Date Commenced
  • Classic: Septembmer 1983
  • STAR: Septembmer 1999
Target Population
  • Classic: Low income, potential first generation college-bound 9th–12th grade students.
  • STAR: Low-income, ethnically diverse students, potential first-generation college-bound students 9th through 12th grades in City Heights, Center City and El Cajon areas.
Collaboration Partners

Upward Bound Classic:

  • Castle Park High School
  • Mar Vista High School
  • Morse High School
  • Mt. Miguel High School
  • Southwest High School

Upward Bound STAR:

  • Crawford High School
  • El Cajon Valley High School
  • Hoover High School
  • San Diego High School
Funding Sources
  • The Upward Bound Classic Program is 97.01% federally funded at $368,761 and 2.99% funded from nonfederal sources at $11,353.
  • The Upward Bound STAR Program is 96.93% federally funded at $293,163 and 3.07% funded from nonfederal sources at $9,292.