Upward Bound
Upward Bound (UB) is a pre-college program funded by the U.S. Department of Education for the purpose of assisting eligible high school students who plan to pursue a college education. Since 1995, Sinclair Upward Bound has provided services and activities oriented toward high school graduation and college readiness.
Vision
We envision a program that employs best practices to provide intensive, individualized advising; connect students to resources; and implement equitable curriculum, programming, and interactions to ensure student success.
Program Size
Sinclair’s Upward Bound serves 149 students each year.
What Does Upward Bound Offer?
- Weekly After-School Tutoring
- Campus Nights and Super Saturdays
- Test Prep: ACT, SAT, OST, etc.
- College Visits
- Cultural Activities and Overnight Trips
- Community Service Projects
- College and Career Readiness
- Educational Technology
- Summer Programs
- Internships
- Six-Week Summer Academy Program for Continuing High School Students
- Summer Bridge – Recent High School Graduates Earn College Credit and Receive Support Transitioning to College
Students will also receive stipend checks for participating in the program.
Eligibility Criteria
- Student must be either a first-generation college student (neither parent has earned a four-year degree) and/or considered low income per the Federal TRIO Programs Current-Year Low-Income Levels
- Student must attend one of the following schools:
- David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center
741 W Washington St, Dayton, OH 45402
- Belmont High School
2615 Wayne Ave, Dayton, OH 45420
- Meadowdale Career Technology Center
3873 Whitestone Ct, Dayton, OH 45416
- Thurgood Marshall High School
4447 Hoover Ave, Dayton, OH 45417
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
1400 Albritton Dr, Dayton, OH 45417
- New applicants must be enrolled in the 9th, 10th, or 11th grade
Kyra Howard, Data & Resource Coordinator | kyra.howard@sinclair.edu | 937-512-2331