The goal of Upward Bound (UB) is to increase the rates at which participants enroll in and graduate from institutions of postsecondary education. UB serves high school students from low-income families and high school students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor’s degree. Participants receive instruction in literature, composition, strengthen mathematics and science skills. They live on college campuses in the summers as well as attending classes afterschool and on Saturdays during the academic year.
Services
- Tutoring
- Supplemental instruction
- College entrance exam preparation
- Personal Counseling
- Academic Advising
- Peer counseling/mentoring
- Study skills development
- Cultural activities
- Career Awareness
- Campus Visitation
- Assistance with college admissions
- Financial Aid Assistance
- Family Activities
- Target school advocacy
- Work-study position employment
Massachusetts Upward Bound Programs
- American International College
- American Student Assistance
- Boston University
- Bristol Community College
- Fitchburg State College
- Holyoke Community College
- M.I.T./Wellesley
- Middlesex Community College
- North Shore Community College
- Northfield Mount Hermon School
- Roxbury Community College
- Salem State College
- Suffolk University
- University of Massachusetts-Boston
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
- Wheelock College
- Youth Opportunities Upheld, Inc. (Southbridge or Bruce Wells Scholars)