At your school. Here to support you.
GEAR UP coordinators work specifically with your school to provide answers to your questions and support as you navigate middle school, high school and the transition to college.
If you are a GEAR UP student or family, you can count on us to:
- Support you in challenging classes
- Provide tutoring and afterschool programs
- Help you understand the cost of college and how to pay for college with financial aid, scholarships, grants, work study and more.
- Invite you to participate in college visits, career trips, internships, summer camps, and more to help you learn how to prepare for and access college and experience careers as a scientist, a doctor, or an engineer
- Assist students with their college applications, searching for scholarships, and completing their financial aid applications
- Partner with families to help you understand how to support your college dreams
Auburn School District
Cascade Middle School
Olympic Middle School
Rainier Middle School
Auburn High School
Highline School District
Cascade Middle School
Glacier Middle School
Chinook Middle School
Kent School District
(Kent School District only had 1 cohort [Class of 2024]. Their contract has now ended, and we are no longer serving 3 schools in Kent during the 2024 – 2025 academic year.)
Renton School District
Demmitt Middle School
Tukwila School District
Showalter Middle School
Foster High School





