How Can You Benefit?

Student Support Services helps eligible students successfully accomplish their academic goals and provides a foundation to overcome academic, social, and cultural barriers to higher education. To help students accomplish their goals, the Student Support Services program offers the following personalized (one-on-one) activities to eligible students:

• Academic advising
• Career planning
• Personal advising
• Financial aid advising
• Help for students of limited English proficiency
• Help with enrollment in graduate and professional programs

Student Support Services also offers:

• A summer bridge program
• A home-base supportive environment
• Orientation workshops
• Individual and group tutoring sessions
• In class extended time with instructors and tutors for developmental skill classes –i.e., algebra, composition, and reading
• Cultural/educational events (including leadership conferences and volunteer experiences)
• Study skills workshops
• Structured learning communities
• A “Start College Right” Summer Program
• Computer laptop checkouts
• Use of staff assisted computerized study labs
• Experienced Academic Advisors