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Central Student Support Services (SSS) and Student Support Services-Teacher Prep (SSS-Teacher Prep) serve students who identify as first-generation, low-income and/or students with disabilities. SSS supports students in achieving their academic, professional, and personal goals at Central and beyond.

Our Support Services

  • Academic tutoring directly or through other services provided by the institution.
  • Advising and assistance in postsecondary course selection.
  • Counseling services including individualized counseling for personal, career, and academic matters
  • Activities are designed to assist students participating in the program in applying for admission and obtaining financial assistance for enrollment in graduate and professional programs.
  • Career navigation/guidance, workshops, activities are designed to prepare students or acquaint students participating in the program with the range of career options available to the students.
  • Exposure to cultural events and academic programs not usually available to disadvantaged students
  • Mentoring programs involving faculty and/or upperclassmen.
  • Securing of temporary housing during breaks in the academic year for students who identify as foster care or homeless.

Further Teacher Prep Student Support Services

  • Test preparation to meet the teaching credential for certification and license internships to learn effective teaching practices.
  • Mentoring to experience on-the-job training; technology to enable integration of technology into classroom instruction
  • Diversity training to meet the needs of students (e.g. students who lack proficiency in English and culturally diverse students)
  • Methodology to increase the level of implementation of student performance assessment techniques and implementing state and district curriculum and performance standards; teaching practices to affect special behavior problems.
Enroll into Student Support Services Now!

Click the link below to fill out our application. Once submitted, eligible students will be invited to interview with TRiO.
You must use your Central Student Email in order to login to Apply for TRiO SSS.

Apply for SSS Here!