GEAR UP is designed to create a college-headed culture in middle schools, while continuing to serve the students as they proceed through high school graduation.

TRIO/SSS is a federally funded student support program. It is designed to help first-generation, low-income, and students with disabilities who plan to transfer to a 4-year university.

Upward Bound is a federally-funded TRIO program through the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC. The program originated nationally in 1964, to assist underrepresented students achieve their postsecondary education goals