After 22 / Occupational, Life and Academic Skills (OLAS) Program
Richard J. Daley College as part of City Colleges of Chicago
After 22 / Occupational, Life and Academic Skills (OLAS) Program
7500 S. Pulaski Rd.
Chicago, IL 60652
7500 S. Pulaski Rd.
Chicago, IL 60652
Program Contact | Pat Daley |
Program Contact Email | pdaley2@ccc.edu |
Phone | 7738387792 |
Website | Program website |
The After 22 / Occupational, Life, and Academic Skills (OLAS) program is a Comprehensive Transition and Post-Secondary Program (CTP) being implemented by Richard J. Daley College. It will provide students with intellectual disabilities (ID) with a full-time inclusive college experience. Students who complete the program will earn a non-academic Career Advancement Certificate.
Program information submitted: February 7, 2024
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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 |
Number of students: | 36 |
Affiliates | |
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School district or agency partner: | Chicago Public Schools, Southside Occupational High School, Anixter Center, Special Olympics Chicago |
Requirements | |
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Program serves students who have left high school? | Yes, all of our students have left high school |
Criteria for admission |
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Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: | |
Planned program length |
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Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term: | 85.00% |
Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one: | 100.00% |
Cost | |
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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 enrolled in this program take the following types of inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): |
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Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
Information on special classes: | Some Continuing Education courses are designed for students in our After 22 / OLAS Program. These courses are listed in our course catalogue and are open for enrollment to students at-large. |
Percentage of academic time spent in inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | 50-74% |
Do all students in this program enroll in at least one inclusive college/university course for credit or audit each semester? | No |
Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | Career Advancement Certificate |
Is the credential approved by the college/university? | Awarded by program, not officially recognized by the IHE |
Students in the program have access to the following campus-wide services: |
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Employment | |
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Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 24% |
Other career development activities are: |
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Housing | |
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Housing is provided to students: | No |
Extracurricular | |
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Percentage of social time spent in inclusive activities (open to all students on campus): | 100% |
Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities |
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Students participate in these campus-wide events: | College/University's Student orientation |