Jackson college for student support services project

Jackson College 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 Program (CFDA 84.042), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The award funds comprehensive support services designed to enhance retention and graduation rates for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the institution in Jackson, Michigan.

The TRIO Student Support Services Program provides supportive services aimed at increasing postsecondary education access, affordability, and completion for disadvantaged students. Jackson College's funded project delivers academic advising, financial literacy education, and student success services that strengthen academic potential and facilitate successful degree completion and transfer pathways from the two-year institution to four-year universities. The one-year project period aligns with the standard annual continuation award structure under which TRIO grants are administered, subject to the institution's demonstrated progress toward meeting established project objectives.