Hi group members,
According to research statistics, 79% of students with learning-disabilities do not pursue a four-year degree.
Are you aware that there is a well-known 4-year college that is only for students with Learning Disabilities? That institution is Beacon College in Leesburg, Florida. It offers classes of no more than 15 in size. Students are given learning accommodations such as one-on-one attention, voice-to-speech technologies, learning spaces with minimal distractions, hands-on-activities, and printed lecture notes.
To read about a Beacon College student success story, go to http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/10/learning-disability-college-beacon/3913105 >
Have any of our members had experience with Beacon College that can be shared with us?
Thank you,
Rochelle Kenyon, SME
Comments
I think it's interesting that both Beacon and Landmark College have majors in Graphic Design & technology stuff (andLandmark is in search of adjunct faculty in that area...).
Hi Susan,
It is good to hear from you. I have missed your unique voice within this Group.
Thanks for bringing up Landmark College. It has the same mission as Beacon College. Have you worked with either college - or with students attending them?
Rochelle Kenyon, SME
Happy New Year to all! I agree with Rochelle that it would be wonderful to hear more from others about Beacon and Landmark Colleges - a very intriguing question! Thanks,
Margaret
I haven't worked directly with them. I taught for 5 years at The New Community School, a college -prep middle/secondary private school, and several of our students went on to Landmark (tho' most were able to go to less specialized schools since they really had been prepared for college ;)).
I also had a bit of email dialogue with a teacher there who has put together some math materials, but that was a couple of years ago (time to touch base with him!).
No direct connections whatsoever w/ Beacon.