Grow Your Future
McFatter Technical College
Grow Your Future
6500 Nova Drive
Davie, FL 33317
6500 Nova Drive
Davie, FL 33317
| Program Contact | Christy Bradford |
| Christy.bradford@browardschools.com | |
| Phone | 754-321-8400 |
| Website | https://www.browardschools.com/Page/40976 |
The Grow Your Future Program provides students with intellectual disabilities an inclusive postsecondary education through Agriscience Education, and the Professional Culinary Arts & Hospitality or Automotive Collision Technology Technician programs.
Program information submitted: February 26, 2021
| General | |
|---|---|
| Public or private: | Public |
| Type of school: | Technical or vocational/trade school |
| Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? | No |
| Students in this program: | Have graduated or exited from high school |
| Number of students: | 10 |
| Affiliates | |
|---|---|
| School district or agency partner: | Broward County Public Schools |
| Contact person: | Christy.Bradford@browardschools.com |
| Email: | Christy.Bradford@browardschools.com |
| Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Program serves students who have left high school? | Yes, all of our students have left high school |
| Regular H.S. diploma required? | No, an IEP/non-standard diploma/certificate of attendance is accepted |
| 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: | 1 year |
| Cost | |
|---|---|
| Average student tuition and fees for the current school year | $5000.00 |
| Average out-of-state tuition, current year | $15000.00 |
| 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: | Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities https://fcsua.org/ |
| Academic | |
|---|---|
| Students take these types of "typical" courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | Typical college courses for credit |
| More about course access: | Courses through Vocational programming, not actual college credit hours. |
| Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
| Are students in this program able to access support services through your IHE disability services office? | Yes |
| Information on special classes: | Students are required to first attend a specialized pre-requisite course before transitioning inclusively into the Culinary Arts or Automotive program. |
| Percentage of academic time spent only with other students in this program: | Between 25% of the time and half the time |
| Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | vocational program completion certificate |
| Is the credential IHE-approved? | Yes, this credential has been through a formal approval process at the IHE |
| Employment | |
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| Other career development activities are: |
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| Does this program have a working partnership with VR to provide funding, supports and/or services to students in the program? | No |
| 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: | 25% |