1 Riverside Drive
East Hartford, CT 6118
| Program Contact | Ellen Swider |
| ESwider@goodwin.edu | |
| Phone | 860-727-6793 |
| Website | http://thinkcollege.net |
| Program Facebook link |
An inclusive college program specifically for students with intellectual disabilities resulting in competitive integrated employment and independence in community living including accessing community resources. Students who satisfactorily complete the program will earn a Drezek Certificate of Occupational and Life Skills.
Program information submitted: March 11, 2021
| General | |
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| Public or private: | Private |
| Type of school: | 4-year college or university |
| Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? | No |
| Students in this program: |
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| Number of students: | 0 |
| This program will be serving students in: | 2021-2022 |
| Summer program name | N/A |
| Description of our summer transition program: |
Students have the opportunity to take summer courses and participate in summer work experience and other available offerings. |
| Summer program link: | N/A |
| Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Program serves students who have left high school? | Some of our students have left high school |
| Deadline to apply to this program: | Rolling |
| 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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| Program length: | 4 years |
| Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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| Notes on acceptance and attendance: |
Launch delayed until Fall 2021; cohort already identified |
| Cost | |
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| 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: |
Via FAFSA |
| Academic | |
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| Students take these types of "typical" courses (with students who don't have disabilities): |
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| More about course access: |
Students who are taking courses for credit are expected to fulfill all requirements and objectives of that course using UDL opportunities. Students who audit courses have developed individual learning agreements with their college faculty for which they will receive credit. All coursework, whether for credit or audit, counts as clock hours towards the Drezek Certificate of Occupational and Life Skills. |
| Are students in this program able to access support services through your IHE disability services office? | Yes |
| Percentage of academic time spent only with other students in this program: | None of the time |
| Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | Drezek Certificate of Occupational and Life Skills |
| Is the credential IHE-approved? | Awarded by program, not officially recognized by the IHE |
| Employment | |
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| Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 0% |
| Other career development activities are: |
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| Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: | 0% |
| We offer the following specialized credentials: |
We anticipate that 100% of students will participate in integrated work experiences |
| 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: | No |
| Extracurricular | |
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| Students participate in student organizations on campus: | Yes |
| Proportion of social time spent only with other students in this program: | None of the time |
| Students have participated in these social/extracurricular activities and organizations: |
Any programs and activities that students are interested in including programmatic clubs, sports clubs, special interest clubs, and other scheduled events |