The Upward Bound program at Lake Superior College has been approved to receive $40,000 for the first year of a two-year funding project (a possible $80,000 grant total) from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.  The Intervention for College Attendance Program (ICAP) will supplement the US Dept. of Education Upward Bound grant ($250,000 annually in a 5-year grant cycle).

“This extra support directly benefits our students by funding our academic year tutors; an overnight trip to the metro area to visit colleges and career sites; a first-time college visit that includes parents/guardians along with students; and by partially funding student meals, dorm rooms, and teacher salaries for the annual Summer Program,” said Upward Bound director Carol Johnson.

Upward Bound is a college preparatory program for eligible high school students and is designed to provide services to increase their success in high school and enter postsecondary education.  Eligible students are those whose family income is low according to the US Department of Education guidelines and who are considered “first generation college students” (neither parent has earned a four-year college degree).

Information submitted by Carol Johnson.

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