TRiO Upward Bound

1825 SW Broadway, M330
503-725-4458
www.pdx.edu/ubets

Upward Bound, a college preparation program for high school students, has been hosted at Portland State University since 1980. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Upward Bound is a year-round program designed to improve students' academic and study skills in high school, to develop their career and educational plans, and to help them enter and succeed in higher education. Upward Bound serves low income, first generation high school students from the following school neighborhoods: Franklin, Jefferson, McDaniel, and Roosevelt.