The College Experience at The College of St. Rose

The College Experience is a residential non-credit certificate program hosted at The College of Saint Rose in partnership with Living Resources. Through The College Experience, students with intellectual disabilities can practice living independently, make friends, intern at area businesses and become part of a diverse campus community. The objective of the program is to give students with intellectual disabilities opportunities similar to 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 students needs for practical living and working skills. Students are enrolled in courses developed by The College Experience that support the goals of the program: Independent living, job readiness, and community involvement. In addition, students also take elective course offerings to supplement their schedule. Elective course offerings are driven by student requests. Students reside in off-campus housing run by The College Experience with other students in the program and practice executive functioning in their homes with the support of a Residential Assistant. As a part of the campus community, students are encouraged to take part in St. Rose activities as well as off-campus activities around the community.