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Adult Center for Transition at RCSJ

Adult Center for Transition at RCSJ
Rowan College of South Jersey (Gloucester Campus & Cumberland Campus)
Adult Center for Transition at RCSJ
1400 Tanyard Rd
3322 3322 College Dr, Vineland, NJ 08360 College Dr, Vineland, NJ 08360
Sewell, NJ 8080
Program Contact Ramon Casanova
Program Contact Email act@rcsj.edu
Phone 856-200-4783
Website Program website

Adult Center for Transition (ACT)
​​The Adult Center for Transition (ACT) program students will receive education and employment preparedness, self-advocacy training, and have access to community resources. ACT students will concentrate on the enhancement of literacy, writing composition, mathematics, social sciences, financial literacy, work-place readiness, personal growth and development, computer literacy and activities of daily living. Utilizing person-centered planning, career interest inventories, resume writing and interview skills, job shadowing along with supported employment, students will be better able to define their career goals. Socialization and life skills opportunities will be accessed through RCSJ clubs and activities including Unified Sports/Special Olympics.​

Fundamentals of College (Gloucester Campus):
Students in the Fundamentals of College program will receive the necessary education and skills required to transfer into college credit classes or move into a career focused industry standard certification course. They will have the opportunity to develop a career pathway, which includes workplace experience, preparation for accessing college resources, 1 RCSJ college credit course, and one 3-credit college course subsidized by RCSJ. Students will be better prepared for today's competitive workplace.

Workforce Readiness/Pre-Vocational (Gloucester & Cumberland Campuses):
The Workforce Readiness program is designed to enhance each student's workplace soft skills, employability and interpersonal skills. These enhancements all lead to a student's greater independence within the community. Students will focus on developing a career pathway and a career portfolio, which includes having a workplace experience, and the possibility of a credential/certificate course that matches their career goal, along with a 1 credit RCSJ course. Students in this transitional program will receive the education, training, and skills necessary to become employable in today's competitive workplace.

Program information submitted: February 10, 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: 50
Affiliates
School district or agency partner: Gloucester County Special Services School District
Requirements
Program serves students who have left high school? Yes, all of our students have left high school
Regular high school diploma required? Yes, a regular high school diploma or GED is required
Criteria for admission
  • Student must be 18 or older
Accepts out-of-state students? No
Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have:
  • Intellectual disability
  • Autism
  • Physical/Developmental
Planned program length 2 years
Cost
Average student tuition and fees for the current school year: $3600.00
Program fees: $350.00
Is this program able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP)? No
Students pay for the program in the following ways:
  • Private pay (student and family)
  • Scholarships
  • Adult intellectual/developmental disability state agency funds
Academic
Students enrolled in this program take the following types of inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): Students do not take typical college courses
Students take courses that are only for students in this program: Yes
Percentage of academic time spent in inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): 25-49%
Do all students in this program enroll in at least one inclusive college/university course for credit or audit each semester? No
Students in the program have access to the following campus-wide services:
  • Career services
  • Disability/accessibility services
  • Academic tutoring services
  • Health services
Employment
Other career development activities are:
  • Internships
  • Volunteer work
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: No
Extracurricular
Students participate in student organizations on campus: No
Percentage of social time spent in inclusive activities (open to all students on campus): 50-74%
Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities
  • Registered student organizations
  • Student government
  • Club sports
  • Campus events
Students participate in these campus-wide events:
  • College/University's Student orientation
  • College/University's Family orientation
  • College/University's Graduation