Achieve
Highline College
Achieve
P.O. Box 98000
MS 25-531
Des Moines, WA 98198
P.O. Box 98000
MS 25-531
Des Moines, WA 98198
Program Contact | Julie Pollard |
Program Contact Email | achieve@highline.edu |
Phone | 206.592.3526 |
Website | Program website |
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
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
Link to admissions process: | Admissions link |
Criteria for admission |
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Accepts out-of-state students? | Yes |
Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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Planned program length | 2 years |
Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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: |
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Scholarships available: | Students in the program can access scholarships through the Highline Foundation, College Bound and others. |
Academic | |
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Students enrolled in this program take the following types of inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): |
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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: |
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Employment | |
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Other career development activities are: |
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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 | |
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Housing is provided to students: | Yes |
Housing options available: |
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Extracurricular | |
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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 |
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Students participate in these campus-wide events: |
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