The TRIO Student Success Program is a learning community funded by the U.S. Department of Education that helps first-generation, income eligible and students with disabilities complete their baccalaureate degrees. Since 1984, TRIO SSP has been a vibrant part of the Western Michigan University campus community. Providing students with services like learning opportunities, scholarships, and career prep, TRIO continuously works to help students succeed.
Facts and figures
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2.99+ average cumulative GPA for TRIO students in 2018/19
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60+ first-time freshman register each fall semester
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98% cumulative credits passed for all TRIO students in 2018/19
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Over 85% of first-year TRIO students return for a second year.
Merze Tate College
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The TRIO Student Success Program is part of WMU's Merze Tate College.
Merze Tate College exists to help our students envision the future, embrace their potential and discover their purpose. Like guideposts on a map, the offices and services within this college equip students with invaluable resources, skills, knowledge and connections that will help guide them on the path toward success. All explorers start somewhere—and that place is Merze Tate College.