South Plains College

South Plains College is a non-profit educational institution located in Levelland, Texas, registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since 2005. Recognized as a Hispanic Serving Institution, the college focuses on providing higher education opportunities to a diverse student population, with a particular emphasis on supporting low-income, first-generation, and students with disabilities. The institution primarily engages with the federal government through grant awards that support educational enhancement, student support, and STEM education initiatives.

The college has received multiple federal grants from agencies such as the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education and the National Science Foundation's Division of Human Resource Development. These grants include the TRIO Student Support Services program, which provides a $306,514 award to enhance student retention and graduation rates, and a $197,917 STEM Education grant focused on improving retention for Hispanic-serving community college students. South Plains College has also participated in sub-grant awards with Texas Tech University System, including projects like the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation and the Bridges to the Baccalaureate program. These grants collectively aim to increase access to higher education, support underrepresented student populations in STEM fields, develop mathematics teachers, and provide comprehensive academic and mentoring support to help students succeed in postsecondary education.