Program Eligibility

You may be eligible to participate in the STRIDE/SSS program if you are a legal resident of the United States, you are enrolled or accepted for admission to Wayne State College, you show a need for academic support to successfully pursue a program leading to a postsecondary degree, and you meet at least one of the following three criteria:

1. You are a member of a family who meets the low-income criteria as established by the U.S. Department of Education;

 

2. You are a first-generation college student (meaning neither parent has a four-year college degree);

 

3. You can document a disability that significantly interferes with your academic performance.