Student Support Services
Find help with advising, tutoring, mentoring, course selection, financial aid, career advising and more at Student Support Services. As a Federal TRIO Student Support Services program, our mission is to increase the academic achievement, retention and graduation rates of first-generation and low-income students, and students with disabilities.
Our staff is dedicated to providing a broad base of quality services with a focused, holistic approach and student-centered learning environment. At SSS, our goal is to strengthen students’ self-efficacy, resilience and sense of belonging during their journey to graduation.
Connect with SSS
There are people you can talk to and turn to for help as you pursue higher education.
Whether you’re a first-generation college student, experience a disability or need
financial help,
Student Support Services is here to ensure you get the support you need to succeed.
What we offer
We help you navigate higher education and make your college experience as easy as
possible,
offering a one-stop shop that includes comprehensive advising and free tutoring services for qualifying students.
Benefits of SSS
44% of SSS students graduated within six years or less.
90% of students retained from fall-to-fall.
58% of bachelor’s degree seeking first-year students in the fall were either first-gen or low-income.
97% of SSS students were in good academic standing.
70:1 student-advisor ratio
(national student-advisor ratio average is 300:1).
18% higher retention rates with SSS at UAF.
SSS student spotlight
Eric Peterson
Hometown: Colorado
Major: BBA in Business Administration, Marketing
Other opportunities
Join the Emerging Scholars Academy and you’ll take part in a nine-day intensive summer program and a yearlong learning community cohort.
To celebrate and support first-generation students, Student Support Services and the Nanook Diversity and Action Center have partnered on the 1st Gen AK initiative to offer events and programs.
Events and workshops