TRIO program

Get personalized support to help you succeed in college with SC4’s federally funded TRIO program. The goal of TRIO is to help students graduate with either an associate degree or certificate and then transfer to a four-year college or university.

You qualify for TRIO if you are a first-generation college student (neither of your parents graduated from a four-year college) or you are eligible for federal funding such as a Pell Grant.

Program benefits include:

Cultural enrichment activities
Help to apply for financial aid
Help with career planning
Individualized tutoring
One-on-one mentoring
Personalized academic advising
Priority registration for SC4 classes
Specialized workshops
Transfer planning, including visits to selected college/universities

Program requirements:

Meet regularly with the TRIO staff
Maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average
Maintain a 67% course completion ratio
Complete a financial literacy module each academic year
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year
Register for and Pass SD 140 (College Success-TRIO only section)

What can TRIO do for you? Watch this video to get a glimpse.

You can apply online or stop in the TRIO office to apply. For more information you can call (810) 989-5801 or email trio@sc4.edu for more information.

TRIO Application Financial Literacy Blog

Print an application: Apply here

Welcome Center Suite 105
(810) 989-5801
trio@sc4.edu