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Blackburn and Beyond

Blackburn and Beyond
Blackburn College
Blackburn and Beyond
700 College Avenue
Carlinville, IL 62626
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Program Contact Brianna Sutton
Program Contact Email blackburnandbeyond@blackburn.edu
Website Program website

Program information submitted: January 23, 2024

General
Public or private: Private
Type of school: 4-year college or university
Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? No
Number of students: 11
Affiliates
School district or agency partner: Carlinville Community Unit School District #1
Contact person: Dr. Becky Schuchman
Requirements
Program serves students who have left high school? Yes, all of our students have left high school
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
  • 4 years
  • Varies from student to student
Cost
Program fees: $7000.00
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:
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
More about course access: Students within the program have access to every course provided by the College. Likewise, every student at the College has access to Blackburn and Beyond classes.
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): 50-74%
Do all students in this program enroll in at least one inclusive college/university course for credit or audit each semester? Yes
Students in the program have access to the following campus-wide services:
  • Career services
  • Disability/accessibility services
  • Academic tutoring services
  • Health services
  • Mental health/counseling services
  • Access to a transcript via the registrar
  • Academic advising services (not program staff)
Employment
Other career development activities are:
  • Internships
  • Work Study
Additional information about career development and work experience: Blackburn is a Work College. Every student residing on campus is expected to participate in the Work Program.
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): 75-99%
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