TRIO Upward Bound
College Ready-Career Ready-Life Ready
The SIUE East St. Louis Center has been offering TRIO Upward Bound Programs for over 40 years.
The SIUE East St. Louis Center manages three TRIO Upward Bound Program grants that serve 275 high school students from East St. Louis School District 189, Cahokia, SIUE East St. Louis Charter, Brooklyn and Madison, Collinsville and Granite City. Upward Bound is a federally funded college preparatory program for students in high school. The purpose of these programs is to increase the likelihood that low-income first-generation college students will graduate from high school, enroll in post-secondary education and obtain a post-secondary degree.
The Veterans Upward Bound Program serves military veterans from St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Madison County, St. Clair County, Monroe County and surrounding areas. It is designed to assist qualified veterans in the development of academic and other requisite skills necessary for success in a program of post-secondary education. The program provides assessment, encouragement and skill enhancement through mentoring, instructing and advising.
