West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, WV
Type: Four-year, private college
Support Level: Mainstream school, subject to Americans with Disabilities Act
Contact:
Shawn Kuba, Director
Student Academic Support Services
Phone: 304.473.4990
E-mail: kuba_s@wvwc.edu
Website: www.wvwc.edu/stu/SASS/index.asp
Students on record as having:
| Asperger Syndrome: | 5 |
| Autism: | 0 |
| PDD-NOS: | 0 |
| Total undergraduate enrollment: | 1583 |
| Percent living on campus: | 80% |
| Average Math SAT Score: | 525 |
| Average Verbal SAT Score: | 526 |
| Top 10% of high school class: | 23% |
| Top 25% of graduating class: | 56% |
| Top 50% of graduating class: | 83% |
| Annual tuition: | $19,450 |
| Room and board | $5200 |
Specialized programs or services for AS/ASD: No
Relevant supports:
In Their Own Words:
Survey completed by Shawn Kuba 1/06:
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?
"Yes, the students receive one-on-one support through their comprehensive advisor. There is the opportunity to work on social skills through some of the Lindamood-Bell techniques: visualizing-verbalizing for example."
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.
"Some of our students also have nonverbal learning disorders...Our program for students with learning disabilities is an individually structured program. One one one meetings with the student's comprehensive advisor, the opportunity to work on social skills within the context of the visualizing-verbalizing are ways that we meet the needs of these students. Also, the counseling center is a good support - we have a close connection with the center."
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 special training other than keeping up with the literature, attending professional conferences, etc."
Do you have any counselors on staff with experience supporting social skills and facilitating social integration?
"We have two counselors on staff & both work to help their advisees become integrated into the campus community."
Are single residence hall rooms available on campus for students with Asperger Syndrome or other conditions that can lead to discomfort sharing personal space?
"Depends on the enrollment numbers, but students can usually pay for a single as a double."
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.