You can get free help getting ready for college, university or technical school: academic refresher classes, individual and group tutoring, study skills, GED preparation, entrance preparation and college curriculum information. The program also offers career interest inventories, job outlook information, help finding training, career exploration and planning, education funding information and financial aid application help. Supplies, instructional materials and all services are free. It runs at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, the University Center in Rapid City, Black Hills State University, National American University and Western Dakota Technical Institute, and also serves veterans in online programs and elsewhere in the Black Hills region.
Contact the Veterans Upward Bound Program Advisor at 501 E. St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, or call 605-390-0746.
Your DD214 or other discharge paperwork showing your service and character of discharge, and income or first-generation information to establish eligibility.
