1400 W Villaret Blvd.
San Antonio, TX 78224
| Program Contact | Cindy Morgan |
| cgibbs3@alamo.edu | |
| Phone | 210-486-3020 |
| Website | http://www.alamo.edu/pac/dss |
Project Access is a unique program offered to individuals with documented intellectual disabilities. It is designed to support students to access postsecondary education in order to develop skills for gainful employment.
| 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: | 57 |
| Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Deadline to apply to this program: | May 1st for fall semester and November 1st for spring semester |
| Link to admissions process: | Admissions link |
| Requirements for admission to this program: |
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| Accepts out-of-state students?: | No |
| Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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| Program length: | 2 years |
| Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
|---|---|
| Percent of students applying who are admitted: | 47% |
| Retention rate: | 90% |
| Cost | |
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| Cost of the program: | $638 - $940 per semester for 6-7 credit hours based on In-District tuition rate |
| Additional costs: |
$50.00 There is a book that is required for the first semester, SDEV 0370 that needs a textbook. The other classes use OER (online educational resources). |
| 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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| Academic | |
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| Students take these types of "typical" courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | Typical college courses for credit |
| Time spent only with other students in this program: | All of the time |
| Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | General Office Level 1 Certificate |
| The credential(s) is/are: |
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| Employment | |
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| Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 42% |
| Other career development activities are: |
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| Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: | 0% |
| We offer the following specialized credentials: |
I cannot answer the question above, because those students have continued on earning additional certificates. Only 1 student that year chose to leave early . |
| 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: | More than 75% |
| Students have participated in these social/extracurricular activities and organizations: |
Delta Sigma Omicron, student organization run by the Disability Support Services Department, PACfest, Official Fiesta event in San Antonio, Alternative Winter Break in Boston, MA participating in a service learning project. |