Tarrant County College District has developed a summer bridge program for T3 Scholars to fulfill a requirement of the Tarrant To & Through (T3) Partnership. The goal of the summer bridge program is to empower scholars with the tools and skills needed to succeed as first-year students with the aim of reducing summer melt. Core features of the Summer Bridge Program include an Academic Pathways presentation, new student orientation, new student group advising, enrollment support, and interactive games and icebreakers. Peer leaders are hired to deliver a College 101 presentation, which highlights transitional skills, strategies, and resources. Peer leaders also facilitate games and icebreakers and serve on a student panel. Students also complete the College Student Inventory before the program; during the program, Coordinators of Special Services help students to interpret their scores and identify tailored resources based on these scores. The target audience are Graduating seniors from local high schools who have completed T3 Pledge agreements and are admitted to Tarrant County College.

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.

APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 150

HOW TO ENROLL: Participants must sign up to attend the program. There is not a formal application process, but they do need to register to attend for planning purposes.

EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: TCC T3 Program

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Angela White at angela.white2@tccd.edu or 817-515-7604

The TRIO Student Support Services program is a federally funded student success program. TRIO SSS serves first-generation, low-income students and students with disabilities. The program aims to increase participants' college retention, graduation, and transfer rates. TRIO SSS offers the following resources to program participants: proactive academic advisement, transfer advisement, academic tutoring, career planning, academic workshops, grant aid (when designated by the department of education), financial literacy and life skills workshops, financial aid assistance, scholarship assistance, mentorship, and cultural activities.

DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.

PROGRAM SCALE: Large-scale (reaches more than 25 percent of its intended target population)

APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 170

HOW TO ENROLL: Participants must apply to enroll in this program

WEBSITE TO APPLY: https://tccdforms.tccd.edu/Forms/TRIOApplication

EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally and externally collected

DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Student Affairs

CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Trichele Davenport at trichele.davenport@tccd.edu or 8175154266