Student support services classic (SSS-c)

Metropolitan Community College's South Omaha Campus received a $429,272 Project Grant award from the Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (CFDA 84.042) program, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. The grant funds comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance academic outcomes for disadvantaged college students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the institution.

The SSS program at the South Omaha Campus delivers targeted interventions to increase student retention and graduation rates, facilitate successful transfers from two-year to four-year institutions, and strengthen financial literacy and overall academic potential. Services encompass academic advising, tutoring, career counseling, and other support mechanisms intended to help at-risk students successfully complete their postsecondary education programs. This award represents part of a broader federal commitment to approximately 1,159 grants nationwide designed to increase postsecondary education access, affordability, and completion for disadvantaged student populations across the United States.