WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded the Cuyahoga Community College District $725,520 for the first year of a five-year TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program grant. The funding was awarded to Cuyahoga Community College’s Metropolitan, Eastern and Western campuses. The SSS program is designed to increase retention and graduation rates of low-income, first-generation, and disabled college students.

“Education is the key to providing all Ohioans the opportunity for success,” Brown said. “But there are many students that could benefit from additional academic tutoring and help navigating financial aid and scholarships. This funding will help ensure that all students have access to the supportive services they need to succeed in college.”

The Cuyahoga Community College District will use this funding to give 480 low-income, first-generation and disabled students across the three Cuyahoga Community College campuses access to resources including technological assistance, faculty mentoring, transfer assistance, and a first-year experience program.

 

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