CASA

Welcome to the CASA Program!

Our Services Include:

• Academic advising 
• Advocacy within the college system 
• Career exploration services 
• College skills workshops 
• Comprehensive needs assessments resulting in individual educational plans 
• Resource referral for students with disabilities 
• Financial aid advising 
• Mentoring 
• Personal development advising 
• Scholarship search assistance 
• Transfer services, including transfer advising and college tours 

  To be eligible, a student must be:

• A U.S. citizen or permanent resident 
• Accepted for enrollment or currently enrolled at Tacoma Community College 
• Must also qualify as being one or more of the following:
  • A first-generation college student (neither parent has received a four-year college degree)
  •  Financially limited (according to federal standards)
  •  Have a disability that impacts your educational progress
• Highly motivated to graduate from TCC and transfer to a four-year college or university
• Have not completed an associates or bachelors degree

Demonstrate Need and Potential

How to enroll:  Stop by our office on the first floor of Building 11 to pick up program materials and fill out an application, or call 253.566.5025. We are happy to send you a brochure and application.  You can also access and print out the application here.

Meet the CASA Staff

Tacoma Community College
CASA (Center for Academic Support and Achievement) Program
Building 11, 1st Floor
253.566.5025 phone
253.460.3928 fax

CASA, formerly known as TRIO Student Support Services, is 100% funded through a five-year 1.3 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education