Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
4425 North Market Street
P.O. Box 9969
Wilmington, Delaware 19809
 
Telephone: 302-761-8275
Web: http://www.delawareworks.com/dvr/

DELTech - Supportive Education Program

The Delaware Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) collaborated with Delaware Technical & Community College (DTCC), the only community college in Delaware, to develop a supported education program. This initiative provides additional tutoring, study skills training, college life and other training for transition students who enroll in DTCC, but require remedial courses before matriculating into a degree or certificate program. The goal is to make community college education and training an option for more transition-age youths with disabilities, and increase their success rate in college.

DVR has observed several benefits of this program. The program has had the unintended effect of having a significant positive impact as a drop out prevention program in secondary education, as the drop out rate in special education is lower than that of the general population.

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