The federally funded TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program at DSCC provides opportunities for academic development, assists students with basic college requirements, and works to motivate students toward the successful completion of their postsecondary education.
Welcome to TRIO: Student Support Services!
Student Support Services (SSS) is a federally funded program through the Department of Education to serve students that meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Student comes from a low-income family.
- Student is a first-generation college student.
- Student has a disability.
SSS is dedicated to providing individualized services to help students be successful and earn their college degree. Just some of the services SSS provides include:
- tutoring
- advising
- career counseling
- study skills
- financial education
- transfer assistance to a four-year institution
- personal counseling
- FAFSA help and other financial assistance
SSS is located in the LRC room 128 on the Dyersburg campus and room 164 at the DSCC Jimmy Naifeh Center in Covington.
Come see us today to see how we can help you succeed.
SSS also hires peer tutors to help our students. If you are interested in becoming a peer tutor, please contact us today.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Paul Stewart
TRIO Director
pstewart@dscc.edu
731-288-7811
DYERSBURG CAMPUS
Renee Long
Academic Coordinator
rlong@dscc.edu
731-286-3378
Jerry Darnall
Academic Specialist
jdarnal1@dscc.edu
731-286-3369
John Sammons
Academic Coordinator
jtsammons@dscc.edu
731-286-3275
JIMMY NAIFEH CENTER
Joanna Simonton
Academic Coordinator
jsimonton@dscc.edu
901-475-3115
Heather Pepple
Academic Coordinator
pepple@dscc.edu
901-475-3113
Jerry Darnall
Academic Specialist
jdarnal1@dscc.edu
901-475-3133