Special Programs & Services
We provide an education to qualified students with disabilities.
The mission of Coastline's Special Programs and Services is to facilitate academic proficiency and independence for students with disabilities by providing accessible, effective, creative support services in a caring and respectful environment.
Our program promotes shared responsibility with students, programs, professors and college partners to achieve student success. Students with disabilities are an integral part of the Coastline College community.
Contact Us
- Special Programs and Services
- (714) 241-6214
- specialprograms@coastline.edu
Located at Coastline's Newport Beach Campus | 1515 Monrovia Ave., Newport Beach, CA 92663
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Mainstream Support Services
Students with disabilities (e.g., mobility, communication, speech, hearing, learning, vision, acquired brain injury, developmental, psychological) are invited to request assistance.
Read more about Coastline's Mainstream Support Services.
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Program & Services
The ABI program is designed to support individuals as they are nearing completion of their traditional medical rehabilitation. Our program strives to help Coastline students:
- Build and strengthen cognitive function
- Increase awareness
- Develop insights about implications of injuries
Read more about Coastline's ABI Program & Services.
Intellectual Disabilities (ID) Program & Services
This program offers classes and new certificates designed especially for students with lower cognitive skills, i.e., students who exhibit below-average intellectual functioning and a potential for measurable achievement in an instructional or employment setting. The ID program has classes for students with mild to moderate ID and some classes for those individuals with more severe to profound ID. The majority of classes are non-credit and are free.
Read more about Coastline's ID Program & Services.
Career Options through Academic Support and Training (COAST) Program
This unique vocational program provides specific job and employability skills training to students in a chosen field of study, with the intention of transitioning to the workplace.
Read more about Coastline's COAST Program.
Adaptive Fitness
Coastline offers seven classes designed to assist seniors with disabilities in the maintenance of general physical fitness, flexibility, and balance.
Read more about Coastline's Adaptive Fitness.
Student Life on Campus
Students have a rich social community that exists both on campus and at home. They are welcoming to others, motivated, and excited to be here. They are simply amazing!