Project Access
Palo Alto College
Project Access
1400 W. Villaret Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78224
1400 W. Villaret Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78224
Program Contact | Cindy Cook |
Program Contact Email | cgibbs3@alamo.edu |
Phone | 210-486-3020 |
Website | Program website |
Project Access is a unique program offered to individuals with documented intellectual
disabilities. It is designed to support the student to access postsecondary education developing
skills for gainful employment. Curriculum completion is dependent on the student’s ability to
complete the courses in a semester.
Program information submitted: January 25, 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: | 52 |
Requirements | |
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Program serves students who have left high school? | Yes, all of our students have left high school |
Regular high school diploma required? | Yes, a regular high school diploma or GED is required |
Deadline to apply to this program: | May 1st for fall semester and November 1st for spring semester |
Link to admissions process: | Admissions link |
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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Planned program length |
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Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term: | 100.00% |
Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one: | 92.00% |
Cost | |
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Average student tuition and fees for the current school year: | $2206.00 |
Additional costs: | |
Is this program able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP)? | We are not a CTP, and have no plans to become one. |
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): | Typical college courses for credit |
More about course access: | All courses offered in our program are college credit earning classes. |
Percentage of academic time spent in inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | 100% |
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: | General Office Level 1 Certificate |
Is the credential approved by the college/university? | Yes, this credential has been through a formal approval process at the IHE |
Other than the credential listed above, can students earn any other credentials that are available to all students? | Two additional stackable certificates are available to students wanting to continue. Data Entry Technician and Bill & Account Collector, Level 1 Certificates. |
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: | 23% |
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? | Yes |
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): | 75-99% |
Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities |
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Students participate in these campus-wide events: |
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