Student Support Services (SSS) is a federally funded United States Department of Education TRIO program and provides a network of academic, personal and career services to hundreds of students on the Ripon campus who are first generation, lower income or physically or learning disabled.

Students now are being served at more than 900 colleges and universities nationwide by Student Support Services programs, which function to retain and graduate college students. Many students use the program every year on a drop-in or appointment basis and receive guidance and information about adjustment to college life, tutoring, study skill strategies, preparation for examinations, paper writing, employment opportunities, selection of a major and other personal concerns.

The Student Support Services staff, which includes student peer contacts or mentors, also sponsors workshops and speakers throughout the year. The presentations cover a variety of educational and cultural themes.

For those students who hold documentation of a physical or learning disability, Student Support Services, in conjunction with faculty members, offers individualized writing support, test-taking accommodations, note takers and specialized computer programs.