Submitted by Middlesex Community College
Middlesex Community College has been awarded a $105,000 Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Education for the 2015-2016 academic year. Grant funds will be used to continue MCC’s Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment (ICE) Program, a dual-enrollment opportunity in partnership with LABBB (Lexington, Arlington, Burlington, Bedford, Belmont) Special Education Collaborative and Bedford Public Schools that offers college-level courses to high school students with severe intellectual disabilities.
“The Middlesex community, faculty and staff have welcomed this initiative demonstrating remarkable and highly inclusive practices for this cohort of students,” said Susan Woods, Associate Dean of Student Support Services. “Through this program, we have seen our students grow and succeed, not only academically, but also personally and professionally.”
Grant funds will be used to help create a more robust peer-mentoring program, as well as provide paid professional-development opportunities for faculty and staff in preparation for having ICE students enrolled in their classes, said Woods.
ICE Program students at Middlesex receive specialized enrollment, registration and academic advising, community-based employment and career support, plus educational coaches and peer mentors. They are also eligible for participation in selected co-curricular events at UMass Lowell, and have full access to MCC clubs, student activities, the Fitness Center and academic resources.
Students enrolled in MCC’s ICE Program often experience an increase in independence and confidence, said Woods. Students gain social, employment and communication skills, build friendships and networks, enjoy campus life, and gain a greater sense of wellness and accomplishment, she added.
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- MCC’s ICE Program, contact Susan Woods, Associate Dean of Student Support Services at [email protected] or call 781-280-3641 or Dawn Gross, ICE Program Coordinator at [email protected] or 781-280-3769.
- Massachusetts’ Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative grant, visit https://www.mass.gov/edu/birth-grade-12/higher-education/initiatives-and-special-programs/inclusive-concurrent-enrollment/
- LABBB Educational Collaborative, visit https://www.labbb.com
About Middlesex Community College
Middlesex Community College meets the evolving educational, civic and workforce needs of our local and global communities. As one of the largest, most comprehensive community colleges in the state, we educate more than 13,000 students annually on our campuses in Bedford and Lowell, and online. MCC offers more than 75 degree and certificate programs, plus hundreds of noncredit courses. At Middlesex, everyone teaches, everyone learns.
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