Onondaga community college SSS program

The Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Onondaga Community College $272,363 through the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) for the period September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This Project Grant funds comprehensive student support services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged student populations, including low-income students, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities. The SSS Program delivers services aimed at increasing student retention and graduation rates, facilitating transfers from two-year to four-year institutions, and improving students' academic performance and financial literacy.

As a two-year public institution within the State University of New York system, Onondaga Community College will utilize this funding to provide targeted supportive services to its student population in Syracuse, New York. The college's demonstrated capacity in student support programming, combined with its track record of successful federal grant implementation, positions it to effectively deploy these resources toward enhancing student success and expanding postsecondary education access and completion for its disadvantaged student cohorts during the one-year award period.