The Upward Bound program housed at North Central Missouri College (NCMC) in Trenton, is now recruiting and accepting participant applications for the 2023-2024 school year. High School students from Brookfield, Chillicothe, Gallatin, Hamilton, Trenton and Tri-County are invited to submit applications by working through their school counselor. The deadline for Upward Bound applications is May 16. The purpose of the program is to help students overcome class, social, academic, and cultural barriers to higher education through academic instruction, advising, tutoring, motivational and study skills, college visits, a culturally rewarding summer component, and other support services to aid those interested in attending college after high school.