Colleen Gonzalez, MS LPC Student Accessibility Office Transition/Retention Specialist.

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WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE Colleen Gonzalez, MS LPC Student Accessibility Office Transition/Retention Specialist

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WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Colleen Gonzalez, MS LPCStudent Accessibility Office

Transition/Retention Specialist

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16 Technical Colleges in Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Technical College System

http://www.wtcsystem.edu/

Key Contact List

Disability Documentation Guide

Fee Schedule

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Admissions Differences

Admissions Fee

Placement Test

High School Transcript – what do we look at?

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About WCTC

• WCTC provides accessible career and technical education to strengthen our community through life-long learning.

• 130 Program Areas of Study Enrollment: 2011-12 23,493 total enrollment

8,183* enrolled in associate of applied science degree courses

2,398* enrolled in technical diploma courses 234* enrolled in apprentice-related training 11,927* enrolled in personal improvement courses

4,281 high school students took WCTC courses through partnership agreements.

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About WCTC

Student Diversity Program-Level Students 49% Males 51% Females 22% Ethnic Minorities 26 Median age Graduate Facts** 90% of graduates in the job market were

employed six months after graduation

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Student Accessibility and Students we serve

Approximately 1200 students have identified themselves as having disability

SAO: Works with 400 + students with Disabilities

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Student We Serve

Learning Disabilities

Multidisabled (AODA, Mental Health)

Other Health Impaired (ADD/ADHD)

Emotional Disability

Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Services

Accommodations

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Provide Supplemental Instruction and

Materials. Collaborate with

Program Instructors.

Support 120

Program Courses

Students are enrolled in Program Courses

AC

AD

EM

IC

SU

PPO

RT

Sup

port

Lab

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Academic Support Services

Students with

Disabilities

English Language Learners

Students deemed “At-Risk”

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Academic Support

Instructors have 9337

Student contact hours

82% of students

enrolled in Academic Support earned a 3.0+ GPA

Academic Support

Increases Retention

Academic Support Leads to Student Success

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Questions?

Colleen Gonzalez, MS LPCTransition/Retention Specialist

[email protected]