The LCC TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program empowers eligible students to thrive in college through personalized support, programming and mentorship. TRIO SSS helps students build confidence, connections, and a strong foundation for success.
As a part of the program, students will have access to:
Personalized academic support
- Academic advising
- Peer coaching
- Academic progress monitoring and check-ins
- Academic planning
- Skill building
- Workshops
Community, leadership and engagement opportunities
- Peer mentoring
- Learning communities
- Leadership development
- Special events
Career and financial readiness
- Personalized career planning
- Career advising
- Financial Aid and scholarship guidance
The Lansing Community College TRIO Student Support Services program is 100% funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education in the amount of $272,364 per year for the 2025-2030 grant cycle.
Program Application
Who is eligible for the TRIO SSS Program?
LCC's TRIO Program is federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, all applicants must be U.S. citizens or an eligible non-citizen, and meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Student is a first-generation college student (neither parent(s) or legal guardian(s) has a bachelor's degree).
- Student is income eligible and meets guidelines as defined by the U. S. Department of Education.
- Student has a disability (documented with LCC’s Center for Student Access).
TRIO-Student Support Services College Success Tracks
TRIO-SSS College Success Tracks are designed to assist students in developing essential college success strategies and explore academic, career-related and personal development topics. Each track is a progression of content, skills learned, and overall academic awareness based on the previous track.
The three TRIO-SSS College Success Tracks are:
- Track One: Foundation - The foundation track builds study skills, time management skills and organizational skills that every new student needs to succeed in college.
- Track Two: Leadership - The leadership development track is designed to assist TRIO students in developing their leadership skills through a series of workshops modeled from the Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society Leadership Development Program.
- Track Three: Graduation/Transfer - The graduation/transfer track focuses on graduation/transfer preparation such as college visits, application essay's, scholarships, etc.
For more information contact the TRIO office at 517-483-1924 or at ca_frntc@star.lcc.edu.
TRIO Contact
TRIO Student Support Services
Location: Center for Student Support, StarZone
Phone: 517-483-1924
Email: ca_frntc@star.lcc.edu