HCC trio SSS

Highland 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. This award funds comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance student success and increase retention, graduation, and transfer rates for low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities enrolled at the institution.

Under this grant, Highland Community College will deliver targeted academic and support services to disadvantaged students to strengthen their potential for successfully completing postsecondary education programs and facilitating transfers from two-year to four-year institutions. The services encompass academic advising, financial literacy education, and other student support mechanisms intended to improve overall educational outcomes and institutional completion rates for the college's most vulnerable student populations.