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an up. It’s a familiar phrase you might hear joked about between friends bound for an adventure. But in Lamoille County, it’s a call for young men to step up and go to college through our donor-funded Man Up program. The program was launched in 2014, in a Vermont county with some of the lowest college-going rates among high school graduates who would be the first in their families to attend college. Through the generous funding of our donors, Man Up offers opportunities for young men between the ages of seventeen and twenty-seven to attend CCV with additional support services and benefits. 10 | 2016 ANNUAL REPORT
The success of the Man Up program in its first year was so profound, it attracted the attention of Governor Peter Shumlin, who invited two Man Up students to the State House for his 2016 State of the State address. As brothers and CCV-Morrisville students Brian and Justin Bourdeau watched from the balcony of the House Chamber, Gov. Shumlin lauded their work in the Man Up program and announced plans for the state to expand the program to a broader demographic and a larger geographic area. Man Up takes a novel approach to getting students into classes and on the way to college degrees. The program is built on a foundation of enhanced support services and leadership opportunities