Keep Achieving at Brookdale

Brookdale Community College

Keep Achieving at Brookdale
1158 Wayside Road
Tinton Falls, NJ 07712

Program Contact	Karen Halloran
Email	khalloran@arcofmonmouth.org
Phone	732.493.1919
Website	http://arcofmonmouth.org/what-we-do/support-program-offerings/kach.html

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Keep Achieving (Kach) is a three-year college experience in collaboration with Brookdale Community College. Kach provides classroom and experiential learning on campus and in the community. Students attend Kach classes to strengthen basic academic skills, audit regular college courses during years two and three, and enjoy full integration into the Brookdale community, including time in the fitness center and campus volunteer work. Students develop a life-long love for learning, gain marketable employment skills, and better social awareness.

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:	18

Affiliates
School district or agency partner:	The Arc of Monmouth
Contact person:	Karen Halloran

Requirements
Requirements for admission to this program:	Other diploma (e.g., IEP diploma, certificate of attendance) 18-26 Or have completed their educational entitlement (age 21)
Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have:	Intellectual disability Autism
Program length:	3 years

Cost
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:	Local School District funds Medicaid Waiver or Day Habilitation funds
Scholarships available:	• High School Sponsorship funding for 3 years • DDD/Medicaid funding through the state

Academic
Students take these types of "typical" 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:	The Kach Curriculum (self-contained classes) Year 1 ONLY - Reading/Literacy, Functional Math, Introduction to College, Healthy Relationships and Conflict Management, Career Awareness/Exploration, Self-Advocacy Year 2 ONLY Reading/Literacy, Functional Math and Career Awareness Year 3 ONLY Independent Living and Career Development/Employment
Time spent only with other students in this program:	Between half the time and 75% of the time

Employment
Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program:	25%
Other career development activities are:	Volunteer work Community Service
Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program:	25%

Housing
Housing is provided to students:	No

Extracurricular
Students participate in student organizations on campus:	Yes
Proportion of time spent only with other students in this program:	75%

Last updated: Friday, September 13, 2019 - 10:39