Career Skills Institute
Harper College
Career Skills Institute
1200 W. Algonquin Road
Palatine, IL 60067
1200 W. Algonquin Road
Palatine, IL 60067
| Program Contact | Linda Hoeck |
| lhoeck@harpercollege.edu | |
| Phone | 847.925.6000 ext. 2076 |
| Website | http://goforward.harpercollege.edu/ce/enrichment/specialneeds.php |
The Career Skills Institute provides an educational program for students with mild cognitive disabilities, age 18 and above, that assesses and strengthens basic employability skills and helps student develop a realistic career plan.
Two Year Sequence:
- Year one includes six course modules focusing on basic academics and communication.
- Year two includes six course modules focusing on career exploration with a guided vocational experience.
The Career Skills Institute's students benefit from the opportunity 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.
| 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: | Have graduated or exited from high school |
| Number of students: | 28 |
| Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Deadline to apply to this program: | summer preceding Fall semester start |
| Link to admissions process: | Admissions link |
| Requirements for admission to this program: |
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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 |
| Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
|---|---|
| Percent of students applying who are admitted: | 100% |
| Retention rate: | 92% |
| Cost | |
|---|---|
| Tuition amount: | $2,500.00 |
| Program specific fees: | $0.00 |
| 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
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| Academic | |
|---|---|
| Students take these types of "typical" 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 1: Self-Advocacy, Reading, Consumer Math, English, Computers, Communication Year 2: Workplace Communication, Career Exploration I & II, Employment/Life Skills, Workplace Experience |
| Classroom/academic time spent only with other students in this program: | All of the time |
| Employment | |
|---|---|
| Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 60% |
| Other career development activities are: |
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| Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: | 80% |
| Housing | |
|---|---|
| Housing is provided to students: | No |
| Extracurricular | |
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| Students participate in student organizations on campus: | Yes |
| Proportion of time spent only with other students in this program: | Between half and 75% of the time |
| Students have participated in these social/extracurricular activities and organizations: |
Internships on campus |
Last updated: Monday, February 25, 2019 - 11:47