Mission Statement: Garden City Community College exists to produce positive contributors to the economic and social well-being of society.

What is Student Support Services?

The Garden City Community College Student Support Services program is a federally funded TRIO program, which serves 200 undergraduate students by providing free services including...

• Academic tutoring
• Advice and assistance in course selection
• Education and counseling to improve financial and economic literacy
• Information in applying for federal financial aid
• Assistance in completing and applying for federal financial aid
• Assistance in applying to four-year schools

SSS Resources

Other Important Links

• Council for Opportunity in Education
• U.S. Department of Education - TRiO
• Mid-America Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel
• Information on Federal Student Aid
• Information on Managing Student Debt
• SSS - University of Kansas
• SSS - Kansas State University
• SSS - Wichita State University
• SSS - Emporia State University

Contact Information:

Eligibility Requirements

• Students must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Legal Resident and
• Belong to a family where neither their mother or father completed a Bachelor's Degree or
• Belong to a family whose income qualifies them as having a taxable income as indicated below:

or

• Have documentation of a disability which has an impact on the student's ability to be successful in college

Please provide us with your most current income information and if applicable disability documentation when you turn in your application.

How To Apply

1. Fill out an Application

Please attach a copy of the following to your application:

• A signed copy of your and your parents, (if claimed by them) most recent tax forms or other verification of income if no taxes were filed.
• High School Transcript if not yet taken the Asset or Compass the placement assessment for writing, reading and math at GCCC.