College Overview
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Video: Can Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Attend College? Yes.
Can students with intellectual and developmental disabilities go to college? Yes, and the options are growing fast. There are now about 360 college programs in the U.S. for students with intellectual disability, up from 149 in 2009. In this video, autism policy expert and advocate Laura McKenna, PhD, explains what these programs are, who they’re…
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Different Students, Different Paths
Last week, I attended the Independent Education Consultant Association (IECA)annual conference in Baltimore. Despite the financial woes at many colleges and the poor employment prospects for college grads, the conference was uplifting. We heard several inspirational presentations about how consultants should help students find paths that work for them, rather than trying to appease parents or…
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Acceptance Is Easy, Success is Hard
Want to know a secret? Getting into college isn’t hard. In fact, with declining numbers of college applications, it is getting easier to get into most colleges. (The elite colleges are actually getting tougher to get into, but that’s another story.) Acceptance is easy. The real problem is staying in college. College is a long…
