Student Services Complex, Room S-2077.

Evergreen Valley College TRiO Upward Bound provides high school students with fundamental support in preparation for their college entrance. The program provides opportunities for participants to succeed in pre-college performance and ultimately in higher education pursuits. Upward Bound serves high school students from low-income families and students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor’s degree in the United States. The goal of Upward Bound is to increase the rate in which participants complete secondary education, enroll in, and ultimately graduate from post-secondary institutions.

Program services include

• Academic/Cultural Field Trips
• Six Week Summer Residential Program at a college or university
• Mentoring
• Academic Tutoring
• Workshops/Seminars
• Saturday Academies
• Networking

The TRiO program has staff at Yerba Buena High School and William C. Overfelt High School.

Eligibility Requirements

• First-Generation and Low-Income
• Cumulative GPA of 2.5 (Incoming Freshmen GPA requirement is a 3.0)
• Rising 9th-grade, 10th, 11th, and 12th-grade student at target high school.
• Desire to be in the program

Main Office Location

Second Floor, Student Services Complex, Room S-2077. For office hours and more information call (408) 223-6764 or email evcupwardbound@gmail.com.

Visit online at https://www.evc.edu/programs-academics/pre-college-programs/trio-upward-bound