TRIO
TRIO at LWTech provides academic and support services to students who are low-income,
first generation,* or students with disabilities. We encourage students to complete their degree or certificate and transfer to a four-year
college if possible. We strive to make college a rewarding and successful experience
for our students.
*Neither parent nor guardian has a bachelor’s degree and neither does the student.
Want to Join TRIO?
Apply online! You will need your LWTech email address and password to access TRIO Forms.
TRIO is back in-person Monday - Thursday
- We will also continue to offer our virtual services Monday - Thursday.
- To schedule advising, student success appointments, or other appointments, stop by our office in T217 during in-person service hours or email TRIO.
- To schedule TRIO Tutoring, complete our tutor request form.
*Must be a TRIO participant to receive TRIO Tutoring. Complete our TRIO application.
TRIO "1st Gen to Go" Zoom Backgrounds
- To Download: click on image or link below the image, then drag full size image to your desktop or right click and select Save As to download the image to your computer.
- How to set custom backgrounds in Zoom
I Am a First Generation Student Backgrounds
Celebrating First Generation Students Backgrounds
If you are not a first gen student, you can use these backgrounds to support and celebrate first gen students.
Mission Statement & Supporting Goals
TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) and Support Services for Students with Disabilities (SSSD) Project mission is to increase the persistence, graduation, and transfer rates of first-generation and low-income students, and students with disabilities at Lake Washington Institute of Technology.
Our goal is to empower students toward self-advocacy and self-sufficiency. We encourage students to complete their degree or certificate and transfer to a four-year college where possible.
We do this by providing support services such as:
- TRIO Tutoring;
- Academic advising and planning;
- Student Success appointments;
- Financial aid and Financial literacy education;
- Staff mentoring
- Transfer and Career planning.
We strive to make college a rewarding and successful experience for our students.
TRIO Programs at LWTech
TRIO programs at LWTech include:
- Student Support Services (SSS)
for first-generation and/or low-income students - Support Services for Students with Disabilities (SSSD)
for students with documented disabilities*
History of TRIO
TRIO at LWTech began in 2005 with the only Support Services for Students with Disabilities grant in the State of Washington. The SSSD TRIO grant serves 160 students with disabilities with academic and other support services. In 2010, LWTech was awarded an additional TRIO, Student Support Services grant for 140 first-generation and/or low income students in addition to the TRIO grant for students with disabilities.
TRIO is a federal program funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The federal TRIO programs began in 1964. For further information on the history of TRIO, check out the Department of Education TRIO page.
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Grant Statement
The enclosed materials were compiled through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. However, the contents have not been reviewed by the Department and no endorsement should be inferred. The Lake Washington Institute of Technology Student Support Services TRIO Projects are 100% federally funded annually at $536,733.