The College has been funded since 1990 for a Title IV educational grant for students in need of academic and personal support services. The Student Support Services (SSS) Program assists students who have a need for academic support and who are also low-income, first-generation students or students with documented ADA disabilities to meet their educational and personal goals through academic co-advising, financial aid and career advising, scholarship exploration, workshops, tutoring, personal counseling, volunteer enrichment, educational support plans, referral to community services and cultural enrichment programs. The program also includes an initiative to assist students who want to transfer to a four-year institution.

A variety of assistive devices for individuals with documented disabilities are available through Student Support Services, including screen enlargers, zoom text, dragon naturally speaking, JAWS 6.0, wrist supports, ergonomically designed chairs, the Kurzweil personal reader, calculators, tape recorders, electronic spell checkers and dictionaries.

Students and part-time staff are available to serve as tutors, readers or note takers, depending upon student needs. Also available to students is a large resource area equipped with two open, Internet-connected computers and a wide variety of course ready, job ready and resource ready materials in video, text and software mediums. The SSS office also has available eight laptop computers which students can check out for two weeks at a time.

Students wishing to participate in the Student Support Services program must complete an SSS application and have an intake interview. For additional services and information, visit the SSS web page or contact the Student Support Services office at 586.4091 or 800.447.4091, ext. 245 or stop by the offices located on the lower level of Oaks Hall.

Student Support Services is a Title IV Grant Sponsored through the Department of Education. The current grant funds SCC over 1 million dollars to assist students who have need for academic assistance who are also first generation college, income eligible or have a documented disability. All objectives within the grant are geared towards increasing student graduation, retention and transfer efforts.

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