3. STARS is a federally
funded Student
Support Services TRiO
Program established
to increase the
college retention and
graduation rates of its
participants and
facilitate the process
of transition from one
level of higher
education to the
Being a college student isn’t always easy, but the
next.
STARS Program can help with the process.
STARS is committed to providing the best possible
service while encouraging its students to succeed.
4. STARS
TRiO Director Sharron Crear
“The emphasis is on the contact,” said Sharron Crear, a first-
generation college graduate and director of TRIO, which oversees the
program. “We find that the more we engage students and keep them
involved in what’s going on in the program and on campus, the more
likely they are to complete their studies.”
5. STARS Services:
• Academic Advisement
• Degree Planning
• Assistance with course selection(s)
• Transfer advisement
• College transfer trips
STUDENT • Cultural enrichment activities
• Free tutoring
SUPPORT
• THEA/ACCUPLACER tutoring
• Student-centered workshops
SERVICES • Quarterly newsletter
• Pass the ACCUPLACER software
• PLATO educational software
Participants are required to meet with the STARS
advisor, use tutorial services and other resources
throughout the semester, something that non-
STARS students too often do not do.
6. Nationally, students in the
TRiO Student Support
PROVEN Services Program are more
SUCCESS than twice likely to remain
in college than their peers.
8. Meet
THE
STARS
TEAM
Dennis Lee Zoe Tucker James Jesse
Academic Coordinator Project Coordinator Academic Advisor
9. Tarrant County College is an Equal Opportunity Institution that
provides education and employment opportunities on the basis of
merit and without discrimination because of race, color, religion,
sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual
orientation or veteran status.
