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If you are thinking about college...think SSP first!

The Self-Sufficiency Program (SSP) is an innovative, award-winning program of the 
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse

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The purpose of the Self-Sufficiency Program is to extend the availability of higher education to low-income parents by preparing them to be successful college students.

cost
Your only cost is the effort you make
Free child care is provided on campus

requirements
You must be “low income”
You must have a strong interest in exploring the possibility of a college education
You must possess the strength to accept risks, make commitments, and develop meaningful friendships

program description
SSP is a one-semester, “not-for-credit” program.
Classes meet in the informal comfort of the Women’s Resource Center on the UW-La Crosse campus (telephone and beverages are available) one evening each week for three hours.

A second evening of math and writing skill-building is held at the Hamilton Family Learning Center.

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Students will have the opportunity to develop critical reading, writing, and thinking skills and to discuss a wide range of topics.  Students are also introduced to college studies through a math/writing skills-building course.

In addition to helping students become successful in the classroom, we offer assistance with: financial aid, admissions, special services. Weekly resource counseling provides students with helpful experiences in such areas as stress management, individual learning styles, time management, campus resources and much, much more.

 

Students in the SSP create an exciting environment for each other.
They all have something to learn and they all have something to teach; they talk, they share, and they support each other. The students are the lifeblood of the program.

“Without this program I wouldn’t have had the confidence to come back to school. Try it! It’s a wonderful experience.”

“The fear I had about school has been replaced with excitement and anticipation.”

 Graduates of SSP:

• Attend UW-La Crosse, Viterbo University, Western Wisconsin Technical College and other colleges

• Have earned dean’s list distinction or have become honors students in college.  Most carry a “B” grade point average or better

• Major in a variety of fields - psychology, art, public administration, nursing, communications, business, and many others

• Take an active role in their schools, churches and communities

• Influence their own children to become better students and to take their studies more seriously

• Graduate from college and find fulfilling careers in their chosen field

• Transform the way they see themselves, their potential, and their future

SSP is an outreach program of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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Self-Sufficiency Program
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
424 Wimberly Hall
1725 State St.
La Crosse, WI 54601 

Tel: (608) 785-8733
sullivan.amy@uwlax.edu

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