Welcome to GEAR UP Wyoming!

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a federally-funded, statewide grant in Wyoming that provides services to 2,000 seventh through twelfth grade, income-eligible students each year.

The GEAR UP goal of increasing the number of eligible students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education is accomplished by:

• providing academic support, college preparation, and family services through our GEAR UP offices located in each of the seven community colleges in Wyoming
• providing educator training and school improvement initiatives through a partnership with the Wyoming Department of Education.

GEAR UP Wyoming is funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education totaling $3,548,876 annually with an additional $3,548,876 annually provided by in-kind and scholarship contributions.