Peter Young Named Director of Program Helping Students With Special Needs Attend College in Monterey
Posted on: Thursday, 19 July 2007, 12:11 CDT
MONTEREY, Calif., July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Peter Young will serve as director of the Monterey location of College Living Experience (CLE), a national program that helps students with special needs attend college, it was announced today.
CLE provides intensive assistance with academic, independent living and social skills to college students with special needs such as autism spectrum disorders (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Asperger's Syndrome, non-verbal learning disorders and other learning disabilities. CLE already operates programs in Austin, Texas, Denver and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and is opening programs in suburban Chicago and suburban Washington, D.C., this summer. Students from around the country can enroll at the location of their choice.
Young has more than a decade of experience in higher education administration. He supervised residence facilities housing nearly 1,000 students at California State University, and he directed student services for three campuses of Devry University. Most recently, he served as the director of alumni relations for the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, where he developed programming and events as well as promoted fundraising in the community. He holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa, Idaho, and earned his master's of education in student development from Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, Calif.
"Peter has a great deal of experience in the areas of student services, student housing administration, development and other positions in private and public universities and private education organizations," said Steve Roth, Ed.D., executive director of College Living Experience. "Under his leadership, students with a variety of special needs will be able to attend college and transition into independent adulthood."
Students enrolled in the program in Monterey may attend either Monterey Peninsula College or California State University at Monterey Bay. In addition, CLE will assist students who are accepted at any nearby college, university, technical or vocational school. The program's campus is located at 787 Munras Ave. in Monterey.
CLE is a division of Educational Services of America, the nation's leading national provider of special, alternative and post-secondary education programs.
"The greatest fear of parents of exceptional children is, 'What will happen to my child when I'm gone?,'" Mark Claypool, president and CEO of ESA, said. "Many parents never consider college as an option and they worry their children will not be prepared for independent adulthood. With the support and services of CLE, exceptional students can attend college, earn degrees and achieve the academic and social skills they need to live independently."
For more information on CLE, visit http://www.cleinc.net/ or contact Patricia Giner, national director of admissions, at 800-486-5058.
About College Living Experience
College Living Experience is a post-secondary academic program that provides intensive assistance with academic, independent living and social skills to college students with special needs as they transition to become independent responsible adults. College Living Experience assists students throughout the academic process from registration to graduation. With centers in Austin, Texas, Denver, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Monterey, Calif., Washington D.C., and Chicago, College Living Experience offers access to nearly 20 community colleges, universities and technical institutes that offer a wide variety of certificate and degree programs. For more information, visit http://www.cleinc.net/.
About Educational Services of America
Educational Services of America is the nation's leading provider of K-12 and post-secondary alternative and special education programs. Based in Nashville, Tenn., ESA owns and operates more than 120 schools and programs in numerous states throughout the country. ESA provides highly personalized academic and behavioral services for students through the following branded areas: College Living Experience, College Living Prep, ESA Exceptional Schools, Ombudsman Educational Services and Spectrum Center Schools. For more information, visit http://www.esa-education.com/.
Educational Services of America
CONTACT: Nick Tazik of Lovell Communications Inc., +1-615-297-7766,nick@lovell.com, for Educational Services of America
Web site: http://www.esa-education.com/http://www.cleinc.net/
Source: PRNewswire
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