Kaskaskia college student support services

Kaskaskia College, Community College District #501, 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 supports the college's Student Support Services program, which provides comprehensive support services to disadvantaged college students, including low-income and first-generation students, to enhance their academic potential and success in postsecondary education.

The SSS program at Kaskaskia College delivers supportive services designed to increase student retention and graduation rates, with particular emphasis on facilitating successful completion of postsecondary educational programs and improving transfer rates from two-year to four-year institutions. Services typically include academic advising, financial literacy instruction, and other student success interventions tailored to serve the college's vulnerable student populations in Centralia, Illinois. As a sub-awardee under the Illinois Community College Board, Kaskaskia College implements this initiative as part of the broader statewide educational support infrastructure administered through the state's community college system.