Overcoming Challenges,
Moving Students Forward.
DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE–URBAN CAMPUS
TRiO/Student Support Services is a
federally funded program designed
to provide academic support, cultural
activities and personal development
programming to 200 students at
Des Moines Area Community
College’s Urban Campus.
Our Mission
The directive of the TRiO/Student
Our Services
uAcademic Advising and Mentoring
Eligibility and
Qualifications
Students may be eligible for TRiO/Student
Support Services if they meet one of the
following criteria:
Support Services program is to provide
uCareer Exploration
underrepresented student populations
uCollege and University Visits
with the added support mechanisms
uCultural and Social Engagement Events
needed to meet the challenges of higher
uFinancial Counseling
uPell Grant eligible
uLaptop and Calculator Loan Program
uPossess a documented physical or
learning disability
education. Through the development
of academic and personal skills, the
program focuses on deepening critical
uScholarship Award Competitions
uFirst-generation college student
Eligible candidates must also meet the
following qualifying guidelines:
thinking competencies, increasing
uService-Learning Activities
student retention, and promoting degree
uSkill Development Seminars/Workshops
completion and transferring.
uTransfer Support
uTaking a minimum of 9 college-level
credit hours
uTutorial Services
uBeing in good academic standing
uPursuing an Associate’s degree based
at the Urban Campus
We Are TRiO
TRiO began as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty.
TRiO/Student Support Services
The Educational Opportunity Act of 1964 established an experimental
Urban Campus, 1100 7th St., Bldg. 1, Rm. 210, DSM, Iowa 50314
program known as Upward Bound. A year later, the Higher Education
Act created Talent Search. Finally, another program, Student Support
Services, was launched in 1968. Together, this “trio” of federally funded
programs encourages access to higher education for low-income and/
or first-generation college students. Today, more than 850,000 students
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are served by more than 2,800 programs nationwide.
DMACC-Urban Campus was awarded its first TRiO operational grant for
the 1990–1991 academic year and has been funded continuously for
two decades.
Dr. Norma Pérez-Kahler, Director
Susan Schaefer, Project Secretary
Jen Schuller, Academic Advisor
Brad Spielman, Academic Advisor
“Student Support
Services opened my eyes
to see big things and to
think outside of the box.
It guided me in the right
direction and supported
me in countless ways.
Janus
liberal arts major
(2010 graduate)
Evidence of Success:
Data submitted to the U.S. Department of Education for the 2010–2011 Annual Performance Report show that our SSS program outcomes far exceeded all grant objectives.
Objective #1–Persistence: 82.08% of all participants served persisted from
2010 academic year to the beginning of 2011 academic year or graduated and/or
transferred to a 4-year institution. Surpassed by 22.08%.
TRiO/SSS Student Success Rates
100
90
80
70
Persistence
Percentages (%)
60
Good Academic Standing
50
40
Graduation Rates
30
20
10
0
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
Objective #2–Good Academic Standing: 89.55% of participants served met
the performance level required to stay in good academic standing at DMACC.
Surpassed by 14.55%.
Objective #3–Graduation Rates: 40% of participants who began receiving services
in 2007–2008 graduated with an associate’s degree or certificate
within four (4) years. Surpassed by 25%.
Objective #4–Transfer Rates: 24% of participants who began receiving
services in 2007–2008 transferred to institutions of higher education that offer
baccalaureate degrees, with an associate’s degree or certificate within four (4) years.
Surpassed by 14%.
2010-2011
Academic Year
TRiO-SSS 2010-2011 Demographics and Eligibility:
Age: Ranged from 18–56+ yrs. old; 29%: 31–40 yrs. old and 22%: 41–56 yrs. old.
Sex: 67% Female and 33% Male.
Race and Ethnicity:
3%
2%
1% 1%
3%
TRiO/SSS Ethnicity 2010-2011
3%
White
6%
Black or African American
150
156
Hispanic of Latino
44%
100
Asian
50
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
41%
TRiO/SSS Eligibility Type
200 Participants in 2010-2011
200
Multi Racial
11
0
Low Income and
First Generation
Low Income
ONLY
Not Entered/Undefined
14
First Generation
ONLY
18
1
Disabled and
Low Income
Disabled ONLY
Comparative Data–DMACC District Wide vs. TRiO-SSS
80
DMACC District Wide
DMACC TRiO-SSS
50
40
DMACC District Wide
DMACC TRiO-SSS
30
20
10
Fall 2007
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
Comparative Cumulative GPA
Fall 2011
0
Fall 2007
to Fall 2008
Fall 2008
to Fall 2009
Fall 2009
to Fall 2010
Comparative Persistence Rates - Fall to Fall
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DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE–URBAN CAMPUS
Fall 2010
to Fall 2011
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1.25
1
70
60
Percentages
GPA Scale
4
3.75
3.5
3.25
3
2.75
2.5
2.25
2
1.75
1.5