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Welcome to Student Support Services at Piedmont Community College in Roxboro, N.C. The SSS team welcomes you and congratulates you on your first step to academic success. On our website you should find all of the information needed to explain our program and and services. We have posted our contact information and our support roles to help assist you in getting started in our program if you qualify as a Student Support Services participant. Let's get started!

Welcome to the Student Support Services (SSS) program at Piedmont Community College (PCC). The Student Support Services program is a federally funded program that is available to assist students that meet one or more of the federal economic guidelines listed below.

Federal TRIO Programs
2009 Annual Low Income Levels

Effective January 23, 2009 Until Further Notice)

Size of Family Unit	48 Contiguous States, D.C., and Outlying Jurisdictions	Alaska	Hawaii
1	$16,245	$20,295	$18,690
2	$21,855	$27,315	$25,140
3	$27,465	$34,335	$31,590
4	$33,075	$41,355	$38,040
5	$38,685	$48,375	$44,490
6	$44,295	$55,395	$50,940
7	$49,905	$62,415	$57,390
8	$55,515	$69,435	$63,840

For family units with more than eight members, add the following amount for each additional family member: $5,610 for the 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia and outlying jurisdictions; $7,020 for Alaska; and $6,450 for Hawaii.

The term "low-income individual" means an individual whose family's taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of the poverty level amount.

The figures shown under family income represent amounts equal to 150 percent of the family income levels established by the Census Bureau for determining poverty status. The poverty guidelines were published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 14, January 23, 2009, pp. 4,199-4,201.