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Career and Community Studies

Career and Community Studies
Portland State University
Career and Community Studies
College of Education, Portland State University
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97201
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Program Contact Mary Morningstar
Program Contact Email ccs-psu@pdx.edu
Website Program website
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Career & Community Studies (CCS) is a pre-baccalaureate, non-degree certificate program. We offer an inclusive, four-year college experience for students with intellectual and/or developmental disability. In addition to student services to which all PSU students have access, CCS students receive individualized support for academics, employment, and campus life. Career & Community Studies is currently the only inclusive, post-secondary education program for people with intellectual/developmental disability in the state of Oregon.

Program information submitted: February 1, 2024

General
Public or private: Public
Type of school: 4-year college or university
Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? No
Number of students: 15
Requirements
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
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
Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates
Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term: 30.00%
Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one: 90.00%
Cost
Average student tuition and fees for the current school year: $9400.00
Average out-of-state tuition, current year: $18000.00
Room and board: $6000.00
Program fees: $4000.00
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:
  • Private pay (student and family)
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Funds
  • Scholarships
  • Federal Financial Aid
  • Medicaid Waiver or Day Habilitation funds
Scholarships available: Mountain Crest Counseling scholarship is specifically for CCS students. Student can receive approximately $2,000 based on financial need.
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: We provided individualized and wrap around supports to students who complete modified syllabi within their college coursework.
Students take courses that are only for students in this program: Yes
Information on special classes: They enroll in 4 hours of “seminar” that allows program staff to provide individualized supports. They do not meet for these seminars.
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
Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: Career and Community Studies
Is the credential approved by the college/university? Yes, this credential has been through a formal approval process at the IHE
Students in the program have access to the following campus-wide services:
  • Career services
  • Disability/accessibility services
  • Health services
  • Mental health/counseling services
  • Access to a transcript via the registrar
Employment
Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: 100%
Other career development activities are:
  • Internships
Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: 90%
Additional information about career development and work experience: Students receive individual career counseling and employment experiences including paid work throughout their four years. We partner with a community employment agency to provide career exploration, job development, and job coaching through state vocational rehabilitation and developmental disabilities funding.
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): 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