The purpose of the SSS (regular) program is to increase the number of disadvantaged students to complete a program of study at the postsecondary level.""

Dodge City Community College received a $272,364 Project Grant 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 comprehensive support services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities at the institution's Dodge City, Kansas campus.

Under this award, Dodge City Community College delivers supportive services aimed at increasing student retention and graduation rates, facilitating transfers from two-year to four-year institutions, and improving overall academic potential and student success. The program provides targeted assistance to enhance the potential for disadvantaged students to successfully complete their postsecondary education programs while increasing transfer pathways to four-year institutions, consistent with the SSS Program's core objectives of expanding postsecondary education access and completion for underrepresented student populations.