Student Academic Assistance

TRIO Mission & Goals

Student Support Services (SSS), located in the Student Academic Assistance Center, is a TRIO program, funded by U.S. Department of Education.

This program promotes the success of low-income, first-generation, and disabled college students. It provides support services which include personal, academic and career counseling; transfer advice, and visits to universities and colleges; Personal Growth and Development Workshops; and tutoring services.

Counseling Services

Plan your career goals, choose your major, create a long range academic plan, solve personal problems, reduce your stress, learn effective study skills, assess your interests, assess your personality type, create an individualized college transfer plan, all with the help of our three accredited counselors.

Campus Visits

Each quarter, we take interested students to four-year colleges and universities throughout Washington state to get an inside look at campus life. Campus tours, sessions with transfer counselors, and transportation are all included! Here are some of the campuses we visit:

• Evergreen State College
• Evergreen- Tacoma Campus
• Seattle Pacific University
• Seattle University
• University of Washington
• UW- Bothell Campus
• UW- Tacoma Campus
• Washington State University
• Western Washington

Other SSS Services

We have a small library consisting of career exploration, study skills, and personal growth books, as well as college transfer books and catalogs. You may sign out most titles for up to two weeks.

We have two supplemental specialists, one in Math 084, the other in transitional ESL levels 096-099. These specialists are available for an additional 6 hours per week on a drop-in and group basis.

To learn more about Student Academic Assistance, check out our Newsletter.