Contact Us At:
TRiO Student Support Services Program (SSS)
Gavilan College
5055 Santa Teresa Blvd.
Gilroy, CA 95020

Program Director:
Richard Alfaro
Phone: (408) 846-4981
ralfaro@gavilan.edu

Academic Counselor:
Leticia Palacios, M.A,
Phone: (408) 848-4707
lpalacios@gavilan.edu

About TRIO

TRIO Student Support Services

   Mission Statement

TRIO, Student Support Services program provides first generation, low-income and disable college students with a "sense of place" while on campus, and offers academic and support services in a caring environment that seeks to ensure their successful completion of an associate degree and/or transfer to a four-year university from Gavilan College.

Core Values:

We are committed to:

• The beliefs that each participant has potential for academic success and that each participant is valued and should be treated with respect,
• Assessing participants needs and providing individualized services to meet those needs
• Proving services that will assist students in overcoming academic and personal challenges to their success at Gavilan College
• Being advocates for college students who are first-generation, have limited income and or have a disability