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The Student Support Services offices and lab is
located in the Fisher Building |
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Lab Hours:
Monday-Friday
9:00am-4:00pm |
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| WELCOME |
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| The Student Support Services program will empower our participants academically, socially and culturally by providing a positive atmosphere for learning through tutoring and mentoring, through the provision of workshops, through providing assistance in transitioning from a two-year to a four-year institution, through counseling in all areas of student life and through the provision of services for students with disabilities. |
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“A Beacon of Light Scholars Program”
Clinton Junior College |
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- What is SSS?
- What is TRiO?
- Meet The Staff
- Meet The Tutors
- SSS Class
- Our Services
- Calendar of Events
- News & Events
- Application
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What is Student Support Services?
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The Office of Student Support Services (SSS) is a Title IV, equal-opportunity program funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
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The SSS Program at Clinton Junior College is a selective program for first generation college students, low income, and/or students with certified disabilities, which is dedicated to enhancing the overall college experience of our qualified students and the office is dedicated to assisting them in being successful through services at no cost to program participants. SSS is a resource for our qualifying students to ensure that they are achieving at their highest level. More importantly, SSS is a support system and an advocate for students. Our charge is to ensure that each student graduates and goes on to pursue educational opportunities at a four year institute.
Our objective is to increase retention and graduation rates of eligible students, to increase the transfer rate of eligible students from two-year to four-year institutions, and to foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of low-income, first generation, and college students with certified disabilities through specified support services.
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Mission:
The Student Support Services program at Clinton Junior College is committed to contributing to the institutions mission as well as its commitment to our participants in increasing college retention and graduation rates for eligible students, increasing the transfer rates of eligible students from our two year institute to a four year institute, and to fostering an institutional climate that is supportive of the success of low-income and first generation college students and individuals with certified disabilities.
Vision:
The Student Support Services program will empower our participants academically, socially and culturally by providing a positive atmosphere for learning through tutoring and mentoring, through the provision of workshops, through providing assistance in transitioning from a two-year to a four-year institution, through counseling in all areas of student life and through the provision of services for students with disabilities. |
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| Requirement for Enrollment… |
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- Completion of FAFSA form
- Submission of Program Application
- Completion of Participant Contract
- One-on-One Consultation with SSS Staff
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| Eligibility Requirements… |
- First Generation (neither parent graduated from a 4 year institute
- Low-Income
- Certified Disability
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What is TRiO ???
Educational Opportunity for Low-Income and Disabled Americans
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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 more fully in America's economic and social life. These Programs are funded under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and are referred to as the TRIO Programs (initially just three programs). While student financial aid programs help students overcome financial barriers to higher education, TRIO programs help students overcome class, social and cultural barriers to higher education. |
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| Who is served |
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As mandated by Congress, two-thirds of the students served must come from families with incomes under $28,000, where neither parent graduated from college. More than 2,700 TRIO Programs currently serve nearly 866,000 low-income Americans. Many programs serve students in grades six through 12. Thirty-seven percent of TRIO students are Whites, 35% are African-Americans, 19% are Hispanics, 4% are Native Americans, 4% are Asian-Americans, and 1% are listed as "Other," including multiracial students. Twenty-two thousand students with disabilities and more than 25,000 U.S. veterans are currently enrolled in the TRIO Programs as well. For more race and ethnicity data for each TRIO Program (Upward Bound, UB Math/Science, SSS, Talent Search, EOC, and McNair), see “Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Federal TRIO Programs,” a News You Can Use fact sheet from the National TRIO Clearinghouse.
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| How it Works |
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| Over 1,000 colleges, universities, community colleges, and agencies now offer TRIO Programs in America. TRIO funds are distributed to institutions through competitive grants. |
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| Evidence of Achievement |
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| Students in the Upward Bound program are four times more likely to earn an undergraduate degree than those students from similar backgrounds who did not participate in TRIO; nearly 20 percent of all Black and Hispanic freshmen who entered college in 1981 received assistance through the TRIO Talent Search or EOC programs; students in the TRIO Student Support Services program are more than twice as likely to remain in college than those students from similar backgrounds who did not participate in the program. |
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Clinton Junior College’s National Educational Opportunity Program Affiliations |
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Meet the Staff
The TRiO staff is committed to providing excellent service to our academic scholars. It is our desire to help each SSS participant reach their full academic potential. We have an open door policy and will go above and beyond to do what we need to do to make sure you get what you need to succeed at Clinton Junior College.
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Project Director
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Ms. Pam Douglas |
Angelo Geter |
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Ms. Asia Ponds
Asia Ponds is a graduate student at Winthrop University majoring in middle level education with an emphasis in English language arts. Asia is from Bethune, South Carolina. Her educational background includes a BA in elementary education (Clemson University) and a BA in English (Winthrop University). She has a cumulative 3.75 GPA. Upon graduation, she would love to teach middle school or work at the collegiate level in student affairs. Asia states “I am excited to see what God is going to do as he leads me in my future endeavors”. |
Student Support Services Class…
Scholar Development 101
Scholar Development 101, which is funded by the Department of Education through our Student Support Services federal funding, is a course opened only to students who participate in the Student Support Services program. The course covers an array of topics that will help our students develop into academic scholars; which will help them succeed in their academic career at Clinton Junior College and beyond.
The Student Support Services class (Scholar Development 101) is designed to help students achieve academically. We will provide special workshops that will prepare the students as they prepare to transfer to a 4 year institute after graduation from CJC; in addition, we will prepare our students to obtain rewarding careers after they have completed their educational endeavors. Some of the workshop topics that will be covered are:
Goal Setting, Time Management, Effective Communication Skills/Public Speaking & Effective Study Skills
The purpose of this class is to help our students develop academically, personally and socially. We want to make sure that our students have every tool they need to succeed here at Clinton Junior College and in the next level in their lives.
Our Services
Scholar development Course
This course is offered to all participants eligible for the SSS Program at no extra cost to the student. This class is designed to help our student’s success in their overall academic career.
Personal development workshops
Various workshops from business etiquette to time management will be offered to help our qualified participants become better students and they pursue their academic goals.
Financial Aid Workshops/assistance
The office of student support services is committed to assisting all qualified participants in understanding financial aid to ensure they will receive the maximum amount of educational assistance possible. With collaborative efforts of the financial aid office, we will provide guidance and advocacy for participants in an effort to provide support financially.
Academic advising
The office of student support services will offer assistance in academic advising to those that qualify for the program. We will assist our participants in ensuring they are taking the right courses at the right times to ensure academic success at CJC.
Academic counseling
Each student enrolled in the SSS program will have an individual interview during which their background, interest and skills are evaluated. An academic plan is then developed outlining goals and strategies necessary to achieve those goals.
Free Tutoring Services
Free tutoring services are provided for all program participants in selected general classes. Tutors are available during all lab hours and on an individual basis as needed.
Writing skills and Math skills
Each semester, the SSS staff offers special training to help our students enhance writing and math skills. There are also computer assistant programs in the computer labs to help students enhance their writing and math skills.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
AUGUST
18th – 20th - New Applicant Interviews
25th – First day of class – go over schedule; expectations of students/program
18th – 31st Assessment Test (for points)
30th – Study Skills/Note Taking Workshop
SEPTEMBER
1st – Goals
8th – Time Management
13th – Business Etiquette
15th – Business Day – Importance of being professional (fashion show)
20th – Open Discussion
22nd– Budgeting Workshop
27th – Relationships
27th – Luau
OCTOBER
4th – Financial Aid Workshop
8th – College Tour
6th – Transfer Workshop
11th – Substance Abuse Workshop
12th – Talent Show
13th – Breast Cancer Awareness Workshop
18th – Domestic Violence Awareness Workshop
20th – No Class (Fall Break)
27th – Women/Men Issues
NOVEMBER
1st – Stress Management
3rd – Calculating GPA/Improving your GPA
5th – Tutor Appreciation Lunch
8th – Career Development & Awareness
10th – Open Discussion
15th – Motivation
16th – Poetry Night
17th – Self Esteem
22nd – No Class
29th – Transfer Workshop
DECEMBER
1st– Relationships
2nd– Winter Ball
JANUARY
12th – Goal Setting
19th – Career Development
24th – Financial Aid Workshop
25th – Talent Show
26th – Budgeting Workshop
31st - Preparing for a job interview/Resumes
FEBRUARY
2nd – Preparing for a job interview (mock interview)
7th – HIV/AIDS Workshop
9th - Relationships
11th – HIV/AIDS Testing
14th – Transfer Workshop
16th – Black History Bowl
21st – Self Esteem Workshop
22nd – Black History Play
23rd – Communication Skills Workshop
28th – No Class
MARCH
2nd – No Class
7th – Career Development
9th – Stress Management
21st – Open Discussion
22nd – Poetry Night
23rd – Teen/Young Adult Pregnancy
28th – Movie
30th – Motivation Workshop
APRIL
4th – Social Network Etiquette
6th – Transfer Workshop/GPA Session
8th – College Tour
11th – Career Development
13th – SWAG University
14th – Theme Party
15th – Student of the Month Lunch
18th – Open Discussion
20th – Future Preparations/End of Year Business
27th – 29th – Trip
MAY
2nd – 6th – Exit Interviews |
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