Student Support Services is a federally funded program designed to assist eligible students in acquiring the necessary academic, personal, and social skills needed to succeed in college. The program's goal is to increase retention and graduation rate of participants. Free services include tutoring, academic advising, transfer assistance, workshops, counseling and needs enrichment.

Students qualify for Student Support Services by meeting one of the following criteria:

First-generation college student (parents did not graduate from a four-year college)

Financial aid recipient who meets income requirements

Physical or learning disabled

Free Services in Student Support Services:

Tutoring

Tutors are available for those participants who may be having problems in any of their courses. Tutoring will be one-on-one or group.

Academic Advising

Our staff will carefully advise participants in selecting courses to ensure that degree requirements are met and courses will transfer.

Transfer Advising

Trips to four-year institutions within our state give students the opportunity to tour campuses, talk to admission representatives, and ask questions concerning the institution to which they plan to transfer.

Success Seminars/Workshops

Seminars and workshops are designed to provide participants with information that will be beneficial to them in various facets of their college experience.

Laptop Computers

Laptop computers are available for loan to all participants.

Cultural Enrichment

Opportunities to visit cultural sites both in and out of state are provided. The sites are those where the essence of different cultures is emphasized and exhibited.

Financial Advising

Students will receive financial advise about securing money for tuition and living on a budget.

Career Advising

Students will receive career advising after they complete the Holland Self-Directed Career Search.

Personal Advising

A counselor is available to provide personal and relationship advising.

Mentoring

All faculty members serve as mentors to the SSS participants.

Supplemental Grant Aid

Additional grant aid is available to all participants who have met Pell Grant eligibility and who meet criteria established by the SSS program.

For more information about SSS, please contact:

Rhonda Dees, Student Support Services, Alabama Southern Community College, Library Building, P. O. Box 2000, Monroeville , AL 36461, (251) 575-8281

Paid for by U. S. Department of Education Funds. ASCC and the SSS program assure that no student on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran, or disabled veteran will be denied opportunity to make application for the SSS program.

Our nation has asserted a commitment to providing educational opportunity for all Americans regardless of race, ethnic background or economic circumstance. In support of this commitment, Congress established a series of programs to help low-income Americans enter college, graduate and move on to participate fully in America 's economic and social life.

These programs are Talent Search, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math/Science, Veterans Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Educational Opportunity Centers, and Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement. Alabama Southern Community College serves 160 students through the Student Support Services program.