IECC TRIO Upward Bound

IECC’s Upward Bound Program was the first TRIO grant awarded to IECC and has continued to provide services to eligible high school students for over 30 years. The Upward Bound program is designed to provide skills and motivation necessary for program participants to complete secondary education and to enter and succeed in a program of postsecondary education. 

Upward Bound participants receive academic advising, academic tutoring, college/career counseling, cultural enrichment, test prep, instruction, referrals, SEL, etc. Students participate in after-school college prep sessions, attend workshops, educational/college trips, and a six-week summer program. 

All services are free to participants accepted into the program. Upward Bound is fully funded through the Department of Education. Participants must be located at one of the target high schools upon application and meet eligibility criteria in order to be accepted into the program.  

Upward Bound sponsors meet with our North Clay High School students after school on Monday's and Wednesday's each week. 

For more information about Upward Bound, contact Olney Central College at 866.622.4322, ext. 2284. 

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