Transition Options in Postsecondary Settings: TOPS
Youngstown State University
Transition Options in Postsecondary Settings: TOPS
One University Plaza
Fedor Hall
Youngstown, OH 44455
One University Plaza
Fedor Hall
Youngstown, OH 44455
Program Contact | Erika Campolito |
Program Contact Email | emcampolito@ysu.edu |
Phone | (330) 941-2437 |
link to program Facebook page |
Thompson support young adult with intellectual disabilities or autism wishing to participate in college, career, and community learning experience is in preparation for independent living in competitive employment.
Program information submitted: January 24, 2023
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Public or private: | Public |
Type of school: | 4-year college or university |
Is this program a federally funded TPSID program? | No |
Number of students: | 4 |
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: | May, 31, 2023 |
Criteria for admission | |
Accepts out-of-state students? | Yes |
Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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Planned program length |
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Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term: | 100.00% |
Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one: | 100.00% |
Cost | |
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Average student tuition and fees for the current school year: | $4000.00 |
Is this program able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP)? | Pending (we have applied to become a CTP but have not yet been approved) |
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): | Typical college courses for audit |
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: | TOPS Certificate of completion |
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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Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 1% |
Other career development activities are: |
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Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: | 1% |
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: | No |
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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