STRIVE
Alvin Community College
STRIVE
3110 Mustang Rd.
Alvin, TX 77511
3110 Mustang Rd.
Alvin, TX 77511
Program Contact | Mary Vlahovich |
STRIVE@alvincollege.edu | |
Phone | 281-756-5714 |
Website | http://www.alvincollege.edu/CEWD/Vocational-Training |
STRIVE is a 2 year college program for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The program provides vocational training with the end goal of the student obtaining a job. This is not an accredited college degree program. Upon completing the program, each student will receive a certificate of completion. Students who have completed the program may also attend the graduation ceremony that is held in May.
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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: | 15 |
Affiliates | |
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School district or agency partner: | Alvin Independent School District |
Requirements | |
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Deadline to apply to this program: | July 1 |
Requirements for admission to this program: |
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Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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Program length: | 2 years |
Cost | |
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Tuition amount: | $6,600.00 |
Program specific fees: | $485.00 |
Additional costs: |
$288.00 Additional cost for students who are out of district |
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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Students take these types of "typical" 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 |
Classroom/academic time spent only with other students in this program: | All of the time |
Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | Certificate |
The credential(s) is/are: |
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Employment | |
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Other career development activities are: |
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Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: | 70% |
Extracurricular | |
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Students participate in student organizations on campus: | No |
Proportion of time spent only with other students in this program: | About half the time |
Last updated: Friday, February 8, 2019 - 15:54