Upward Bound

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You can go to college and Upward Bound can help.

Upward Bound helps students get to college! Students in Upward Bound:

  • Receive one-on-one guidance through the college application process
  • Learn about careers and job shadow professionals
  • Make new friends and meet others who want to go to college
  • Explore new places and take educational and fun field trips
  • Receive tutoring to improve their GPA
  • Learn about scholarships, grants, and other ways to pay for college
  • And much more!


What is Upward Bound?

Upward Bound is a federal grant designed to give in-program participants the skills and motivation necessary to complete a program of secondary education and to enter and succeed in a program of postsecondary education. 

There are two Upward Bound grants at Mineral Area College serving Bismarck, Central, Farmington, North County, West County, Fredericktown, Arcadia Valley, Valley, Potosi, and Kingston School Districts.


Learn More about the MAC Upward Bound Program:


A Federally Funded Program

The Mineral Area College Upward Bound I program is a TRIO program funded with a five-year, $1,799,140 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. This represents 100% of the program cost. Mineral Area College provides 25% of indirect costs to support the program.

The Mineral Area College Upward Bound II program is a TRIO program funded with a five-year, $1,562,400 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. This represents 100% of the program cost. Mineral Area College provides a portion of indirect costs to support the program.

Upward Bound is one of five programs established by Congress to help low-income, first-generation students enter college and graduate. These programs are referred to as the TRIO programs.

For more information on Upward Bound I or II or for information on how to apply, contact the Upward Bound office located at Mineral Area College:

(573) 518-2156.
Office hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

Mineral Area College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, religion, creed, or marital or parental status. For more information, call the Title VI, Title IX, Section 504 or U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights.

If you have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and need this publication in an alternative format, notify us at 573-431-4593. Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate your special needs.

Weekly Meeting Schedule

Meeting Times and Dates

Bus Schedule

December 2022 Bus Schedule

Summer Program 2023

June 5 - July 14, 2023

Upward Bound 1 Application (Bismarck, Central, Farmington, North County, and West County students)
Upward Bound 2 Application (Arcadia Valley, Fredericktown, Kingston, Potosi, and Valley students)

Link to Income Guidelines

2023 Recruitment Presentation

Frequently Asked Questions about Upward Bound

The following students are eligible to apply to the Upward Bound program:

  • 9-12 graders and rising 9th graders (students finishing their 8th-grade year)
  • Potential first-generation college students (neither parent has a four-year college degree) or students whose families meet income guidelines as defined by the federal government.
  • Students from Bismarck, Central, Farmington, North County, West County, Arcadia Valley, Fredericktown, Kingston, Potosi, or Valley School Districts

Talk to your high school counselor or call the Upward Bound office at 573-518-2156 to apply today!

For more information on Upward Bound or how to apply, contact the UB office located in the North College Center at Mineral Area College.

Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday

Upward Bound Staff

Kim Skaggs, Administrative Assistant
kaskaggs@mineralarea.edu
573-518-2156

Rebecca Neighbors, Director
rneighbo@mineralarea.edu
573-518-2212

Beth Brand, Academic Advisor
Bismarck, Farmington, West County
bbrand@minerlarea.edu
573-518-2187

Dane Korenak, Academic Advisor
Central, North County
dkorenak@mineralarea.edu
573-518-2363

Connie Hester, Academic Advisor
Potosi, Kingston, Fredericktown
chester@mineralarea.edu
573-518-3827

Madeline Pryor, Academic Advisor
Arcadia Valley, Valley of Caledonia
mpryor@mineralarea.edu
573-518-2394

Mineral Area College
P.O. Box 1000
Park Hills, MO 63601
573-518-2156
573-518-2168 (FAX)

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Summer Registration:  May 25, 2023

Summer Program:  June 6 – July 15, 2023