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LifePrep@Naz

LifePrep@Naz
Nazareth University
LifePrep@Naz
Nazareth University
4245 East Ave
Rochester, NY 14618
Program Contact Nuala Boyle
Program Contact Email lifeprep@mail.naz.edu
Phone 585-389-2670
Website Program website
Facebook link to program Facebook page

LifePrep@Naz is an innovative program designed to provide students with intellectual and developmental disabilities with a college experience, strengthening their life skills, vocational skills, self-sufficiency, and independence. Created through the collaborative relationship between Nazareth, Victor Central School District, and The Arc of Monroe, the LifePrep@Naz program thrives on the passion and commitment of everyone involved.

Through campus employment, matriculated Nazareth students serve as peer mentors to the LifePrep students, providing consistent peer-to-peer interaction. The mentors assist and support LifePrep students in LifePrep and Nazareth classes, and accompany them to lunch, as well as to their on-campus vocational experiences.

LifePrep students are fully immersed in campus life, including but not limited to:
* Enrollment in Nazareth courses
* Involvement in clubs & organizations
* Attendance at college functions and athletic events
* Internships on campus
* Participation in Commencement upon completion of the LifePrep program

Alumni of LifePrep are also granted auditing privileges at greatly reduced rates.

Program information submitted: January 23, 2024

General
Public or private: Private
Type of school: 4-year college or university
Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? No
Number of students: 20
Affiliates
School district or agency partner: Victor Central School District
Contact person: Karyn Ryan
Email: ryanka@victorschools.org
Requirements
Program serves students who have left high school? Some 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: School-Age is Feb. 14th. Adult-Agency is March 1st.
Criteria for admission
  • Student must be 18 or older
  • Age range: 18-25
  • • Completed 4 years of high school • Able to maintain attention for 60 minutes • Able to follow code of conduct • Motivated to attend program on a college campus • Committed to vocational development at a level leading to competitive employment • Capable of working in a 1:12 staff participant ratio • Self-manage independently and self-medicate • Complete independence on campus and surrounding areas • Ability to manage behavior independently.
Accepts out-of-state students? No
Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have:
  • Intellectual disability
  • Autism
Planned program length 4 years
Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates
Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one: 100.00%
Notes on acceptance and attendance: We don't track acceptance rates for new students.
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:
  • Adult intellectual/developmental disability state agency funds
  • Local School District funds
  • Medicaid Waiver or Day Habilitation funds
Academic
Students enrolled in this program take the following types of inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): Typical college courses for audit
More about course access: LifePrep students are able to search the course catalogue and, with permission of the instructor, enroll in the course. As with any student's registration process, a LifePrep student can not register for a course that is waitlisted. Alumni of the LifePrep program can continue auditing a Naz class each semester at a very reduced rate.
Students take courses that are only for students in this program: Yes
Information on special classes: Life-Centered Education, Vocational Education, Fitness, Cooking, Music Presentation, keyboarding
Percentage of academic time spent in inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): 25-49%
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: Certificate of Completion of the LifePrep@Naz program
Is the credential approved by the college/university? Awarded by program, not officially recognized by the IHE
Employment
Other career development activities are:
  • Internships
Additional information about career development and work experience: two pre-vocational specialists from The Arc of Monroe teach vocational skills classes and support students in their internships on campus.
Does this program have a working partnership with VR to provide funding, supports and/or services to students in the program? Yes
Housing
Housing is provided to students: No
Extracurricular
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
  • Registered student organizations
  • Student government
  • Club sports
  • Campus events
Students participate in these campus-wide events:
  • College/University's Student orientation
  • College/University's Graduation