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Campus Connect

Campus Connect
Madison Area Technical College
Campus Connect
1701 Wright Street
Madison, WI 53704
Program Contact Eric J.Hartz
Program Contact Email ehartz1@madisoncollege.edu
Phone 608-516-5216
Website Program website

Campus Connect is an innovative approach to inclusive post-secondary education for students with disabilities. The Campus Connect program is a partnership between Madison College and the MMSD. The program takes place on the Madison College campus and provides an opportunity for students who require more than the traditional level of support to be successful in a college environment. Campus Connect has the goal of providing relevant post-secondary academic/vocational preparation leading to paid employment in an area identified by the student. The program is available to students with disabilities who are 18 years of age or older and still enrolled in high school.

Program information submitted: January 12, 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
Students in this program: Are still enrolled in high school
Number of students: 45
Description of our summer transition program:
Affiliates
School district or agency partner: Madison Metropolitan School District
Contact person: Eric Hartz
Email: ehartz@madison.k12.wi.us
Requirements
Program serves students who have left high school? No, all of our students are still in high school
Deadline to apply to this program: March prior to school year
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
  • SLD, EBD, Vison, Hearing, Mobility, OHI
Program length: Varies from student to student
Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates
Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term: 60.00%
Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one: 75.00%
Cost
Average student tuition and fees for the current school year: $5000.00
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:
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Funds
  • Local School District funds
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
More about course access: Campus Connect if a fully inclusive program.
Percentage of academic time spent in inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): 100%
Do all students in this program enroll in at least one inclusive college/university course for credit or audit each semester? Yes
Other than the credential listed above, can students earn any other credentials that are available to all students? Students earn college degrees and certificates that are available to all college students such as CNA, Child Care, Culinary, Technical, and many others.
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
Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: 75%
Other career development activities are:
  • Community Service
  • Work Study
Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: 80%
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): 100%
Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities
  • Registered student organizations
  • Student government
  • Club sports
  • Campus events
  • Study abroad
  • Fraternities/sororities
Students participate in these campus-wide events:
  • College/University's Student orientation
  • College/University's Family orientation
  • College/University's Graduation