Family Resources

GEAR UP Birmingham(GUB) is proud to partner with the Alabama Community College System(ACCS) to offer college tuition waivers to all GUB students and their eligible legal guardians. The waiver is available to the students of the Birmingham cohort upon successful completion of high school who meet the specified criteria for college admission. The GUB College tuition waiver is also available to the legal guardians of GUB students who are currently enrolled in the cohort and qualify for admission at any two-year institution or technical college within the ACCS.

• College Tuition Waiver Eligibility Requirements & Application Process
• College Tuition Waiver Verification Application

Financial Aid

• Regions Bank School Years Resources

Financial Education

Take control of your financial life, with the help of our provided resources. Learn ways to balance your income and expenses to make a plan for budgeting, retirement savings and more

• Alabama Treasury
• Money Management
• Junior Achievement
• GCF Money Tips

Career Interest Inventory

Take these two assessments to begin gathering information about yourself to help your career exploration process.

• My Next Move Interest Profiler
• Personality Test

Comprehensive Mentoring

Online Learning

Below you will find a list of helpful tools to help you succeed in the classroom. These platforms can help you with studying and test preparation for all subject areas.

• Hippocampus
• Khan Academy
• Discovery Education Homework Help
• Algebra Tutoring
• Geometry Tutoring