300 Fraser Purchase Road
Latrobe, PA 15650
Program Contact | Amy Hildebrand |
Program Contact Email | amy.hildebrand@stvincent.edu |
Phone | 724-805-2765 |
Website | Program website |
link to program Facebook page |
The Bearcat B.E.S.T. program was born of the need, expressed by parents of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, for transition programming that would focus on the needs of young adults who, while they may not have the aptitude for post-secondary education, could achieve, with appropriate transition programming, a greater level of independence than a sheltered workshop would provide them. The goals of the program are to develop the students’ capabilities in each of the four pillar areas: academics, vocational training, activities of daily living and social skills. Students passing out foodTo increase the level of functional independence for all students in the program To prepare each program participant for an integrated, competitive employment environment To maximize independence in activities of daily living to empower each participant to live in the most independent setting possible; and To assist each student in creating a family/community support system utilizing self-advocacy skills. Based upon the intake assessment, a program of studies will be developed to support the student’s strength areas and to remediate, using evidence-based strategies, identified needs related to each pillar. Courses will be offered according to a schedule patterned after the type of class schedule that a typical college student would enjoy.
Program information submitted: January 31, 2023
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Public or private: | Private |
Type of school: | 4-year college or university |
Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? | No |
Number of students: | 20 |
Description of our summer transition program: |
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Program serves students who have left high school? | No, all of our students are still in high school |
Link to admissions process: | Admissions link |
Criteria for admission |
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Accepts out-of-state students? | No |
Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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Planned program length | 3 years |
Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one: | 100.00% |
Cost | |
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Students pay for the program in the following ways: |
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Academic | |
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Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
Do all students in this program enroll in at least one inclusive college/university course for credit or audit each semester? | No |
Is the credential approved by the college/university? | Awarded by program, not officially recognized by the IHE |
Students in the program have access to the following campus-wide services: |
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Employment | |
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Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 100% |
Other career development activities are: |
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Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: | 100% |
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: | No |
Extracurricular | |
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Percentage of social time spent in inclusive activities (open to all students on campus): | 75-99% |
Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities |
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Students participate in these campus-wide events: |
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