Mesa College
San Diego, CA
Type: Community college
Support Level: Mainstream school, subject to Americans with Disabilities Act
Contact:
Jill Jansen, Counselor/LD Specialist
Disability Support Programs and Services
Phone: 619.388.2780
E-mail: jjansen@sdccd.edu
Website: www.sdmesa.net
Students on record as having:
| Asperger Syndrome: |
~ 15 |
| Autism: |
< 5 |
| PDD-NOS: |
< 5 |
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| Total undergraduate enrollment: |
n/a |
| Students living on campus: |
0 |
| Tuition: |
$26/credit |
Specialized programs or services for AS/ASD: No
Relevant supports:
- Linked with a program to help students with disabilities with careers
- General counseling
- Academic accommodations
In Their Own Words:
Survey completed by Jill Jansen 4/06:
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?
"Our services are for students with all disabilities, none specifically to any one disability category. We are linked w/ a 'Workability III' program to assist all students w/ disabilities with career/job assistance."
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.
"Our Student Health Services offers psychological counseling; the DSPS offers disability-related counseling, enrollment assistance, access to alternate media, a computer lab for students w/ disabilities, academic accommodations based on educational/functional limitations."
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.
"All the DSPS counselors at Mesa College are trained, but have no 'specialized' training, other than attending seminars, conferences, conventions, & being a part of parent support groups."
Do you have any counselors on staff with experience supporting social skills and facilitating social integration?
"Yes, our LD Specialist"
Are single residence hall rooms available on campus for students with Asperger Syndrome or other conditions that can lead to discomfort sharing personal space?
"n/a - Mesa is a community college - 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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