TRiO
Student Support Services Program
Who We Are
The TRiO Student Support Services Program (SSSP) is a U.S. Department of Education federally funded TRiO program providing ongoing support throughout a Westfield student’s college career. SSSP offers eligible program participants free, comprehensive academic and personal support designed to assist with persistence to graduation and preparation for graduate or professional school.
All SSSP participants are assigned to a program coordinator to determine their learning strengths and challenges and devise an Academic Success Plan outlining the most appropriate assistance. Students can become a program participant at any point in their undergraduate program and remain in SSSP until graduation.
Who We Serve
The SSSP serves 160 students with academic need from a diverse cross-section of the Westfield State University study body. This includes students who:
- demonstrate economic need
- are first generation college students, where neither parent completed a 4-year college degree
- have documented disabilities
Interested students are encouraged to apply to the program and be reviewed for eligibility.
In compliance with the U.S. Department of Education, two-thirds of program participants must be first generation college students from low-income families, or students with disabilities. In addition, one-third of the participants with disabilities must also be low-income.
Program students must be a citizen or National of the United States or meet the residency requirements for federal financial assistance, be enrolled at the University or accepted for enrollment to the University.
You may apply to our program by downloading our program application.
Please submit your online application to sssp@westfield.ma.edu.
