Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center
6400 University Drive
Omaha, NE 68182
| Program Contact | Rachel Ray |
| rachel.ray@unmc.edu | |
| Phone | 402-559-3673 |
| Website | https://www.unmc.edu/mmi/center-grants/ucedd/trailblazer.html |
The Munroe-Meyer Institute – University of Nebraska Omaha (MMI-UNO) Trailblazers Program is a two-year, undergraduate, non-degree program for young adults with a documented intellectual or developmental disability. The program allows for Trailblazer students to participate in the same learning environments available to same-age peers in an academic, vocational, and social inclusion-focused program at the University of Nebraska Omaha. The MMI-UNO Trailblazers program serves students with intellectual and/or other developmental disabilities ages 18-26 who have graduated from their high school and/or exited transition services. Beyond the academic coursework, the broader curriculum for students in the MMI-UNO Trailblazers program also includes experiences designed to support their goals for integrated social experiences, employment skills, and adult living opportunities and experiences.
Program information submitted: March 13, 2021
| General | |
|---|---|
| Public or private: | Public |
| Type of school: | 4-year college or university |
| Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? | No |
| Students in this program: |
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| Number of students: | 12 |
| Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Program serves students who have left high school? | Some of our students have left high school |
| Deadline to apply to this program: | May 1, 2021 |
| Accepts out-of-state students?: | Yes |
| Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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| Program length: | Varies from student to student |
| Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
|---|---|
| Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term | 5.00% |
| Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one | 100.00% |
| Cost | |
|---|---|
| Average student tuition and fees for the current school year | $5000.00 |
| Average out-of-state tuition, current year | $5000.00 |
| Program fees: | $0.00 |
| Additional costs: |
$0.00 Costs of books and class materials. |
| 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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| Scholarships available: | There is one $4500 merit-based scholarship offered per academic year. |
| Academic | |
|---|---|
| Students take these types of "typical" courses (with students who don't have disabilities): | Typical college courses for audit |
| More about course access: | Students are allowed to take any course, with professor approval, that is listed in the course catalog. |
| Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | |
| Are students in this program able to access support services through your IHE disability services office? | No |
| Percentage of academic time spent only with other students in this program: | None of the time |
| Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | Trailblazer Certificate of Achievement and Completion |
| Is the credential IHE-approved? | Awarded by program, not officially recognized by the IHE |
| Employment | |
|---|---|
| Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 100% |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Housing is provided to students: | No |
| Extracurricular | |
|---|---|
| Students participate in student organizations on campus: | Yes |
| Proportion of social time spent only with other students in this program: | 25% |
| Students have participated in these social/extracurricular activities and organizations: | Students are able to join any social or extracurricular activities and organizations on campus. Students attend a campus organization fair at the beginning of the fall semester and select clubs and activities that they would like to join. |