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Welcome to Veterans Upward Bound!
Veterans Upward Bound is a program that
helps veterans receive basic instruction in pre-college or GED courses
to help prepare them for college/technical/vocational enrollment, GED
exam and career development. All services, books, supplies and
instruction are provided FREE OF CHARGE
to eligible veterans. We offer classes in Grammar, Composition,
Literature, Science, Basic Math, Algebra I, Algebra II,
Advanced Math, Probability and Statistics, Spanish, Basic Computer Skills: Word, Advanced Computer
Skills: Excel, and Computer Lab. We also
offer Study Skills, Financial Aid and College Success
workshops.
Veterans Upward Bound at East Tennessee
State University is in its twenty-seventh year of operation providing
educational opportunities to veterans in upper East Tennessee and
Southwest Virginia. It is funded by a grant from the United States
Department of Education under Title IV.
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East Tennessee State University is a
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Who is
Eligible?
Veterans from any of
the U.S. armed services who served at least 181
continuous day of active duty and were discharged
after January 31, 1955.
Veterans who served
less than 181 continuous days of active duty as a
result of a medical discharge.
Veterans living in
Carter, Hamblen, Greene, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi,
and Washington counties in Tennessee and Scott, Wise and
Washington counties in Virginia. As well as
Buncombe and Watauga Counties in North Carolina
Other eligibility
requirements are: any discharge, other than
dishonorable, and income levels that fall within
federal guidelines or neither parent graduated with
a four-year college degree.
How Do I
Apply?
Call
423-844-6304
(or
toll free
1-877-260-0043)
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, to
schedule an appointment at a location most
convenient to you.
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