| CFDA Number: | 84.042A - TRIO Student Support Services |
| Program Goal: Increase the percentage of low-income, first-generation college students who successfully pursue postsecondary education opportunities. |
| Objective 1 of 1: Increase postsecondary persistence and completion rates of low-income, first-generation individuals in the academic pipeline. |
| Indicator 1.1 of 4: Postsecondary persistence: Percentage of Student Support Services participants persisting at the same institution will increase. |
Source: Evaluation, Higher Education. Section: The National Evaluation of Upward Bound: Summary of First-year Impacts and Program Operations (1997) . Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: November 2006 The annual performance report is based on self-reported data; a variety of data quality checks are used to assess the completeness and reasonableness of the data submitted. Explanation: Data from the national study of the Student Support Services Program provided the baseline data (1999 actual performance). Subsequent data is from the Annual Performance Reports. Targets for FY 2006 and beyond were recalculated in FY 2006, as the persistence rate has increased since the baseline year. |
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| Indicator 1.2 of 4: Postsecondary completion-two year schools: Percentage of Student Support Services freshmen completing an Associates degree at original institution or transferring to a four-year institution within three years will increase. |
Source: Grantee Performance Report, Annual Performance Report for the Student Support Services (SSS) Program. Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: November 2006 The annual performance report is based on self-reported data; a variety of data quality checks are used to assess the completeness and reasonableness of the data submitted. Explanation: 2001-2004 data are being reported for the first time as the graduate rate measure is now being provided separately for two- and four-year schools. Previously reported FY 2004 data has been recalculated to be more accurate. |
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| Indicator 1.3 of 4: Postsecondary completion-four year schools: Percentage of Student Support Services freshmen completing an Bachelors degree at original institution within six years will increase. |
Source: Grantee Performance Report, Annual Performance Report for the Student Support Services (SSS) Program. Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: November 2006 The annual performance report is comprised of self-reported data. However, a variety of data quality checks are used to assess the completeness and reasonableness of the data submitted. Explanation: 2004 is first year for which graduation data for four-year schools were available from the annual performance reports. Previously reported FY 2004 data has been recalculated to be more accurate. |
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| Indicator 1.4 of 4: Efficiency Measure: Cost per successful outcome. |
Source: Grantee Performance Report, Annual Performance Report for the Student Support Services (SSS) Program. Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: November 2006 Improvements: Actual allocations of the annual appropriation are now used instead of the overall appropriation. Explanation: The efficiency is derived by dividing the annual appropriation by the number of students persisting at the same institution during that specific school year. |
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