The College Access, Retention and Employment (CARE) program for disabled students is a three year program, housed in the Special Support Service Department of Miami-Dade Community College, North Campus.

There are two major goals.

• First, we will develop a demonstration model to improve the delivery and outcomes of postsecondary education for people with disabilities. Special focus will be on individuals who are members of minority groups.

• The second goal is to develop and disseminate a Guide nationally, illustrating this model program, including its evaluation, and usefully describing it for pertinence at the majority of public , urban postsecondary settings in the United States.

CARE is a comprehensive, practical model, fully cognizant of decreasing funding for public education. Outcomes will be important nationally for the tracking and monitoring of disabled students through the community college, transfer to the baccalaureate institution, and employment.

CARE presents an opportunity to stem the disappointing retention and employment rates of disabled college students by better understanding ways to improve their success rates.