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Achieve

Achieve
Highline College
Achieve
P.O. Box 98000
MS 25-531
Des Moines, WA 98198
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Program Contact Julie Pollard
Program Contact Email achieve@highline.edu
Phone 206.592.3526
Website Program website
Facebook link to program Facebook page

Achieve is a community college certificate program for students with intellectual disabilities that includes credit and non-credit classes, intensive advising, involvement in campus life, and participation in career development activities. Students can access assistance with job placement.

Program information submitted: January 30, 2023

General
Public or private: Public
Type of school: 2-year community college or junior college
Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? No
Number of students: 57
Affiliates
School district or agency partner: Achieve partners with multiple area school districts to serve students in transition. During the 2022-23 academic year, we are partnering with 8 school districts.
Contact person: Achieve has partnered with 12 school districts over the past 11 years. Please contact Achieve to be connected with a school district partner.
Email: achieve@highline.edu
Requirements
Program serves students who have left high school? Yes, all of our students have left high school
Regular high school diploma required? No, an IEP/non-standard diploma/certificate of attendance is accepted
Deadline to apply to this program: March 15, 2023
Criteria for admission
  • Student must be 18 or older
Accepts out-of-state students? Yes
Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have:
  • Intellectual disability
  • Autism
Planned program length 2 years
Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates
Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term: 100.00%
Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one: 100.00%
Cost
Average student tuition and fees for the current school year: $4600.00
Average out-of-state tuition, current year: $10007.00
Room and board: $12000.00
Program fees: $0.00
Additional costs:
Is this program able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP)? Yes
Students pay for the program in the following ways:
  • Private pay (student and family)
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Funds
  • Scholarships
  • Local School District funds
  • Federal Financial Aid
  • Grant Funding
Scholarships available: Students in the program can access scholarships through the Highline Foundation, College Bound and others.
Academic
Students enrolled in this program take the following types of inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities):
  • Typical college courses for credit
  • Typical college courses for audit
  • Typical Continuing Education courses
More about course access: Students have access to the full course catalog. Students work with their advisor and faculty to determine if the course will be taken for credit, or to develop a learning agreement that outlines the student's goals and measurements for the audited course.
Students take courses that are only for students in this program: Yes
Information on special classes: Students participate in a quarterly advising seminar.
Percentage of academic time spent in inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): 75-99%
Do all students in this program enroll in at least one inclusive college/university course for credit or audit each semester? Yes
Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: Comprehensive Transition Certificate
Is the credential approved by the college/university? Yes, this credential has been through a formal approval process at the IHE
Other than the credential listed above, can students earn any other credentials that are available to all students? Students taking classes from traditional academic credit can apply those credits toward other degrees and certificates. Achieve students have earned Hospitality and Tourism, Business Technology, Education, and Human Services certificates.
Students in the program have access to the following campus-wide services:
  • Career services
  • Disability/accessibility services
  • Academic tutoring services
  • Health services
  • Access to a transcript via the registrar
  • Academic advising services (not program staff)
Employment
Other career development activities are:
  • Internships
  • Volunteer work
  • Community Service
  • Work Study
Additional information about career development and work experience: The pandemic affected our ability to place and support students in the community.
Does this program have a working partnership with VR to provide funding, supports and/or services to students in the program? Yes
Housing
Housing is provided to students: Yes
Housing options available:
  • Inclusive on campus
Extracurricular
Students participate in student organizations on campus: Yes
Percentage of social time spent in inclusive activities (open to all students on campus): 100%
Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities
  • Registered student organizations
  • Student government
  • Club sports
  • Campus events
  • Study abroad
Students participate in these campus-wide events:
  • College/University's Student orientation
  • College/University's Family orientation
  • College/University's Graduation