The Project Self-Sufficiency program model is designed to keep clients in school and on track to becoming economically self-sufficient. The PSS staff maintains close communication with all clients to strategize and address barriers to their success, meeting at least twice a year to update records, assess family needs, review grades, and oversee academic plans. The result – four times more PSS student-parents graduate than the national average for low-income students! PSS students have wide-ranging interests of study and earn a variety of bachelor’s degrees including hospitality management, nursing, and other health related fields. Entry level wages in Orange County for a graduate with a bachelor’s degree in hospitality or nursing are $52k-$84k per year.