For Veterans, By Veterans. Veterans Upward Bound

Our Locations

In addition to offering services at Mountain Empire Community College, Southwest Virginia Community College, Virginia Highlands Community College, and Wytheville Community College, the program provides outreach services to other communities within the Commonwealth of Virginia on an “as-needed” basis. Current outreach services are being designed to address the needs of veterans in the Roanoke and New River Valley area.

Participation in Veterans Upward Bound does not obligate veterans to attend college at one of our partner institutions. The program is designed to assist veterans in pursuing postsecondary education programs at the college or university of their choice.

Our Services

• Enrollment Assistance – assistance with college selection and applications, VPT testing prep, and transfer assistance
• Academic Advising – guidance on program availability and course selections
• Financial Aid Information/Assistance – assistance with the FAFSA application and scholarship applications
• College Preparation Courses – refresher courses are available, including grammar, basic math through pre-calculus, Science, and Foreign Language
• Career Planning – career counseling, interest inventories, and job availability
• Tutorial Services
• Workshops – personal and academic workshops are available on an individual basis, including test-taking skills, study skills, note-taking, time management, resume preparation, and determining what type of learning you are.
• Agency Referrals

Who is Eligible?

• Any Veteran who has served 181 days of active duty, and
• Received a discharge other than dishonorable, and
• Is a first-generation college student or
• Meets low-income eligibility guidelines
• Member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of a contingency operation on or before September 11, 2001, and has a high risk for academic failure.

If you are uncertain of your eligibility, contact us for assistance.