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VETERANS BENEFITS
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 The
Benefits of the Veteran Upward Bound Program |
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Program
Serves |
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Educational
Services |
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Personal
Counseling Services |
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The Benefits of the Veterans Upward Bound Program |
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The
Veterans Upward Bound Program offers FREE educational courses
and career counseling from the country's premier community college.
The project is here to help eligible veterans enter and succeed with
post secondary education. |
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The Program Serves: |
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- ALL
VETERANS - peacetime and wartime.
- DISABLED
VETERANS
- FIRST
GENERATION-IN-COLLEGE VETERANS
- LOW
INCOME VETERANS
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 IF
YOU SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES, YOU
ARE PROBABLYELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE.
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Educational Services: |
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First, we'll help you select goals. After completing standardized
tests, you will decide how to prepare for future learning. Working
individually with teachers, and tutors, you will be assisted with
the following:
- Acquiring
studying, note-taking, and test-taking skills.
- Developing
English communication abilities in reading, writing, and speaking.
- Improving
your understanding of arithmetic and algebra.
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Personal Counseling Services: |
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Acknowledging
that it can be difficult to manage part-time jobs, and individual
and family responsibilities while attempting to manage class work,
the staff of the Veterans Upward Bound Program will help you make
the necessary adjustments in your life to prepare to you to successfully
deal with college studies.
- We
will supply you with a wide spectrum of options to help you decide
on an appropriate degree or certificate program at an accredited
college or training school.
- You
will be shown how to access student support ser vices, such as
libraries, financial aid information, and career counseling.
- You
will be exposed to local, national, and international cultural
programs to enhance your appreciation and understanding of global
diversity and to be involved in community affairs.
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- THE
VETERANS UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM'S CLASSES LAST A FULL SEMESTER,
ABOUT SIXTEEN (16) WEEKS.
- ALL
CLASSES, BOOKS AND MATERIALS ARE FREE TO PARTICIPANTS.
- IF
CLASSES ARE ATTENDED ON A REGULAR BASIS, A MONTHLY STIPEND IS
GIVEN TO HELP WITH TRANSPORTATION COSTS.
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