Who We Are Now
The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley has been funded with a federal grant from the Department of Education to help prepare eligible Cameron and Hidalgo Counties veterans to access and pursue a program of higher education for FREE. With your support, this program will continue beyond our presently approved four-year grant.
The program will:
- Provide all support services to access a post-secondary education
- Provide intensive basic skills development in those academic subjects required for a successful completion of a high school equivalency program and for admission to post-secondary programs
- Assist veterans in securing support services from other local resources, such as Veterans Affairs, state veterans services, veterans associations, and other state and local agencies that serve veterans
The TRIO Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) Program at the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley is a FREE, non-credited, pre-college program federally funded with a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Post-secondary Education
The primary goal of TRIO VUB is to prepare eligible veterans to enter college, be successful in college, and to graduate from college. Students create and utilize an Individual Education Success Plan that details their education and career goals and the time frames to accomplish them. Regardless, of whether a veteran wants to complete a high school equivalency program or a bachelor's degree, individualized and personalized attention is granted to all participants.
TRIO VUB provides 125 Cameron County and 125 Hidalgo County eligible veterans with academic instruction and support services every year. Classes are held continuously throughout the year during the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Academic classes in math, composition, literature, laboratory science, and foreign language are offered in addition to academic and personal advisement, financial and economic literacy presentations, plus college and career success workshops. The program also refers participants to other support services on and off campus based on their respective educational and personal needs.