Postsecondary Support Project (PSP)
UH Community College System Campuses on O'ahu Island (Honolulu, Kapiolani, Leeward, Windward Community Colleges) and University of Hawaii Hilo
Postsecondary Support Project (PSP)
1410 Lower Campus Road 171F
Honolulu
, HI
96822
The Postsecondary Support Project offers on-going coaching support to students with significant support needs at Kapiolani, Honolulu, Leeward, Windward, and UH Manoa. Our goal is to create inclusive postsecondary education opportunities for students with intellectual, developmental and other disabilities at each UH System Community College Campus. We are a thrice funded TPSID (Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities) Grantee and also receive support from The Hawai‘i Developmental Disabilities Division and the Hawai‘i Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Students receive educational coaching that prepares them to navigate the UH System, develop good academic skills, stay on track with their students, improve their “soft-skills,” and prepares students to learn about self determination and develop or improve their visions for their futures. Students are also are given summer employment opportunities on their college campuses.
Program information submitted: Feb 19, 2025
| General |
| Public or private: | Public |
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| Type of school: | 2 year community college or 4 year college or university |
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| Is this program a federally funded TPSID program?: | Yes |
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| Number of students: | 11 |
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| Summer program name: | Postsecondary Support Project |
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| Summer program description: |
Our name does not change, however in the summer we have many different possible programs for new and current students: 1. Camp Manoa- PSP provides an Inclusive training offered to incoming and current college students to learn the components of Self Determination, set goals for the upcoming semester and dorm on campus for the duration of the camp. 2. PSP Summer Employment- PSP partners with various programs on campus where students can work and build on their employment skills in the summer. 3. Summer transitional coaching to continue to work on building various skillsets. 4. Summer Academic Coaching for students taking a summer IHE course at a college campus. |
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| Requirements |
| Program serves students who have left high school?: | Some of our students have left high school |
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| High school diploma required?: | No, an IEP/non-standard diploma/certificate of attendance is accepted |
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| Deadline to apply to this program: | No deadline, admission is ongoing |
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| Criteria for admission: | |
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| Accepts out-of-state students?: | Yes |
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| Students in this program have these disabilities: | - Intellectual disability
- Autism
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| Planned program length: |
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 4 years
- Varies from student to student
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| Acceptance, Retention, and Completion Rates |
| Acceptance rate for the most recent fall term: | 100% |
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| Retention rate for first year students from the previous academic year to the current one: | 0% |
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| Notes on acceptance and attendance: | We only had one student apply in the 2023-2024 school year. That particular student did not continue in 2024-2025 school year. |
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| Cost |
| Average student in-state tuition and fees for the current school year: | $786.00 |
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| Out-of-state tuition and fees: | $2,070.00 |
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| Room and board cost: | $0.00 |
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| Program specific fees: | $0.00 |
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| Is this program able to provide federal financial aid as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP)?: | No |
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| Students pay for the program in the following ways: | - Private pay (student and family)
- Vocational Rehabilitation Funds
- Federal Financial Aid
- There are no PSP fees for the student to attend. Tuition fees are paid by student directly to the college.
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| Academic |
| Students enrolled in this program take the following types of inclusive courses (with students who don't have disabilities): |
- Typical college courses for credit
- Typical college courses for audit
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| More about course access: | Students enter college through the Front Door. They apply to the college and attend courses offered to college students. |
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| Students take courses that are only for students in this program: | No |
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| Percentage of all courses taken by students that are inclusive: | 100% |
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| Do all students in this program enroll in at least one inclusive college/university course for credit or audit each semester?: | Yes |
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| Credential(s) students earn upon completing the program: | Certificate of Academic and Career Studies |
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| Is the credential approved by the college/university?: | Awarded by program, not officially recognized by the IHE |
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| Other than the credential listed above, can students earn any other credentials that are available to all students?: | Students can earn any certificate offered at the college. |
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| Students in the program have access to the following campus-wide services: |
- Career services
- Disability/accessibility services
- Academic tutoring services
- Health services
- Access to a transcript via the registrar
- Academic advising services (not program staff)
- Mental health/counseling services
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| Employment |
| Percent of students in this program have paid work while attending the program: | 36% |
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| Other career development activities are: | - Internships
- Volunteer work
- Community Service
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| Percent of students in this program that had paid work after exiting the program: | 100% |
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| Additional information about career development and work experience: | During the summer, students are placed in summer paid internships at various programs on the college campuses. |
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| Does this program have a working partnership with VR to provide funding, supports and/or services to students in the program? | Yes |
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| Housing |
| Housing is provided to students?: | No |
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