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University of Alaska Southeast - Ketchikan Campus

Ketchikan, AK

Type: Community college

Support Level: Mainstream school, subject to Americans with Disabilities Act

Contact:

Gail Klein, Coordinator

Student Services

Phone: 907.228.4508

E-mail: gail.klein@uas.alaska.edu

Website: www.ketch.alaska.edu

Students on record as having:

Asperger Syndrome:
No
Autism:
No
PDD-NOS:
No
   
Total enrollment:
~ 700
Students living on campus:
No
Annual tuition:
$3060

Specialized programs or services for AS/ASD: No

Relevant supports:

  • General counseling
  • General disability services

In Their Own Words:

Survey completed by Gail Himes, 5/06:

Does your school have any specialized services - for instance, a facilitated support group, organizational support, communication and advocacy with professors, or support for students to have work experience - for students with Asperger Syndrome and related conditions, such as Autism or Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified?

"We have general services for students w/ any disability but nothing specific for any specific disability or medical condition."

Does your school offer any kind of supports that might be of help to a student with Asperger Syndrome? If so, with which student population(s) in mind were they created (for example, students with learning disabilities)? Please describe those programs and services.

"General counseling for any student with learning disabilities or medical conditions"

Do you have any counselors or other personnel on staff with specialized training in supporting students with Asperger Syndrome or other Autism Spectrum Disorders? Please describe.

"No"

Do you have any counselors on staff with experience supporting social skills and facilitating social integration?

"No"

Are single residence hall rooms available on campus for students with Asperger Syndrome or other conditions that can lead to discomfort sharing personal space?

"We have no residence halls."

 

If you are a staff member who works with students with Autism Spectrum Disorders at this school, please contact AspFI if you have any corrections or additions to this information at collegeguide@aspfi.org.

 

 

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