Florence-darlington technical college SSS program

Florence-Darlington Technical College Inc. received a $572,218 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 SSS Program is designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students by providing comprehensive support services to low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities. Under this award, Florence-Darlington Technical College will deliver supportive services aimed at increasing student retention and graduation rates, improving academic potential and financial literacy, and facilitating student transfers from two-year to four-year institutions.

The college's SSS Program services will be provided to eligible students at its Florence, South Carolina campus. As a minority-serving technical institution with extensive experience administering TRIO grants, the college will leverage the funding to support disadvantaged students in completing their postsecondary education programs. The one-year award represents a continuation or new phase of the college's commitment to student support services, consistent with the broader TRIO SSS Program objective of increasing postsecondary education access, affordability, and completion for underrepresented student populations in higher education.