SEED [Success, Engagement, Education, Determination]
Lehigh Carbon Community College
SEED [Success, Engagement, Education, Determination]
4525 Education Park Drive
Schnecksville, PA 18078
4525 Education Park Drive
Schnecksville, PA 18078
Note: This program is able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP).
| Program Contact | Michelle Mitchell |
| Program Contact Email | MMitchell@LCCC.edu |
| Phone | 610-799-1154 |
| Website | Program website |
| link to program Facebook page |
The Success, Engagement, Education, Determination (SEED) support provides comprehensive “direct” services for students with disabilities interested in a college experience to master skills in transition, academic, and/or career areas. Instruction is provided using courses available at LCCC with additional instruction in independent living, socialization, and soft skills. Through partnership with Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living; mentoring, coaching, work experiences, education, and training are provided to meet their adult related goals and maximize their employment potential. Now introducing our credit bearing certificate, Cross Institutional Studies.https://www.lccc.edu/student-experience/disability-services/seed-program
Career Exploration & Job Shadowing
Work Experience
Unique-to-Student Programming
Peer Mentoring
Career/Soft Skill Workshops
Club/Social Activities
Weekly Career Coaching
Employment Training
Program information submitted: March 29, 2022
| 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: |
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| Number of students: | 24 |
| Summer program name | SEED Summer Bridge |
| Description of our summer transition program: | Welcome to RSS 104 Student Success This course is serving as a bridge program which provides an opportunity for you to learn and adopt methods which promote both academic and personal success both in and out of college. Throughout the summer you will encouraged and guided to figure out how to be a successful thinker and learner. You are all enrolled in the SEED program, which is defined as follows: “The SEED program will provide comprehensive follow along services for students with disabilities interested in either academic or career track including soft and/or hard skills, mentoring, socialization and independent living skills necessary for post-secondary success.” The skills and activities you will participate in these next few weeks will serve as a catalyst to meet the ambitious goals set forth in the SEED program. Some lessons/activities you will participate in include the following: • Time Management • Note taking skills • Discussing “master students” • Journaling • Multiple intelligences (what is your learning style?) • Communication • Diversity • Critical thinking/values • Health issues facing college students • Guest speakers from various departments from the college • The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch |
| Summer program link: | SEED Summer Bridge |
| Affiliates | |
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| School district or agency partner: | Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living |
| Contact person: | Aaron Heydt |
| Email: | aaronheydt@lvcil.org |
| 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: | 3/4/2022 |
| 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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| Program length: |
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| Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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| Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term: | 98.00% |
| Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one: | 94.00% |
| Cost | |
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| Average student tuition and fees for the current school year: | $1200.00 |
| Average out-of-state tuition, current year: | $1700.00 |
| Room and board: | $0.00 |
| Program fees: | $4500.00 |
| Additional costs: |
$0.00 Textbooks and college fees |
| 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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| Links to scholarship information: | SEED Student Scholarship |
| 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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| More about course access: | Criminal justice; graphic design; art; music; English; math; medical terminology; psychology; humanities; social sciences; career development |
| 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: | Credit Bearing Cross Institutional Studies Certificate; or Non-credit SEED Certificate of Completion [career focus] |
| 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? | Any certificate they complete successfully available at LCCC |
| 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: | 64% |
| Other career development activities are: |
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| Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: | 86% |
| 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 |
| 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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