Services

What Services Do We Provide?

We offer small non-credited academic pre-college courses in grammar, composition, mathematics, (including pre-calculus and statistics), literature, lab science, foreign language, computer skills and HiSET/GED preparation.  The payment for fees of post-secondary applications, transcript requests and HiSET/GED testing is provided.  Academic assessment, cultural enrichment activities, financial literacy information, college success workshops, counseling, and career exploration are provided at no cost to eligible veterans.

Veterans Upward Bound pays college application fees, orientation/launch fees, and transcript request fees for eligible veterans. We can also pay eligible veterans a stipend for receiving HiSET/GED/pre-college tutoring from us.

Class Schedule

Class Descriptions

• Program Services

  • Individualized educational plan
  • Academic assessment
  • Computer training
  • Financial aid workshop and counseling
  • College success workshop
  • HiSET/GED and basic skills classes
  • Study skills seminar
  • Pre-college classes
  • Career exploration
  • Educational advisement
  • Cultural enrichment activities
  • Post-secondary school admission counseling
  • Referral to other veteran services
  • Math and English tutoring

  All services and activities are provided at no cost to eligible veteran students.

• Service Area

  Tennessee counties: Carter, Greene, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington
  Virginia counties: Scott and Washington

  Academic classes and advising, and veterans educational benefit services are offered at the following sites:

  • East Tennessee State University, Johnson City Campus
  • ETSU at Kingsport, TN
  • ETSU at Mountain City, TN
  • Walters State at Greeneville, TN
  • Adult Literacy Council, Rogersville, TN