SOAR Program

Support, Opportunities, Advocacy and Resources for Nontraditional Students

SOAR provides a wide range of Support, Opportunities, Advocacy, and Resources for adult learners with financial need pursuing their first bachelor’s degree. Whether returning to school change careers, advance in your current career, improve economic prospects, finish what you started long ago, or be one of the first in your family to earn a Michigan degree, SOAR can help you achieve your goals.

Qualifying students receive a scholarship during their first three semesters at UM-Dearborn and can attend part-time or full-time. Students also benefit from academic and personal support that continues beyond the first year until they graduate from the university.

My SOAR Story
The SOAR Program has changed my life tremendously.
— SOAR STUDENT JENINE CONNORS

SOAR Program Staff

Ellen Judge-Gonzalez

Director, Student Outreach and Academic Resources Program (SOAR)

SOAR graduates share their stories

SOAR Graduate Elissa Gonzalez
SOAR Graduate Husan Sharif
Soar Graduate Jagara Bell

SOAR Program

1038 - College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters Building
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Phone: 313-593-3960
Fax: 313-593-5552