SUCCESS Scholars Program

About the Program:

The focus of the SUCCESS Scholars Program at Massasoit is to provide wraparound supports and services to improve outcomes for Massasoit’s most vulnerable populations.

Students are encouraged to join SUCCESS at Massasoit Community College through targeted outreach that follows an opt-in and opt-out (i.e., hybrid) model. Eligible students who are interested in SUCCESS may be referred to the program as well. All SUCCESS students at Massasoit are supported by the program until they earn their certificate/degree, transfer, opt-out or become inactive. By design, students are aware that they are receiving services through SUCCESS. Other units that support SUCCESS at Massasoit include Center for Employee Enrichment & Development , academic affairs, library services, grants, unity center advising, student affairs, academic affairs, IT, athletics, student life and institutional research.

SUCCESS also collaborates with faculty to support the program. The nature of the collaboration is with a professor to run our English 101 course which was closed to SUCCESS students. Additional collaboration comes from outreach to support the academic performance of students during Alert campaigns.

Student Eligibility

Students must be actively enrolled to join the SUCCESS program at Massasoit. Additionally, students who are eligible for SUCCESS at Massasoit include:

First-time students
Transfer students
Continuing students
English language learners
Students with developmental needs in English and mathematics
International Students

Cohort Focus Population

In line with the legislative intent to improve outcomes for the most vulnerable student populations, the use of SUCCESS services at Massasoit among the following populations is actively tracked and encouraged:

Economically disadvantaged students
First-generation college students
Minoritized students (i.e., Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Cape Verdean, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and multi-racial students)
Students with disabilities
LGBTQIA+ students

Support Services

The following supports are available to SUCCESS students at Massasoit:

Academic Advising

Affinity Groups

Assessments

Basic Needs Counseling

Career Advising

Case Management

Coaching

Community Events

Discussion Groups

Publications

Field trips to 4yr schools

Financial Counseling

Mentoring

Scholarship Advising

Student Planning

Summer Programs

Transfer Advising

Workshops

Support Network

SUCCESS at Massasoit is supported by a director, two academic coordinators, three academic counselors, one part-time clerk, one part-time student activity officer, and several part-time student researchers, all of whom are fully funded by SUCCESS. One additional position is partially funded by SUCCESS and supports program efforts.

SUCCESS receives funding through the Massachusetts legislature and is supported by the 15 state community colleges, the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges (MACC), the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (DHE), and the SUCCESS Leadership and Coordinating Committees.