Provides free services to low income 6th-12th graders who are potential first generation college students. The program provides career and college exploration, college campus visits, ACT Test Prep, financial aid application assistance, college and scholarship application assistance and guidance through the college process. May also provide ACT testing fee waivers and college application fee waivers for eligible students.

Academic assistance program funded through TRIO Grants by the U.S. Department of Education. The program is designed for low-income, first-generation college students or students with a disability. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with their TRIO/SSS advisor once a month, and are encouraged to participate in one of the various program activities each month.

Individual Support:

-- A thorough needs assessment and development of a Student Success Plan

-- Required academic advising and success coaching

Personal Support:

-- Career Exploration

-- Leadership Conferences

-- TRIO Club

-- Assistance completing FAFSA, scholarship and transfer applications

-- Financial Literacy Education

-- Student Success Workshops

-- Cultural Field Trips

-- Team Building Activities

Academic Support:

-- Structured first-year experience course

-- Academic transfer assistance and visits to four-year colleges

-- Access to a free laptop or iPad through the TRIO Device Loan Program

-- Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction

-- College Readiness Boot Camp

-- Educational Field Trips

Program designed to make college admission and success possible for students from low-income backgrounds by providing the tools, strategies and support needed to navigate and overcome challenges to college graduation.

Uses a near-peer coaching model, powered by AmeriCorps, to provide intensive mentorships and role-model support to students. AmeriCorps coaches are recent college graduates who provide direct service and guidance to students through every stage of the college process from college admission to enrollment and persistence, starting from a student's junior year of high school and continuing through college graduation.

Provides the following coaching services to eligible students:

-- College search and application guidance;

-- Financial literacy and financial aid consulting;

-- Enrollment and high school-to-college transition coaching, including identifying academic interests and majors;

-- Building social-emotional learning skills;

-- Professional communications and mentorship;

-- Academic expectations and responsibilities;

-- Connection to campus resources and opportunities.

All services are provided at no cost to students or their families.