2240 Iyannough Road
West Barnstable, MA 2668
Program Contact | Stacia Bradley |
sbradley@capecod.edu | |
Phone | 774-330-4763 |
Website | Program website |
link to program Facebook page |
Project Forward provides students with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to gain and maintain vocational skills, keys to independent living and provides a path to social success at Cape Cod Community College. Project Forward is a four semester (two year) program.
Cape Cod Community College is a comprehensive community college on Cape Cod that offers a number of degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of areas. The College is a vibrant community that reflects and includes all ages and races, and socio-economic backgrounds.
Students in Project Forward spend their first year in exploratory classes that expose them to a variety of vocational occupations. Those students are also expected to complete a First Year Student Seminar course, that discusses successfully transitioning into the College community. Students in the second year and beyond immerse their studies in a Concentration selected by them and participate in a required internship that provides hands-on learning opportunities. Students in their second year also take a Workforce Seminar course that enhances their employment skill training.
This two-year program includes the opportunity to audit or take for credit, a mainstream course or take a Project Forward elective, in addition to social experiences on and off campus. Students meet with their advisors to develop a plan to reach their academic, social, and independent goals.
In two alumni surveys conducted by Project Forward between 2006 and 2014, 87 percent of the students have held paying jobs within the past three years (of the survey).
Program information submitted: February 15, 2022
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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: |
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Number of students: | 42 |
Requirements | |
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Program serves students who have left high school? | Some of our students have left high school |
Deadline to apply to this program: | June 15th |
Link to admissions process: | Admissions link |
Accepts out-of-state students?: | Yes |
Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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Program length | 2 years |
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 | 5.00% |
Cost | |
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Average student tuition and fees for the current school year | $2260.00 |
Average out-of-state tuition, current year | $2260.00 |
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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Did ALL students in your program enroll in at least one inclusive college/university course either for credit or audit? | No |
Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | Yes |
Are students in this program able to access support services through your IHE disability services office? | Yes |
Information on special classes: | https://www.capecod.edu/projectforward/types-of-courses/ |
Percentage of academic time spent in inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities) | 1-24% |
Students in the program have access to the following campus-wide services: |
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Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | Certificate of Completion |
Is the credential IHE-approved? | Awarded by program, not officially recognized by the IHE |
Other than the credential listed above, can students earn any other credentials that are available to all students? | ServSafe Certification, AA Degree |
Do students earn STEM-related certificates? | No |
Employment | |
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Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 10% |
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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Students participate in student organizations on campus: | Yes |
Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities |
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