WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island has been awarded $4.6 million in TRIO Student Support Services grants from the U.S. Department of Education, the college announced Monday.
The funds come in the form of three five-year grants, which CCRI said will allow the community college to offer academic and other support services to about 540 low-income, first-generation and/or students with disabilities to increase students’ retention and graduation rates.
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CCRI also said the grants will help facilitate students’ transfers from a two-year college to four-year institutions and foster a climate supportive of those students’ success. Among the TRIO-supported programs the college offers are academic advising, tutoring, financial aid and application assistance, financial literacy workshops, and career development.
“Our TRIO programs have proven to be a critical resource that provides students with access to the programs and support services they need to be successful college students,” CCRI President Meghan Hughes said in a statement.
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