Supporting Students from Precollege to Postgrad
The College Access & Student Success (CASS) Office at BU Wheelock provides effective, efficient, and student-centered outreach programs and research work that aim to improve educational outcomes for students traditionally underserved by US higher education, including students with low incomes and first-generation students.
Our Impact
Our programs and participants make a different in academic futures of young leaders across Boston.
Enrolled in College
93
%
of the 2018 class of Upward Bound & Upward Bound Math Science students went on to enroll in college.
Students Served
14,295
students have been helped by BU BUILD over the past 20 years.
Student Support
CASS programs support precollege students (K–12) through federally funded programs like America Reads, GEAR UP, and TRIO Upward Bound and TRIO Upward Bound Math Science, as well as BU Wheelock graduate students through the AACTE Holmes programs. Support for participants is program specific, but the goal is to provide services that help individuals achieve their educational goals.