ACCESS Program Information Session

ACCESS Program Information Session

Accessible College and Continuing Education for Student Success (ACCESS) Program; pre-college and employment Program; youth between 17-24.

By HCCC School of CEWD, Center for Adult Transition

Location

Online

About this event

The Center for Adult Transition believes everyone deserves purposeful academic and workforce opportunities in which one feels productive and prospers in their way. The Center for Adult Transition is within the School of Continuing Education and Workforce Development. The mission of Hudson County Community College’s Center for Adult Transition is consistent with the overall College mission by providing young adults diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities up to the age of twenty-four with the support and resources for the successful transition from secondary school to academic pathways, workforce training, skill development, and/or independent living in service of helping them meet their personal and professional goals. Our overall mission is to inspire those who are developmentally disabled to transition into the HCCC academic community and culture to build relationships that create and illuminate opportunities for the HCCC’s CAT students that advance social equity, environmental stewardship, and economic success into adulthood. HCCC’s commitment to removing cognitive and noncognitive barriers and the College’s 2021-24 Strategic Plan of making our community feel “Hudson is Home.”

HCCC School of CEWD - Center for Adult Transition - Accessible College and Continuing Education for Student Success (ACCESS ) Program

The ACCESS Program is a pre-college and employment training program for transitioning youth who are intellectually or developmentally disabled. Who receive services from DDD, DVRS, HC Project Search, other Hudson County Community partner organizations, or self-reports with medical documentation, and is seeking pre-College or employment pathway preparation assistance.

The ACCESS Program offers Certificate of Completion for the following:

  • Life and Coping Skills
  • Computer Basic Skills (with an introduction to Outlook and video conferencing)
  • MS Excel Basics
  • MS Word Basics
  • MS PowerPoint
  • Career Planning
  • Work Readiness Tools

Program Details:

When: Ongoing Open Enrollment. Apply anytime!

Weekdays: Monday thru Thursday

Class time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Price: $99 (Scholarships may be available)

*** Please ask about our refund policy.

Questions? Please send an email to CAT@HCCC.EDU

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The Center for Adult Transition believes everyone deserves purposeful academic and workforce opportunities in which one feels productive and prospers. The mission for Hudson County Community College’s Center for Adult Transition is consistent with the overall College mission and provides adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities up to the age of twenty-four with the supports and resources for successful transition of secondary school to academic pathways, workforce training, skill development, and/or independent living in service of helping them meet their personal and professional goals. Our overall mission is to inspire those who are developmentally and intellectually challenged to transition into an academic certificate or degree program or to the workforce. We will create and illuminate opportunities for HCCC’s CAT students that advance social equity, environmental stewardship, and economic success into adulthood. HCCC is committed to removing academic and nonacademic barriers and making all our community feel “Hudson is Home”.