Eagle Connections
Tallahassee Community College
Eagle Connections
444 Appleyard Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32304
444 Appleyard Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32304
Program Contact | Eagle Connections |
Program Contact Email | eagleconnections@tcc.fl.edu |
Phone | 850-201-8430 |
Website | Program website |
link to program Facebook page |
Eagle Connections is a Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Program (FPCTP) for students with intellectual disabilities. The program follows the mission of TCC and provides a course of study that includes academic enrichment, socialization, and personal and career development to promote employment and independence.
Program information submitted: January 13, 2023
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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: | 10 |
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 |
Deadline to apply to this program: | May |
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: | 2 years |
Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term: | 80.00% |
Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one: | 100.00% |
Cost | |
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Average student tuition and fees for the current school year: | $8210.00 |
Average out-of-state tuition, current year: | $9324.00 |
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: |
College, local, and state scholarships are 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): |
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Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
Information on special classes: |
Program specific workshop classes that are non-catalog, non-academic, and non-weight bearing courses related to life skills. |
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: | Employment Credential |
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: | 0% |
Other career development activities are: |
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Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: | 100% |
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 |
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: | College/University's Student orientation |