About TRIO Student Support Services

Student Support Services (SSS), funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is a TRIO program dedicated to increasing the retention and graduation rates for low income, first-generation, and/or current undergraduate students with documented disabilities at McMurry University.

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Who Qualifies for TRIO SSS?

You are eligible to enroll in TRIO-Student Support Services if you meet one or more of the following criteria:

• You are a first-generation college student (neither of your parents has completed a bachelor’s degree).

• You are eligible to receive a Pell grant and meet U.S. Department of Education income guidelines.

• You have a documented disability registered with McMurry Disability Services.

Services Offered

- Academic coaching

- Financial aid advising & assistance with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

- Tutoring

- Financial literacy & academic success workshops

- Assistance with applying for graduate or professional school

- Visits to Graduate Schools

- Assistance for participants with disabilities

- Social and cultural enrichment events

- 1-on-1 meetings with an academic success coach

SSS Objectives

The TRIO Student Support Services program at McMurry University will meet the following objectives:

72% of all participants served by the SSS project will persist from one academic year to the beginning of the next academic year or graduate and/or transfer from a two-year to a four-year institution during the academic year.

97% of all enrolled participants served by the SSS project will meet the performance level required to stay in good academic standing at the grantee institution.

35% of new participants served each year will graduate within six (6) years.

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