Santa ANA college's trio SSS - veterans 2025

Santa Ana College (operating under the Rancho Santiago Community College District) received a Project Grant award of $272,364 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2025, and concluding August 31, 2026. This award supports the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042), which is specifically tailored to serve the veteran student population at the institution.

The SSS Program provides comprehensive supportive services designed to enhance retention, graduation rates, and academic success for low-income, first-generation, and other disadvantaged students. Under this award, Santa Ana College will deliver services focused on improving academic potential, financial literacy, and overall student persistence for veteran enrollees. The program supports student transfer from two-year to four-year institutions and aims to increase postsecondary education completion rates among the targeted veteran population. These support services align with the federal program's statutory objective to help disadvantaged college students successfully complete their postsecondary education programs.