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TRIO's Monthly Snapshot
October 2024
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Riddle of the Month
This one is challenging. Think of other ways we represent numbers.
Question: How can you make six into an odd number?
Answer found at the bottom of newsletter.
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Upcoming Events and Deadlines | | |
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Wednesday, October 9th, 10am-2pm
College Transfer Fair - Lynn campus
Thursday, October 10th, 10am-2pm
College Transfer Fair - Danvers campus
Monday, October 14th
Indigenous People's Day, college is closed
Tuesday, October 15th
Last day to withdraw and receive W grade for 1st 6-week courses
Friday, November 1st
Winter/Spring 2025 registration opens for students
Click here to view the full academic calendar
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Need a fast, easy, and affordable ride to the NSCC Danvers campus? | |
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MassEducate & MassReconnect
Are you eligible?
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MassEducate and MassReconnect allow Massachusetts residents who have not yet earned an associate or bachelor’s degree to attend any of the state’s 15 community colleges and pay no tuition or fees.
Both programs include an allowance for books and supplies for certain students.
These programs are available to students who:
- Physically reside in Massachusetts for at least one year, as of the start of the enrolled term
- Are either:
- A U.S. Citizen, permanent legal resident, or non-citizen eligible under Title IV regulations, or
- An approved “High School Completer” per the Massachusetts tuition equity law
- Have earned a high school diploma or the equivalent (GED/HiSET)
- Are enrolled in at least six credits (usually two classes) per semester in an approved program of study leading to an associate degree or certificate
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Maintain satisfactory academic progress in accordance with the college's requirements. For more information, visit NSCC's SAP policy.
Eligibility for books and supply allowances may differ between programs.
All students must complete the current FAFSA or MASFA to be considered eligible for these programs. For the Fall 2024, Spring 2025 and Summer 2025 semesters, students must complete the 2024-2025 form; a new financial aid application must be submitted each academic year for continued funding.
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MassEducate
- For any student with no previously earned bachelor’s degree.
- Covers all course-related tuition and fees for eligible courses.
- Provides an allowance of up to $1200 per academic year towards books, supplies, and other expenses, based on household income.*
*Actual allowance amount varies by enrollment.
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MassReconnect
- For students 25 and older with no previously earned associate or bachelor’s degree.
- Covers all course-related tuition and fees for eligible courses.
- Provides an allowance of up to $600 per semester towards books and supplies, regardless of household income.*
*Actual allowance amount varies by enrollment.
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SAP: Satisfactory Academic Progress | |
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You may have heard your TRIO advisor at one point or another mention that you need to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress, or "SAP". But what does it actually mean?
NSCC students must be in good academic standing in order to continue receiving financial aid. The following SAP criteria is reviewed after grades are finalized each semester:
- You must be currently meeting the academic standards of the school. This means you are not on "Academic Suspension".
- You have a minimum completion rate of 67% for your program. This is determined by taking all (cumulative) earned credits and dividing them by attempted credits. A student will not earn the credits for F, FN (F waiver), W or IP, but they are counted in the attempted credits. And repeated course work is also included in the attempted credits.
- You must maintain a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.0.
- You have up to 150% of a program to receive financial aid. For example a 60 credit degree program has up to 90 attempted credits to complete it (60 x 1.5 = 90).
For more detailed information, please review NSCC's SAP Policy.
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Interested in Transferring to a 4-year College or University? | |
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UMass Boston
Registration required for tours/events below
Transfer Applicants Page
On Campus Tours
Monday - Friday, 10 AM & 2 PM
Transfer Tuesdays Virtual Information Sessions
Tuesdays, 4 pm
1-on-1 Transfer Student Appointments
Virtual Transfer Credit 101
Tuesday, October 15th, 6 PM
Thursday, October 24th, 1 PM
Tuesday, November 12th, 6 PM
Tuesday, December 10th, 6 PM
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What's happenin' on campus? | |
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Calling all TRIO students!
Are you interested in participating in a non-STEM study group led by our reading/writing tutor, Lane Fisher? Please fill out this Google Form to help us determine your needs!
TRIO Study Group Questionnaire
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Your TRIO Family is here for you.
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Riddle of the Month
Answer: Remove the letter "S" and you have "IX" which is 9 in Roman numerals.
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Danvers: 978-762-4000 | Lynn: 781-593-6722
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