1158 Wayside Road
Tinton Falls, NJ 07712
| Program Contact | Karen Halloran |
| khalloran@arcofmonmouth.org | |
| Phone | 732.493.1919 |
| Website | http://arcofmonmouth.org/what-we-do/support-program-offerings/kach.html |
The Arc of Monmouth collaborated with Brookdale Community College in 2010 to launch a pilot program, Keep Achieving (Kach) at Brookdale to address the needs of transitioning young adults with Intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). In order to be considered as a Kach students, an individual must be at least 21 years old and have competed their educational entitlement OR 18 years old, refereed and sponsored by their high school’s Child Study Team. An individual must demonstrate a desire to improve their lives through continuing education, improving life skills and exploring employment or volunteer opportunities.
Kach provides a variety of classroom and experiential learning at Brookdale Community College consisting of sic (6) college semesters over a three-year period. The Arc of Monmouth and Brookdale Community College identified five areas of need for transition students into the community: Self-determination, employment or volunteer opportunities, post-secondary education, vocational training, and community involvement/volunteering.
| 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: | 18 |
| Affiliates | |
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| School district or agency partner: | The Arc of Monmouth |
| Contact person: | Karen Halloran |
| Requirements | |
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| Requirements for admission to this program: |
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| Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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| Program length: | 3 years |
| Cost | |
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| 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: |
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| Scholarships available: |
• High School Sponsorship funding for 3 years |
| 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: |
The Kach Curriculum (self-contained classes)
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| Time spent only with other students in this program: | Between half the time and 75% of the time |
| Employment | |
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| Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 25% |
| Other career development activities are: |
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| Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: | 25% |
| 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: | 75% |