The Beacon Difference: News & Updates
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Join us to discover Beacon’s growth and enhancements in athletics student life, career services, academic advising, wellness resources, and more.
In this archive, you will find our collections of webinar recordings, brochures and other tools to support students who learn differently and their families. As new materials and event recordings are published, they will be made available here. We are excited to be able to share these items with you and hope they will assist students on the path to college success.
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The Beacon Difference: Live Student Panel
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Who better to discuss the Beacon experience than our current students? Current students, across various years, will highlight their experience at Beacon College.
Virtual Open House
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In this on-demand virtual Open House, explore the Top 10 Reasons to Attend Beacon! We’ll talk about academics, outcomes, student life, athletics, wellness initiatives, and give you an idea of what campus and academic enhancements to expect in the next four years.
Choosing A Major
Figuring out what you enjoy doing, what you are good at, and how those relate to the job market, is a formidable challenge! In this session, compare majors and learn strategies for choosing your path.
The Role of Higher Education in Career Development
The statistics can be hard to follow – is college worth the ROI? This session explores how pursuing higher education benefits graduates with learning disabilities in accessing gainful employment.
The Big Picture View Comparing and Contrasting High School and College
This session provides insights on the major shifts from high school to college while providing a tool families can use to anticipate challenges and simplify the college choice and evaluation process.
The Learning Specialist Model
In this session, learn how our experienced learning specialists work with students to ensure they have the executive functioning skills needed to find academic success and to plan for their future.
Understanding the Educational & Teaching Methods of the College
Learn more about Beacon’s distinct wrap-around academic support, including teaching methodologies, required programming, and how our model supports students’ reading and mathematic skills.
Issues Impacting The Retention & Persistence of College Students with Learning Disabilities & Other Challenges
Explore factors that prevent students from succeeding in college and learn strategies that teachers, parents, and students can employ to improve student persistence & retention.
Academic Support at Beacon College
This session discusses the structure of Beacon’s academic support and methods of evaluating student performance through various lenses for early intervention.
Anthrozoology: An Innovative Major
Discover Beacon’s most popular major! This recorded session provides an overview of Anthrozoology at Beacon College, including coursework and career outcomes.
Mathematics at Beacon College
This session shows how students who learn differently find success in college mathematics at Beacon through artificial intelligence and individualized instruction in Beacon’s math program.