Gear Up

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP) is a federally funded program designed to to elevate the academic achievement, college attendance, and graduation rates of first-generation, low-income, underrepresented, and underserved students. GEAR UP works in partnership with educational and community institutions to provide students and families with one-on-one and group advising, academic and tutoring support, college and career exploration opportunities, skill building workshops, enrichment programs, college visits, and educational field trips. CSUDH was awarded the GEAR UP Grant in 2011, 2017, and 2018.

• 2011 GEAR UP in South Central Los Angeles served the high school graduating class of 2017
• 2017 GEAR UP in Hawthorne serves the high school graduating class of 2024
• 2018 GEAR UP in Compton will serve the high school graduating class of 2023 and 2024

For more information about the GEAR UP Program, visit the U.S. Department of Education website.