TRIOisfundedbytheU. S. DepartmentofEducation RevisedJuly6,2020
IllinoisCentralCollege
Room308B
1CollegeDrive
EastPeoria,IL61635‐0001
(309)694‐8944
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WhatisTRiOSSS?
StudentSupportServices(SSS)isafederallyfunded
TRiO
program.Asacollegeretentionandsucces sprogram,SSS
helpsundergraduatesmeettherigorsofhighereducationandgraduatefromICC.Theprogramisdesigned for
studentswhosesocioeconomicbackgrounds,educationalrecords,andpersonalsituationssuggesttheymay
experiencechallengesatICCthatcouldbealle viatedwithuseofresources
offeredbySSS.
WhoiseligibletoparticipateinTRiOSSS?
Eligibilityisbasedonmeetingoneofthesefederallydefinedcriteria:
Neitherparentofthestudentearnedabachelor’sdegree
Studentqualifiesforcertainlevelsoffinancialaid
Studenthasadocu mentedphysicalorlearningdisability
Also,eachSSSparticipantmustbe:
AUScitizenorpermane nt residentwhoqualifiesforfinancialaid
Admittedandenrolled,oreligibletobeenrolled,atICC
Pursuingafi rst associate’sdegree orcertificate
Committed tousing
TRiO
SSSsupporttosucceedatICC
WhenshouldIapply?
Applicationsareacceptedthroughouttheschoolyear.However,because
thenumberofopenslotsfornewstudentsislimited,itisbesttoapplyas
soonaspossible.Pleaseanswerandsignallsection softheapplication.
Yourresponsesarenecessarytodetermineprogrameligibilityandwillbe
kept100%confidential.
Whatdoestheapplicationprocessrequire?
Complete,sign,andreturntheapplicationtoRoom308B,
EastPeoriaCampus
Scheduleandcompleteaninterviewwitha
TRiO
SSSAdvisor
Receiveaconfirmationletterfromthe
TRiO
SSSProgramDirector
Attendanorientationmeetingifacceptedasa newstudent
Forhelpwiththeapplication,questions,orconcerns,pleasecallICCTRi OSSSofficeat(309)694‐8944.
AshleyGrier
TodDaniels
AdministrativeAssistant&DataSpecialist ProgramDirector
ashley.grier@icc.edutod.daniels@icc.edu
(309)694‐8944(309)694‐5275
Goto
https://icc.edu/students/student-life/trio
foraprintableapplicationonline.
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/School/TRiO-Student-Support-Services-at-ICC-324135326707/