Students
Welcome to ACHIEVE at Highline Community College!
ACHIEVE at Highline Community College helps transition aged
students with intellectual disabilities gain access to the array
of courses and programs offered at the college. The ACHIEVE
program supports Highline's mission and values of equal access
and quality educational opportunities by providing intensive
supported education and employment services for students with
intellectual disabilities to help them pursue their dreams of
postsecondary education.
ACHIEVE specifically targets
young people with intellectual disabilities who are still
eligible for special education funding from their local school
districts to transition into higher education as well as
students with intellectual disabilities who have exited the K-12
system and are between the ages of 18-24.
In October 2010
Highline Community College's ACHIEVE Program was awarded a 5
year grant totaling just over $1 million dollars from the US
Department of Education. For additional information on this
grant click here.
ACHIEVE staff work closely with each
student to create an individualized education and employment
plan that identifies the student's unique dreams, goals,
strengths, and support needs. Services provided may include:
- Intensive advising
- Individualized educational and career planning
- Educational coaching
- Assistive technology
- Access to tutoring and supplemental instruction
- Peer mentoring
- Specially designed employment readiness, learning styles, self-advocacy courses
- Community-based internships
- Employment placement
- On-the-job training
- Long term job coaching supports
- Referral to funding resources and/or Social Security benefits planning
For additional information on ACHIEVE targeted employment
classes click here.
Application Process:
Contact
our office at (206) 592-3526 to schedule an
informational meeting!