Welcome to TRIO Student Support Services
Student Support Services (SSS) is a federally funded Department of Education TRIO program that supports first-generation, low-income students, and students with disabilities who are seeking their first bachelor's degree at Sonoma State University (SSU). The goal of SSS is to increase the college retention and graduation rates of its eligible participants.
TRIO SSS provides professional support in the following areas:
- Tutoring in reading, writing, study skills, mathematics, and some sciences
- Advice and assistance in post-secondary course selection
- Assistance with information on both the full range of student financial aid programs and the benefits and resources for locating public and private scholarships
- Assistance in completing financial aid applications
- Education and counseling designed to improve the financial and economic literacy of program participants
- Assistance in applying for admission to graduate and professional programs
- Counseling for personal, career, and academic concerns
- Activities and instruction designed to acquaint students with career options
Students are highly encouraged to apply to TRIO SSS soon after being admitted to SSU. Admitted students can begin receiving services before their first semester at the university.
Announcements
For more information about the recent campus communication regarding the budget deficit, please visit the Budget Deficit Resources page. General, student, faculty, staff, and athletics FAQs are available to help answer questions you may have. If you need support to help navigate the announced changes, TRIO advisors are available to help during drop-ins from January 22-January 30st.
From Monday, 1/27, to Wednesday, 1/29, both TRIO programs, Multilingual Achievers and United for Success, will be offering drop-in support, from 9 am - 4 pm.
On Thursday, January 30, drop-ins will only be available from 9am - 11am.
If you need advising or other support, please check-in at the CAASE front desk and let our student staff know which program you are in and who you would like to meet with.
- Please note: from 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM this week, the following TRIO Advisors will be unavailable:
- Monday Erica (U4S)
- Tuesday: Jen (U4S)
- Wednesday: Vicky (MAP)
"The resources and staff at MAP have enabled me to immerse myself in research opportunities nationally and across the world."
"MAP is very flexible and there are always people there when I need help. Knowing that I have a support system there makes me less stressed about my assignments."
"I found that the TRIO SSS writing specialists were very helpful...they do it all: English essays, scholarships, time management, and goal planning."
TRIO is a community of people who have made the commitment to help students like us. Made
of flesh and bone, full of love, and inspiration, they are more than just their job title."
"I met with the TRIO SSS Writing Specialist multiple times a week...which contributed to my first 12-unit semester where I received a 4.0 in all my classes."
"Without the TRIO Program I would not have had the resources I needed to reach my goals."
"I have progressed a lot as a writer...through support from amazing MAP staff. I believe this program has helped me get ready for graduate level-writing and I am truly thankful.”