UB serves students in 9th – 12th grade from the following schools:
McCreary Central High School
North Laurel High School
Pulaski County High School
Rockcastle County High School
Somerset High School
South Laurel High School
Southwestern High School
Whitley County High School
To participate, students must:
Have an interest in going to college
Attend 9th – 11th grade in one of the above schools
Meet income criteria or
Be the first member of their family who would attend a 4-year college
Attend 3 workshops per month – one Saturday morning & 2 afterschool
(for their efforts, students receive $10 for afterschool workshops & $20 for Saturdays)
Have the maturity to commit 6 weeks to the summer residential program where they stay in Berea’s dorms & take classes