The mission of CBC's Upward Bound program is to academically prepare low-income high school students to become first-generation graduates of post-secondary programs. Upward Bound students participate in both summer and academic-year programs. After graduation from high school, students are eligible to enroll in the BRIDGE program for their first summer of college course work.
Program Components:
- Tutoring
- Mentoring
- Advising
- Cultural Events
- College Visitations
- Pre-college Workshops
- Community Service
- Summer Instruction
Who is Eligible?
Students are eligible if:
- They are potential first-generation college graduates
- They are attending one of the target schools - Prosser, Connell, Chiawana, Pasco
- Their family income meets federal guidelines
- They are preferably in the ninth or tenth grade and not yet in the twelfth grade
- They received no Fs on their last semester's grades
- They have a strong desire for a college degree
The CBC Upward Bound project is 100 percent federally funded at $357,583 annually to serve 83 participants from four high schools.