What is the
Post-Secondary Success Program?
SparkWheel's Post-Secondary Success Program (PSSP) is designed to support students beyond high school graduation. The program provides comprehensive, one-to-one support to students, helping them identify barriers to success and connect with campus and community resources.
The program aims to improve economic mobility for participants by helping them build skills, knowledge, social connections, and belief in themselves. This will enable them to earn degrees, secure higher-paying jobs, and gain the expertise and networks needed for success.
Additionally, PSSP offers universal support available to all students, helping them navigate campus and community resources and provide assistance with issues like food insecurity, transportation, access to childcare, essential needs access, healthcare, and much more.
The PSSP consists of two branches: Campus-Based Programming and Community-Based Programming. These two branches provide comprehensive support to help post-graduates navigate college life and transition into successful careers, reinforcing SparkWheel’s commitment to long-term student success.
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Campus-Based
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Staff are called Post-Secondary Student Support Coordinators.
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Services are provided at a partner, post-secondary institution where staff have an office on campus.
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Staff build a new caseload, annually, at the partner institution.
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Staff work with students as long as they attend the partner institution.
Community-Based
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Staff are called Post-Secondary Success Coaches.
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Staff are responsible for a multi-community region and meet program participants where they live.
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Services are provided to former caseload youth who have graduated from a SparkWheel partner high school.
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Staff work with young adults from the time they graduate high school until they turn 25.
What types of support does PSSP provide?
Our Post-Secondary Success Program helps students meet their essential needs, build economic mobility, and achieve long-term success. By cultivating critical skills, fostering self-confidence, and expanding social networks, the program helps students access better job opportunities and brighter futures. We aim to help students persist through their education and graduate with the tools to excel academically and professionally.
BENEFITS FOR ALL STUDENTS
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Pittsburg State University's mission is to make life better through education. Partnering with SparkWheel enables us to live out our mission and vision by providing access to quality educational programs and experiences for students and creating an educational environment where everyone feels valued. This partnership ensures that all students have an opportunity to succeed, be valued and retained to the university through graduation, while benefiting from an extra layer of support.
Deatrea S. Rose
Associate Vice President for Inclusion and Belonging
