College Experience Program (CEP) Success through Opportunity

Come explore the College Experience Program.

Learn the skills required for independent living.

Focus on Academics, Community and Residential areas. Make new friends and get involved in activities going on at Saint Rose.

The College Experience Program (CEP) gives students with developmental disabilities the opportunity to earn a two year certificate and gain meaningful, real life skills.

To ensure a well-rounded experience, the College of Saint Rose and Living Resources have partnered their expertise in the areas of education and residential life for individuals with disabilities.

Students can expect to learn skills in the areas of:
* Socialization and Communication
* Self-advocacy
* Time management
* Community integration and Transportation
* Adaptive living skills
*Employment training

The College Experience Program provides you with the confidence and skills to live independently and work in competitive employment or continue in higher education.

Community Partnership

Launched in the fall of 2005, the CEP was collaboratively developed by The College of Saint Rose and Living Resources.

The CEP partners have a history of collaboration and a shared philosophy about the fundamental rights of persons with developmental disabilities. That philosophy affirms their right to autonomy, supports their maximum self-actualization and seeks their inclusion in society. The objective of the CEP co-founders is to afford students who have significant cognitive disabilities similar opportunities as their siblings and high school peers. These students have the chance to attend college in order to transition to independent adult life – but with accommodated instruction that addresses the students' needs for practical living and working skills.

The College Experience Program is offered in collaboration with the New York State Office for Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) and their Opportunities for People Through Services (OPTS) program.