College Serving Students With Disabilities To Offer Writing Class in Roswell

Sign up for the Roswell Patch newsletter!

Beacon College, the nation’s first accredited college to offer both bachelor and associate degrees exclusively for students with learning disabilities, has announced it will be offering Write into College, a college level composition class at Roswell’s The Cottage School.

The three week, non-residential course, begins on June 22 and will be available to all Atlanta-area rising seniors or students that have graduated in spring 2015 and are heading to a college or university in fall 2015.

“We were so excited to be selected by Beacon College because their outstanding reputation for successfully serving students who learn differently is so aligned with The Cottage School’s mission,” said Dr. Jacque Digieso, executive director of The Cottage School.

The program includes a three-hour course work session in the morning taught by Beacon College faculty using multimodal teaching practices. In the afternoon, students needing additional academic support will have the opportunity to work with a skilled Beacon College writing specialist, and/or work on preparing their college essay.

It is the expectation that each student will complete the three week program with a college essay prepared and ready to include with most college and university admissions applications. The three credit course qualifies for both high school and college credit.

On Tuesday, March 24, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30pm Dale Herold, dean of admissions and enrollment management at Beacon College will host a reception at The Cottage School for parents and families who are interested in learning more about the program.

To attend this informational session or for more information about the Beacon College program, please contact Herold at dherold@beaconcollege.edu or 352-787-0796.