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ACHIEVEMENT, RETENTION, GRADUATION
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GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
A strong liberal education serves as the foundation for Grand Valley State University's wide array of
undergraduate and graduate programs, fostering critical thinking, creative problem solving, and cultural
understanding. Through personalized learning enhanced by active scholarship, we accomplish our mission of
educating students to shape their lives, their professions, and their societies.
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
TRiO Student Support Services (TRiO SSS) is a federally funded, comprehensive support program for first
generation and financially eligible college students. The program employs three professional advisors, each of
whom provide a holistic array of services designed to meet the needs of students. Participants in the program are
supported with services such as: academic advising, financial aid counseling, career counseling, graduate
school counseling and personal counseling, with additional assistance in securing secondary program
admission.
Additionally, advisors help students build study skills, mange their time and become integral members of both
the local and global communities through volunteerism and international study. TRiO SSS tracks retention,
progress, and graduation rates of program participants for its Annual Performance Report. Of the 215 students
served during the 2014-2015 academic year, an impressive 93% continued their education to the following
year, 94% were in good academic standing and 81% graduated with a bachelor's degree within 6 calendar
years (GVSU's 2009-10 cohort had a 6 year graduation rate of 66.6%).
In the TRiO Student Support Services office, we are committed to providing eligible college students access to
the vital tools they need to reach their academic and professional goals and break the cycle of poverty.
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