Skills for Daily Living
Morton College
Skills for Daily Living
3801 S Central Ave.
Cicero, IL 60804
3801 S Central Ave.
Cicero, IL 60804
| Program Contact | Mary Jo Buongiorno |
| Program Contact Email | maryjo.buongiorno@morton.edu |
The Skills for Daily Living classes are enrichment classes designed to help students with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities develop and expand their life skills in an ability appropriate college environment. The various academic, social and fitness activities are developed based on the needs and interests of the students enrolled in the class. All classes in the Skills for Daily Living program are non-credit.
Program information submitted: January 27, 2023
| 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: | 28 |
| Summer program name | Skills for Daily Living Activity and Academic camp |
| Description of our summer transition program: | Summer classes are 4 days long. Each focuses on a different physical fitness component (backyard games/basketball/Bocce/Bowling) as well as time in the academic classroom. |
| Summer program link: | Skills for Daily Living Activity and Academic camp |
| 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 |
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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: | Varies from student to student |
| Cost | |
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| Average student tuition and fees for the current school year: | $1500.00 |
| 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 enrolled in this program take the following types of inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | Students do not take typical college courses |
| 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): | 0% |
| Do all students in this program enroll in at least one inclusive college/university course for credit or audit each semester? | No |
| 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: | 25% |
| 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? | No |
| 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): | 50-74% |
| Students may participate in the following extra-curricular activities |
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| Students participate in these campus-wide events: |
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