Achieve Eligibility
Potential participants must:
- Want a job and a community college experience
- Have an intellectual disability
- Be eligible for funding and willing to apply to community resources, or willing to use a private pay option
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Be able to attend to personal care needs or provide a personal care attendant
- Remain an active participant throughout the length of the program
- Be able, after an initial orientation and training, to safely and independently navigate the campus
- Be willing to utilize public transportation (e.g., Access Transportation, public transit) if not a licensed driver
Participation Agreement
All Achieve students are required to agree to the following to enroll in an Achieve certificate program:
- As a student, I agree to participate fully in the Achieve program at Highline College by attending the mandatory student orientation, all required academic classes, weekly advising meetings, and campus participation.
- I will be an active member of my Person-Centered Planning Team by attending meetings, sharing ideas for accomplishing the goal(s) and assisting with action plan implementation.
- I’m aware that full time support/supervision on campus is not available from the Achieve program and I have the independence and decision making skills to safely participate in the Achieve program after initial training.
- I understand that I will be learning to advocate for myself and will work to learn/develop these skills.
- I will listen to my advisor when deciding what classes will meet my program of study requirements.
- I understand that I am responsible for my communication with my parents/guardians and Person-Centered Planning Team regarding my college needs and updating them with my college progress/advisor notes.
- I will attend classes and advising meetings regularly, and will notify my advisor and instructors of any absences.
- I will complete all in-class and out-of-class assignments, with exceptions and modifications agreed upon in the Learning Agreement if I am auditing a class.
- I will follow the Highline College’s Code of Conduct.
- I will follow class and lab rules.
- I will work with my Person-Centered Planning Team about transportation training and planning.