TRIO Services
trio student success center

• We support you as you define your academic goals and move towards graduation.
• We help you register for classes and understand academic requirements, policies, and procedures.
• We help you build your study skills and connect with other academic resources.

We will connect you to tutors in FLC’s Peer Education Center. Their tutors are available in-person or via Zoom and can be utilized on a drop-in basis or by appointment. More intensive tutoring services might be available to TRIO students, depending on the Peer Education Center’s tutor availability.

• We help you with the FAFSA application, FLC financial aid procedures, and finding scholarships.
• We help you explore options to offset college expenses.
• We discuss student loans with you.
• We help you create a budget to manage your money.

We provide one-on-one guidance to help you decide if graduate school is right for you. You will learn what steps are involved in the application process and how to fund graduate school. We help you research schools and programs and we'll help you write a personal statement. You should also consult your faculty mentors for guidance.

We offer one-on-one guidance to help you build academic, financial, and life skills. 

• Budgeting
• Creating a resume and cover letter
• Finding scholarships
• Grammar and punctuation
• Strategic reading
• Knowing your learning style
• Exploring graduate school
• Stress management
• Study strategies
• Organizing your coursework and due dates
• MS Word, Excel, or PowerPoint
• Using your FLC email and M drive
• Organizing and delivering presentations
• Time management
• Taking notes for class

We provide social and cultural events to help you expand your college experience beyond the classroom and to grow an appreciation and awareness of diversity at FLC and in the community.

The worksheets below are self-guided activities to help you build real-life skills. You can complete them on your own or with your TRIO counselor, who is ready to talk through them with you. 

1. Applying for jobs
2. Collecting reference letters
3. Considering volunteering or service
4. Creating a budget
5. Creating a five-year plan
6. Finding and using mentors
7. Finding and using your support system
8. Identifying your strengths
9. Joining a club or organization
10. Living on your own
11. Learning positive coping tools
12. Reflecting on what you learned your freshman year
13. Reflecting on what the “high-school you” would say about you now
14. Researching a career
15. Researching graduate school
16. Succeeding in class, Part I: General Strategies
17. Succeeding in class, Part II, Getting Organized
18. Succeeding in class, Part III, Making Presentations
19. Succeeding in class, Part IV, Staying Motivated
20. Succeeding in class, Part V, Listening
21. Succeeding in class, Part VI, Studying Smart
22. Succeeding in class, Part VII, Taking Notes
23. Succeeding in class, Part VIII, Time Management
24. Succeeding in class, Part IX, Taking Tests
25. Succeeding in class, Part X, Reading Strategically
26. Transitioning into college
27. Understanding student loans
28. Understanding the cost of college
29. Understanding your credit score