Welcome to Dyersburg State Community College!

TRIO
Student Support Services

The federally funded TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program at DSCC provides opportunities for academic development, assists students with basic college requirements, and works to motivate students toward the successful completion of their postsecondary education.

Student Support Services (SSS) is a federally funded program through the Department of Education to serve students that meet one or more of the following criteria:

  1. Student comes from a low-income family.
  2. Student is a first-generation college student.
  3. Student has a disability.

SSS is dedicated to providing individualized services to help students be successful and earn their college degree. Just some of the services SSS provides include:

  • tutoring
  • advising
  • career counseling
  • study skills
  • financial education
  • transfer assistance to a four-year institution
  • personal counseling
  • FAFSA help and other financial assistance

SSS is located in the LRC room 128 on the Dyersburg campus and room 164 at the DSCC Jimmy Naifeh Center in Covington.

Come see us today to see how we can help you succeed.

SSS also hires peer tutors to help our students. If you are interested in becoming a peer tutor, please contact us today.


CONTACT INFORMATION

Paul Stewart
TRIO Director
pstewart@dscc.edu
731-288-7811

DYERSBURG CAMPUS

Renee Long
Academic Coordinator
rlong@dscc.edu
731-286-3378

Laci Capps
SSS Tutor Coordinator
731-286-3275
lncapps@dscc.edu

Ginny McGavock
TRIO Assistant
731-288-7815
mcgavock@dscc.edu

JIMMY NAIFEH CENTER

Joanna Simonton
Academic Coordinator
jsimonton@dscc.edu
901-475-3115

Heather Pepple
Tutor Coordinator
pepple@dscc.edu
901-475-3113