5900 S Santa Fe Drive
Littleton, CO 80120
| Program Contact | Jennifer Dena |
| jennifer.dena@arapahoe.edu | |
| Phone | 303.797.5806 |
| Website | https://www.arapahoe.edu/elevate-acc |
Elevate at ACC was established in 2016 to provide inclusive higher education for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to foster academic growth, prepare for gainful employment, develop needed skills for independent living, and engage socially with the broader campus community. The program provides students with a holistic higher education experience that is designed to be a progression of fully-inclusive academic courses, outcome-focused vocational preparation, student-centered personal development, and naturally-supported campus involvement. Elevate students are held to high standards and empowered to take responsibility for their future goals. Each student partners with an Elevate team member to collaboratively design an Individualized Academic Plan, which aligns with the student’s identified career goal and also affords them the opportunity to grow personally, developing needed skills for future employment.
| 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: | 19 |
| Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Deadline to apply to this program: | March 1 |
| Link to admissions process: | Admissions link |
| Requirements for admission to this program: |
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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: | 3 years |
| Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
|---|---|
| Percent of students applying who are admitted: | 63% |
| Cost | |
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| Cost of the program: |
https://www.arapahoe.edu/paying-college/financial-aid/cost-attendance |
| 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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| Academic | |
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| Students take these types of "typical" courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | Typical college courses for credit |
| Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
| Information on special classes: |
We offer an Elevate Workshop series that focuses on independent living skill building and personal development. |
| Classroom/academic time spent only with other students in this program: | Less than 25% of the time |
| Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | Comprehensive Higher Education Certificate |
| The credential(s) is/are: |
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| Employment | |
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| Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 50% |
| Other career development activities are: |
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| Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: | 0% |
| 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 time spent only with other students in this program: | Less than 25% of the time |
| Students have participated in these social/extracurricular activities and organizations: |
Student Government Association, Student Clubs, Student Life activities |