Dept. of Education Grant Will Continue to Benefit Columbia Basin College Students
Posted Date: September 3, 2020
CBC
By: Jay Frank
TRIO SSS serves 200 students at CBC, with a focus on first generation college students, low income students, and students with disabilities. “Some students will come in unsure or nervous,” says Amy Stroud, CBC Director for Student Support Services. “It may be their first encounter with an advisor, or maybe they are in a major transition in their life. It’s a new, uncharted territory. We map it out into a plan of action. It gives them confidence and a strong direction to reach their goals.”
To demonstrate the program’s effectiveness, Stroud points to improvement in retention and graduation rates among TRIO SSS students, and emphasizes the importance of the relationships the program forges between TRIO SSS advisors and students. “I’m just so proud of how much our staff cares,” Stroud says. “We know the students’ names and they know our names. TRIO is their home on campus.”
Students can reach a TRIO advisor by calling 509.542.4612 or emailing sss_trioFREECOLUMBIA_BASIN.
