Overview

• Academic advising for degree planning, course selection, and registration
• Academic tutoring
• Financial Aid and scholarship guidance
• Financial and economic literacy information
• Assistance with transferring to a four-year institution
• Office resources—computers, printers, copiers, fax, and phone
• Referral services
• Student networking and a supportive learning environment

• To increase retention rates
• To increase course completion rates
• To increase graduation rates
• To increase transfer rates
• To provide an institutional climate to encourage student success

Participants must meet one or more of the first three eligibility requirements. 

• First-generation college student (neither parent/guardian completed a four-year college degree)
• Income eligible (based on taxable income)
• Student with a documented disability

• U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or Pell Grant eligible
• Not have already earned a bachelor's degree
• Have an established academic need

• Less than 45 college credit hours
• 2.0 or above GPA on all college-level coursework