver holistic student success programming. The one-year project period allows the institution to serve disadvantaged student populations through coordinated academic advising, tutoring, career counseling, and other support mechanisms designed to remove barriers to educational completion and advancement.