Community Integration Program
Program’s Mission
Shoreline Community College’s Community Integration Program (CIP) supports the college’s mission of serving the diverse community’s lifelong educational and cultural needs by providing comprehensive individualized services to students with disabilities. Students are supported in the pursuit of gainful employment in integrated settings through skill development, education and fostering of community connections.
Students’ Educational Paths
Students are supported to pursue their own unique pathway to work, a career or contribution to community life.
Support Services:
In addition to ensuring students have access to academic accommodations; the Program provides more extensive specialized services on a case-by-case basis.
Examples of Academic Accommodations may include but are not limited to:
- Priority Registration
- Adaptive equipment and assistive technology
- Assistance with obtaining education materials in alternative formats
- Facilitation of classroom accommodations
- Note-taking assistance
- Assistance with administration of exams and other testing accommodations
Examples
of Specialized Supports may include but are not limited to:
- Orientation to the campus
- Support in accessing student clubs, activities and services
- One on one academic support
- Facilitation of student/student and student/faculty communication
- Limited personal care support
- Educational planning for career paths
- Coordination of services with outside agencies
 Who is Eligible for Service?
Students must be registered with and eligible for services through the State
of Washington’s Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD).
Criteria for Consideration:
Decisions on who is accepted into service are based upon whether the Program
is adequately able to meet the needs of any given individual.
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 How to find out more about the Program:
Generally, a good first step is to contact the Program and schedule a visit.
The Program is open in accordance with the College’s academic calendar for each
of the four academic quarters.
Contact Information:
Community Integration Program Office
Ph. (206) 546-5823
(206) 546-4520 TTY.
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SCC
student Andy Bryant beats personal best in Boston Marathon
Shoreline,
WA ― Shoreline Community College student and Special Olympian, Andy
Bryant, ran the Boston Marathon on April 16th, completing the 26.2
mile race in just over three hours. The 25 year-old beat his
personal best by nearly three minutes, placing 1,372nd
out of more than 20,000 runners. This is Bryant’s fourth marathon;
he ran his first in 1999.
He began taking classes at Shoreline CC in January of
2005 as a Community Integration Program (CIP) student. The CIP is
a branch of the Office of Special Services that serves adults with
developmental disabilities. He has found his niche in the Art
Department and is currently pursuing a Certificate of Proficiency
with the help of Prof. Bruce Amstutz. Bryant, whose passion is
creating sculpture and 3-D design, is planning on completing the
program by the end of the year.
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Community Integration Program move celebration
Provided by Rosemary Dunne and Barbara Fiske
The
campus community celebrated the move of the Community Integration Program (CIP)
to their new location at FOSS 5100A, Tuesday, March 11th. Community partners,
parents, family members and friends of CIP students also attended the
celebration.
King County Community Access Services Coordinator Irma Hill credited
Shoreline's program for helping to promote greater involvement in the community
and shared the history behind the success of the program. Susan Chriest,
the Snohomish County DDD representative also attended.
Tara
Gardner shared her experience as a student in the CIP Program. "Since I
started in this program, I feel as if my world has expanded in so many
directions," says Gardner. When she was young she was told that she would never
talk and would end up in a home. In school, she was told that she had a
disability, and Gardner never dreamed that she would go to college. She now
holds a 3.5 GPA and is close to finishing her special education degree. "When I
first started the program, I needed a lot of academic support and
encouragement. Now I am independent in my academics. The only support I need
is with physical access." She has been in the program since Fall Quarter 1996.
Gardner's
mother, Shari Gardner, gives credit to the program for expanding her
daughter's horizons. "The staff has done so much for her -- the whole campus
has -- she has friends all over campus," said Gardner. "I don't know where
she'd be without this program."
Community Programs Executive Director Thalia Saplad welcomed the
guests to the celebration. She gave credit to the people behind the success of
the program -- Rosemary Dunne and Barbara Fiske. Saplad
introduced President Holly Moore, who in 1982, worked with Counselor
Nancy Field and former Student Services VP Bill Demetre to write the
grant to establish the program. Shoreline started contracting with the King
County Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) in 1983, and with Snohomish
County DDD in 1993.
Upgraded
computer work stations are provided at the new site, with the SBA providing
funding for four new e-Macs and four new PCs. The student funding also provided
for new adaptive technology with alternative keyboards. In addition, Services
for Students with Disabilities provided adaptive tables which can be raised or
lowered to individual wheelchair height.
Shoreline's Community Integration Program facilitates access to education and
adaptive technology and integration into the community for individuals with
disabilities. The CIP program is a grant funded program, partnering with King
and Snohomish counties, Division of Developmental Disabilities. CIP is part of
the Workforce and Economic Development Department here at Shoreline. The CIP
program is distinct from, but works closely with Services for Students with
Disabilities.
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