Dmacc student support services project

The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Student Support Services Project is funded through the TRIO Student Support Services Program (CFDA 84.042), administered by the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. This project grant, awarded on September 1, 2025, provides $407,393 in federal funding through August 31, 2026, to deliver comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students. The program targets low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at DMACC's Ankeny, Iowa campus, with the primary objectives of increasing student retention and graduation rates, facilitating successful transfers from two-year to four-year institutions, and improving academic achievement and financial literacy.

Through this one-year project period, DMACC will implement evidence-based student support services that address barriers to educational success and promote student persistence in higher education. The initiative aligns with the broader TRIO SSS Program goals of expanding postsecondary access and completion for disadvantaged student populations, leveraging DMACC's established capacity as a comprehensive public community college with a track record of successfully administering federally funded educational and workforce development programs.