Somerset community college trio student support services project

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded $272,364 to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (doing business as Somerset Community College) on September 1, 2025, under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) for a one-year project period through August 31, 2026. This Project Grant funds comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance academic outcomes and retention for disadvantaged college students, including low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at Somerset Community College in Somerset, Kentucky. The program delivers targeted interventions aimed at improving academic potential, financial literacy, and overall student success while facilitating successful completion of postsecondary education and increasing transfer rates from two-year to four-year institutions.

As a child entity within Kentucky's higher education infrastructure, Somerset Community College leverages this TRIO SSS funding to provide direct student support services that increase postsecondary education access and completion for economically disadvantaged and underrepresented student populations. The award reflects the college's demonstrated capacity and commitment to serving diverse student groups through evidence-based support programming, consistent with the broader mission of the TRIO Student Support Services Program to advance educational equity and student achievement in higher education.