The Student Support Services office at Arkansas Tech University is home to two grant programs: Student Support Services and Teacher Prep Student Support Services.  Each program is funded in total (100%) by federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education with an annual budget of $261,888 to serve 140 students on campus.  The mission of the programs is to assist and retain eligible students in pursuit of a bachelor's degree and ensure good academic standing of the participants they serve. Participants of the TRIO SSS programs are low-income, first-generation college students, and/or students with disabilities.