Why students should join TRiO Student Success Services

1. TRiO STUDENT SUCCESS
SERVICES
SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE
Success is not a matter of chance; make it happen with TRiO-
SSS!

2. We are pleased you have taken the initiative to
connect with our program and promise to do
everything we can to help you graduate and transfer
successfully.
When you join TRiO-SSS, you become part of a close
community-so stop by and ask questions. Our doors
are always open for you!
-Your TRiO-SSS Team
Welcome!

3. TRiO Programs
 You are not alone…..
 TRiO programs are all across the
country
 TRiO programs serve 866,000 students
every year
 South has 4 TRiO programs
Can you identify our program in the circle of opportunity

4. Office Structure
TRiO Transfer & Tutoring Center
• Professional & Peer Tutors
• Peer Mentors
• College Transfer Advising & Events
Main TRiO SS
Office
• Director
• Advisors
• Assistant

5. TRIO-SSS ALUMNA: DANNA CULHANE
“I am a three-time community college dropout, but I graduated from South with
an Associates of Business Degree with a 3.94 GPA. The difference was
TRIO-SSS; they were there every step of the way.”

6. Success is not a matter of chance; make it happen with TRiO-
SSS!
WHAT CAN TRiO-SSS DO FOR
YOU?

7. Advising
 TRiO-SSS will help you:
 complete your degree ( by helping you choose the courses you need &
balance your schedule)
 prepare to transfer (by taking all the courses you need to be admissible)
 be major-ready (so you will be able to enter your major as soon as possible)

8. Collaborative Learning
& Instruction Center (CLIC)/Transfer Center
TRiO-SSS’s offers:
 tutoring (help with Math, English, study skills and specific subjects)
 transfer resources
 a friendly space to study & meet friends (food & drink are
ok, but do not use your cell phone, please!)
 computers & printing (first come-first served, with priority for schoolwork)
 workshops & special events (check your email & our blog for
announcements)

9. Paying for College
TRiO-SSS provides help with:
 completing financial aid applications
 applying for scholarships
You may even be eligible for the TRiO Scholarship
– check your email!

10. “Walking onto a college campus has been one of the most exciting, and
yet the scariest, things I have ever done.” --recipient of SSC President’s
Medal for outstanding college transfer student.
TRiO-SSS ALUMNUS: DOLPHY JORDAN

11. Success is not a matter of chance; make it happen with TRiO-
SSS!
HOW DOES TRiO-SSS WORK?

12. Maintain Eligibility
 meet with your TRiO-SSS advisor every quarter
 complete your Progress Report every quarter
 check your email regularly

13. Participate
 ask for help
 attend workshops and events
 participate in 4-year campus visits and transfer
events
 study and receive tutoring in the CLIC

14. Success is not a matter of chance; make it happen with TRiO-
SSS!
NEXT STEPS

15. Next Steps
1. Complete the College Student Inventory
(CSI) (Please allow 30-45 minutes for the CSI)
2. Meet your TRiO-SSS advisor
3. Questions? Contact the TRiO-SSS office at
206-934-5326 or stop by RSB 67
(Full details of Enrollment Process are in your email)

16. Success is not a matter of chance; make it happen with TRiO-
SSS!
START THE COLLEGE
STUDENT INVENTORY
(CSI)
CLICK HERE