About US

Student Support Services (SSS) is designed for students who are low-income, first generation college students, and students with disabilities from all racial and ethnic backgrounds who have a need for academic and other support services in order to successfully complete their college education. Student Support Services' goals are:

• To increase retention and graduate rates for low-income students, first generation college students, and students with disabilities.
• To increase the transfer rates of eligible students from two-year institutions to UMBC.
• To foster an institutional climate supportive of success of low-income students, first generation college students, and students with disabilities.