We are looking for gritty young adults who want to take charge of their future. Success can be You! Take the next step and apply today!

APPLY HERE 2023 application is opened!

Supporting Documents: We will email you a list of required documents

Deadline to Apply: June 1st

Interviews: July

Notification date: Mid July

How to Apply

Complete the online application by the June 1st deadline. All supporting documents (we will give you a list after you apply) must be submitted to complete the application packet. Incomplete applications will not move forward for consideration. During the COVID campus lockdown, we ask that applicants to please not mail or email any sensitive documents to us. All documents will be processed online.

Selection Process and Criteria for Admission

The TSS program is competitive but we encourage all interested students to apply. Careful consideration is given to each applicant. Eligibility does not automatically qualify the applicant for admission into the program. TSS applications are carefully reviewed, and strong consideration is given to:

• Barriers to college access or success
• High school grades
• Senior year attendance
• Engagement in school and community
• Motivation and grit to success

Applicants selected to move forward will be contacted for an interview with our TSS team. Final candidates will be contacted by phone of their selection. Students must sign a Team Success Scholars Contract to be fuly accepted into the program. Students who do not sign and return this contract will be removed form the admitted list.

What the TSS Program Offers

As a member of Team Success Scholars, students benefit from a holistic support system that focuses on personal development and academic and career success. The tightly-knit cohort of students are engaged on campus with faculty, staff and student activities, and in their communities as young professionals. As recognized leaders, TSSers are routinely asked to speaker before groups and to act as ambassadors to the college and the TSS program. Through these opportunities TSS students develop a robust network of professional contacts and enrich their professional portfolio.

Career Guidance

TSS helps students to develop their own career pathway toward an associate’s degree, including earning at least one workplace recognized credential, ultimately helping them to secure a better job and economic security. Workplace credentials may include Security Officer certificate, OSHA 9 certification, CNA certification, EMT certification or ServSafe certification. All training costs are supporting by the TSS program. Upon completion of training and certification, we assist students with securing employment utilizing the credential.

Mentoring

Students meet weekly for individualized sessions focusing on any barriers the students may be facing, and facilitating an action plan for positive resolution. Actionable items may include meeting with a professor, going to tutoring, pro-active advising, meeting with our study coach, visiting the campus food pantry, reaching out to a campus or community professional, or financial assistance. We encourage self-resolution with facilitated guidance.

Professional Development

We have a dedicated TSS room on campus where students engage in learning cohorts, peer tutoring, individual study time, and weekly TSS Workshops. The room is open and accessible whenever the campus is open, supporting faculty and peer connections, socializing, and sometimes simply downtime. We also hold two TSS Leadership Retreats off campus, encouraging leadership training, teamwork and cohort building. Weekly TSS Workshop include topics such as:

• Financial literacy
• Career focused Panel discussions
• Community Action Planning
• Developing your Personal Brand – LinkedIn, Social media & You
• Resume writing & Interview Preparation
• Virtual Savvy & Dress for Success
• Scholarship writing
• Mental Health

Campus & Community Engagement

Our students regularly attend statewide, national and international conferences and volunteering experiences. TSSers regularly are part of:

• NCCC’s many clubs and student activities
• NCCC’s Campus Ambassadors Program through the Admissions Department
• Northwest Chamber of Commerce’s Wow! Forum
• Oxford Consortium for Human Rights conferences
• NCCC’s Cross Cultural Communications course (traveling to Spain & France in 2020)
• Random Hacks of Kindness Junior
•  CT Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry

Financial Support

TSS offers financial resources and guidance to students facing economic challenges. Financial support addresses individual needs, which may include costs for books, transportation, eyeglasses, professional clothes, credentialing costs, food, rent or housing. The program also supports students wishing to train and earn workplace recognized credentials as part of their career plans, assisting with tuition, books and supply costs.

Internships & Employment

All TSSers are encouraged to have at least one internship experience while at NCCC. We have a robust database of internship worksites, and encourage students to secure a new internship worksite if this site more closely matches to their career interests. TSSers have interned at the American Mural Project, Five Points Gallery, Torrington Historical Society, Salvation Army of Winsted, Northwest Community Bank, Ed Advance Day Support Program, Prime Time House, to name a few. We also assist those students who wish to secure part time work on campus in one of our departments.

Civic Engagement

All TSSers are involved in yearlong Community Action Planning (CAP) projects, addressing a need in the community and assisting the stakeholder with developing a sustainable solution. Working in partnership with Quinnipiac University, students meet at least twice a year to collaborate on projects and share successes. Past projects have included planting and landscaping for elder care and veteran centers, understanding and addressing food insecurity, improving police and student relations, and addressing the access and equity in education. Ongoing projects include “The Mosaic Project“, a collaborative effort with the Torrington Historical Society to develop an online space to document and celebrate the diversity of the immigrants who have chosen to call Torrington home.