HCC Upward Bound Program Awarded Federal Grant

Highland Community College’s Upward Bound program has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help more low-income students who will be the first members of their families to attend college. The federal grant for $287,537 will go toward adding staff positions and growing programming that prepares local students to enroll in college after graduation from high school and persist through earning a degree.

“I’ve watched Upward Bound change the lives of first-generation students. Since 2017, HCC’s program has helped nearly a hundred local students find their future paths in higher...