Seahawk NEST Academy
Broward College
Seahawk NEST Academy
1000 Coconut Creek Blvd
Coconut Creek, FL 33066
1000 Coconut Creek Blvd
Coconut Creek, FL 33066
Program Contact | Melissa Adams |
Program Contact Email | seahawknest@broward.edu |
Phone | 9542012065 |
Website | Program website |
link to program Facebook page |
The Seahawk NEST (Navigating Education for Student Transition) Academy is a 3-year program to prepare students with intellectual disabilities to complete an individualized, vocational based curriculum that results in the Broward College Certificate of Professional Services. This program is offered at two Broward College campuses, the North Campus, and the South Campus, and is designed to meet the growing need to provide postsecondary educational opportunities to students with intellectual disabilities and prepare them for gainful employment in the community.
Program information submitted: January 24, 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: | 35 |
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? | No, an IEP/non-standard diploma/certificate of attendance is accepted |
Deadline to apply to this program: | April 22, 2024 |
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 | 3 years |
Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term: | 80.00% |
Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one: | 95.00% |
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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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 |
Percentage of academic time spent in inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | 75-99% |
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: | Professional Services 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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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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