The United States Department of Education awarded Miami Dade College $4.5 million in Upward Bound grants to help high school students prepare for college.
The grants have been renewed for the next five years—MDC has received Upward Bound grants since 2017—and will be distributed to the Homestead, North and Wolfson campuses and assist students from North Miami Beach Senior High School, Miami Edison Senior High School and Homestead Senior High School.
Eligible students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and first-generation college students who meet federal family income guidelines. Students from 9th to 12th grade can apply by contacting their school counselor or the MDC Upward Bound offices at (305) 237-5076 (Homestead), (305) 237-1440 (North) or (305) 237-7090 (Wolfson).
Students in the program will receive ACT/SAT preparation, tutoring, college tours, financial aid and literacy advice, weekly seminars and Saturday workshops at MDC. Starting in the third week of June, participants met at MDC for six weeks for educational seminars, cultural trips and work-study programs.
Upward Bound provides college preparation to low-income high school students with parents who don’t have a bachelor’s degree.
