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College Preparatory Program for High School Students

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The Upward Bound Program is one of the federal TRIO programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Upward Bound is a year-round college preparatory program designed to assist eligible high school students in developing the academic skills and motivation necessary to succeed in high school and enter and complete college.

The national program began approximately 39 years ago. Today, there are over 772 Upward Bound program in the United States. The Rochester Community and Technical College Upward Bound program began in March of 1993.

Currently, the RCTC program serves 50 students from Rochester John Marshall, Mayo, and Century High Schools and St. Charles High School. Most of the students start the program after completing eighth grade, and participate in the program until they graduate from high school.

Testimonials:

"Upward Bound is fun academically and socially. We meet people of different backgrounds and we prepare ourselves for our future while we have fun." -Saint Charles High School student

"Upward Bound is a great place, not only for academic preparation, but also to avoid culture shock after high school."
-Rosa, Mayo High School

"Upward Bound helps me get the grades that I want and opens the doors for me to my future. It helps me to become more clear of the colleges that are out there and that I can attend."
- Megan, Century High School

"Upward Bound is a mixture of many races and background of people that want to come together and learn for the greater good of themselves and all of mankind."
- Brooke, Mayo High School

"Being far away from my big family in Vietnam, I often felt lonely, but since I joined Upward Bound, my second family, that loneliness disappeared, and a new lively world came to me: the adventure and "fun-with-education" world."
-Nguen-Ngoc, Mayo High School