Career and Community Studies
Portland State University
Career and Community Studies
College of Education, Portland State University
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97201
College of Education, Portland State University
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97201
Program Contact | Mary Morningstar |
Program Contact Email | ccs-psu@pdx.edu |
Website | Program website |
link to program Facebook page |
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
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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 | |
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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 |
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Accepts out-of-state students? | Yes |
Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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Planned program length | 4 years |
Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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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 | |
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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: |
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Scholarships available: | Mountain Crest Counseling scholarship is specifically for CCS students. Student can receive approximately $2,000 based on financial need. |
Academic | |
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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: |
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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: | 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 | |
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Housing is provided to students: | Yes |
Housing options available: |
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Extracurricular | |
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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 |
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Students participate in these campus-wide events: |
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