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trio student success center

To positively impact the retention and graduation rates of first-generation students, low income students, and students with disabilities.

We are dedicated to creating a campus community where students' individual goals are nurtured by providing support in an inclusive environment to achieve graduation and life success.

Read more about national TRIO programs.

We serve FLC students whose parents don't have bachelor's degrees, students from low-income families, and students working with FLC's Accessibility Resource Center. A simple application helps us determine who qualifies. Our eligibility requirements are regulated by the U.S. Department of Education.

We will refer you to other campus resources that can offer the support you are looking for.

If we have reached our 200-student limit, we'll put you on the waitlist so you can join TRIO the following fall. Because TRIO students graduate or transfer from FLC, there are usually 60-70 openings each fall.

We serve students in any major.

Ethnicity is not a TRIO SSC eligibility factor.

Students can pursue one financial award each semester. The Provost provides funds for 20 participants to receive $250. It is called the Student Achievement Award.

TRIO scholarship requirements:

1. Check-in with TRIO during the first six weeks of the semester (unless you join TRIO after the 6th week—then this doesn't apply to you) 
2. Check-in with TRIO at least three times during the semester (course advising can count as one of those) 
3. Get a 3.0 ​semester GPA in at least 12 credits 
4. Have zero no-shows for any appointments they schedule with TRIO 
5. Complete two or more of the portfolio activity things that are listed in the TRIO Canvas Community's "Skill Building" tools.

"TRIO" is the umbrella-name for several programs meant to serve individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. They started in the 1960's under President Johnson's War on Poverty.

Back then, there were only three types of programs--hence, the name TRIO.

Since then, several other programs emerged to serve additional populations, such as veterans, PhD students, adult learners, and students pursuing the STEM disciplines.

So even though there are more than three programs currently, we kept the nationally-recognized and historic name TRIO.

There are programs like the TRIO Student Success Center at over 900 colleges and universities nationwide!

• Talent Search, serving eligible regional middle-school and high-schoolers
• TRIO Student Success Center, serving eligible FLC students in any major
• STEM³, serving eligible FLC students in the STEM disciplines
• Upward Bound, serving eligible regional high school students

The third floor of Reed Library. Take the stairs or elevator to the third floor; we are on the west side of the building.

If you are currently a participant with the TRIO Student Success Center at FLC, you don't need to reapply; you're in the program until you graduate from FLC.

If you are currently a participant in FLC's STEM³ program and want to transfer to our program (or vice-versa), we'll work with you and STEM³ on when the transfer can occur and obtaining your original program application materials. You may not have to reapply.

If you are a participant in FLC's Upward Bound or Talent Search program, you need to apply to our program.

If you are a participant in a TRIO program at a different college, you need to apply to our program.