1200 W. Algonquin Road
Palatine, IL 60067
| Program Contact | Eric Wiebe |
| Program Contact Email | we38933@harpercollege.edu |
| Phone | 847-925-6161 |
| Website | Program website |
The Career Skills Institute Program
CSI is an educational program at Harper College for students with mild cognitive disabilities, ages 18 and above. CSI assesses and strengthens basic employability skills and helps student develop realistic career plans.
Two Year Sequence:
Year one includes six modules focusing on basic academics and communication.
Year two includes six modules focusing on career exploration with a guided vocational experience.
CSI students benefit from opportunities to:
Develop academic, vocational, and social skills.
Learn appropriate work behavior.
Develop career-related interests.
Receive an honest assessment of their career potentials and the continuing supports they will require in the
workplace.
Program information submitted: February 1, 2023
| General | |
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| 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: | Have graduated or exited from high school |
| Number of students: | 22 |
| Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Program serves students who have left high school? | Yes, all of our students have left high school |
| Deadline to apply to this program: | Campus applications process is summer preceding fall semester start but must already be approved |
| 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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| Program length: | 2 years |
| Cost | |
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| Average student tuition and fees for the current school year: | $2500.00 |
| 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: |
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| Scholarships available: | The Harper Foundation has a list of scholarships available |
| 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 Continuing Education courses |
| Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
| Information on special classes: | Year One: Self-Advocacy Reading Consumer Math English Computers Communication Year Two: Workplace Communication Career Exploration I & II Employment/Life Skills Workplace Experience |
| Students in the program have access to the following campus-wide services: |
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| Employment | |
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| Other career development activities are: |
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| Housing | |
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| Housing is provided to students: | No |
| Extracurricular | |
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| Students participate in student organizations on campus: | Yes |
| Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities |
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| Students participate in these campus-wide events: |
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