COACH Program

College of DuPage

COACH Program
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

Program Contact	Tracy Kline
Program Contact Email	klinet940@cod.edu
Phone	630-942-3779
Website	Program website

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COACH (Career Opportunities and ACHievement) is a two-year program for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities. In addition to an academic focus on reading, writing, math and computer literacy, COACH also promotes social skills, independence and career exploration. COACH has been developed to provide post-transition students with engaging educational and life-skills training to help prepare for meaningful employment.

Program information submitted a year or more ago

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:	30

Requirements
Deadline to apply to this program:	None
Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have:	Intellectual disability Autism

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:	Private pay (student and family) Vocational Rehabilitation Funds Adult intellectual/developmental disability state agency 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 Typical college courses for audit Typical Continuing Education courses
More about course access:	<p>Students often take 1 credit offerings such as Physical Education, Music, and Art.</p>
Students take courses that are only for students in this program:	Yes

Employment
Other career development activities are:	Internships Volunteer work Community Service
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:	Yes