Student Services, Building #22
Room STS-219
Monday - Thursday: 8 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 8 AM - 1 PM
Program Components
- Academic/Career advising & counseling
- Tutoring & academic support
- First-Year summer academy & peer mentorship program
- Workshops & cultural enrichment activities
- Four-Year college / university campus visits
- Who we serve: eligible MPC students, including first-time freshmen, current attendees, and re-entry students
Eligibility Requirements
- U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
- First-Generation: Neither Parent / Guardian Holds a Bachelor's Degree
- Income Qualified: Based on Federal Taxable Income or Pell eligibility per FAFSA
- Identified Disability
- Enrolled at MPC with a Minimum of 6 Units: Fall & Spring Semesters
- Goal to Earn an Associate's Degree and Transfer to a Four-year College / University
Apply to Join TRIO SSS
Step 1
Submit A TRIO SSS Inquiry form
You must submit an inquiry form to receive an SSS Application by email.
Step 2
Submit your TRIO SSS Application
You must complete the application in one sitting. Saving and re-accessing is not available.
Step 3
ATTEND "MEET & GREET" WITH SSS COORDINATOR IN MAY/JUNE 2025
Step 4
"Support is the best description of MPC's TRIO SSS Program. Many students have never had a cheering squad made of staff and faculty who believe in their potential for success. TRIO is that cheering squad. We are a support program for first-generation, low-income students from traditionally disadvantaged backgrounds. TRIO participants overcome obstacles, and they succeed. TRIO works."
Frequently Asked Questions
TRIO is a federally-funded educational support program designed to foster academic success for students traditionally disadvantaged due to unfamiliarity with post-secondary education and to economic constraints. At MPC, three academic programs operate within the TRIO "umbrella": Upward Bound, Math-Science Upward Bound, and Student Support Services.
The TRIO (Student Support Services, Math-Science Upward Bound, Upward Bound) main office is located on the 2nd floor of the Student Services Building, STS-219 (Building #22), on the upper end of MPC's campus. The TRIO Learning Center, Student Center SC-123 (Building #23), is adjacent to the Student Services Building and adjacent to MPC's Student Center.
Our program is designed to support full-time college students who are first-generation college students (neither parent/guardian possesses a Bachelor's Degree) and/or low-income AND who intend to graduate from MPC then transfer to complete undergraduate studies at the 4-year-college level.
We affiliate with EOPS often, but we are two different programs with different missions, funding sources, and eligibility requirements. Some SSS students simultaneously participate in EOPS, but these are two completely separate programs.
The expectation is that our students maintain full-time enrollment (a minimum of 12 units) in order to graduate and transfer within a timely manner. Students can be admitted into the program for less than full-time status on a case by case scenario.
Unfortunately, no. Our program serves students seek to earn the Associate's degree followed by a transfer to a 4-year college in pursuit of a bachelor's (or higher) degree. Our mission and our federal grant require that we support students who intend to transfer.
Unfortunately, no. Our limited resources must be used in service of our program mission and our current program participants.
During each semester, eligible SSS and EOPS participants (must be referred by EOPS Counselor) may use the TLC Monday-Thursday, 9am - 2pm; & Friday 9am - 1pm. Outside of those hours, the TLC is used by our pre-college TRIO programs (Math/Science Upward Bound & Upward Bound), and is not available for use by non-MPC TRIO students.