PO Drawer 7007
Greenville, NC 27835
| Program Contact | Melissa Morlock |
| Program Contact Email | mwmorlock745@my.pittcc.edu |
| Phone | 252-493-7377 |
| Website | Program website |
This program provides students with learning difficulties opportunity to explore and develop job skills, career choices, academics in career contexts, and goals and objectives for job attainment.
Students may choose to complete one or two years of preparation. Upon exit, students participate in graduation and receive a certificate of Career Academy completion. A transcript outlining skills attained and job preferences based on participation in specific career modules is also issued to assist students in job placement.
The program of study has been developed in partnership with Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
Students receive instruction and hands-on experience in each of these modules: Horticulture/Grounds Maintenance/Landscaping; Housekeeping/Building Maintenance/Cleaning; Food Preparation/Service; Consumer Skills/Retail/Sales. Modules have been developed based on the NC Career Cluster guide and input from community employers, Vocational Rehabilitation representatives, and instructors in the various career fields. Additional modules in automotive assistant, welding jobs, and early child development are being developed. Short term internships may also be available soon.
Any student wishing to enroll in this program may do so; emphasis is placed on teaching to students with learning challenges or difficulties.
Program information submitted a year or more ago
| 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 |
| Number of students: | 50 |
| Requirements | |
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| Criteria for admission |
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| Please indicate which disabilities students in this program have: |
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| Planned program length | 2 years |
| Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates | |
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| Notes on acceptance and attendance: |
Students who are able to meet the above requirements are admitted. If they are unable to meet those requirement, they may return at a later time once they are able to meet those requirements. We do not keep numbers on those who are unable to meet requirements. |
| Cost | |
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| Is this program able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP)? | We are not a CTP, and have no plans to become one. |
| 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 |
| More about course access: |
We are in process of collaborating with Continuing Education Division to provide access to courses designed for students who may need additional time, opportunity for practice, and repetition of information in order to master required skills and knowledge, but nothing like this is available as yet. |
| Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | Pitt CC Transitional Studies Department Career Academy Certificate of Completion |
| Employment | |
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| Other career development activities are: |
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| Additional information about career development and work experience: |
We provide a transcript that highlights specifc job skills and career modules students have mastered. |
| Housing | |
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| Housing is provided to students: | No |
| Extracurricular | |
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| Students participate in student organizations on campus: | Yes |