The Intellectual Disabilities program offers classes 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 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.
The ID program serves two specific areas of the community:
A learner with Intellectual Disabilities is a student who exhibits below-average intellectual functioning and a potential for measurable achievement in instructional or employment settings.
Coastline is dedicated to providing instruction that promotes growth toward greater independence and assists persons with disabilities to live and work in their own community, enjoying the same options and choices as persons without disabilities. Coastline is strongly committed to providing education to the learner with intellectual disabilities through a wide variety of course offerings in such areas as:
The classes are non-credit and are, thus, free to the student.
The majority of classes for the learner with intellectual disabilities are offered at two sites, Fairview Developmental Center and Coastline Community College's own Newport Beach Center. Coastline also provides specialized instruction at various sites throughout Southern California, including Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, and Westminster. Coastline also offers classes for vocational day programs, such as Westview Services and Elwyn Industries.
The Newport Beach Center offers a variety of non-credit classes for the community-based student. The Special Programs and Services for the Disabled Department is located at the Newport Beach Center, at 1515 Monrovia Ave., Newport Beach, Ca. 92663. The campus in Newport Beach is spacious and all classes are easily accessible.If you have any further questions about classes or registration, please call (714) 241-6214, and ask to speak with Lori Genova.
At Fairview Developmental Center, Coastline provides numerous non-credit courses serving community and Fairview students alike. At Fairview, Coastline provides students computer access through the large, well-equipped computer lab. There is also a fitness lab and academic classrooms. In addition to the dedicated rooms, Coastline offers a variety of other classes throughout the campus. Classes are offered Monday thru Friday morning, afternoon, evenings and Saturday mornings. Fairview Developmental Center is located at 2501 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa.
Annual events for ID Program participants typically include:
Past events have also included musical performances and an exclusive show of artwork in the Coastline Art Gallery.